What If Earth Were Sucked Into a Black Hole?

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Published 2021-04-28
Just 3,000 light-years from Earth is a black hole visible to the naked eye. Thankfully, we are a safe distance from this stellar black hole and many others like it. There are approximately 100 million of them out there in our galaxy that we know of. They are the remnants of supernovae, which occur when stars 10 to 20 times larger than our Sun collapse in on themselves. Could a black hole devour us all one day? There are millions of them out there just waiting. And if we happened to make a black hole accidentally, well, you better fasten your seatbelts. Things are going to really suck! Quite literally. What would we see if we got pulled into a black hole? Could Earth orbit the Sun and a black hole? Would we survive spaghettification? What would happen if we get past the event horizon?

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All Comments (21)
  • @superj1002
    Props to the camera man risking his life for all these crazy shots ✊✊
  • @darkslayer1161
    The fact our universe has shit happen that can mess with space time on such a scale is truly incredible.
  • @JustTryingToChillOut
    The scariest part is that not even sci-fi movies have had such destructing plots , yet this is the actual reality.
  • @leilanurena
    1. The end of everything. 2. no one would be alive to witness it
  • @CringeModeActivated
    This channel is the most professional, interesting and educational channel i’ve ever come across. Love your videos!
  • @DarkninjaGD30
    I love how specific he was with the number of asteroids
  • @beaniebootown_2123
    me: wanting to learn about black holes, also me: terrified of black holes
  • @TheCursedDay
    Makes you wonder if there are other civilizations out there that have had something catastrophic like this happen to their planet.
  • @NZC_Meow
    Today Sir Michael Collins, who remained on orbit when Apollo 11 landed first humans on the Moon passed away. I told my grandmother who saw the landing and she started crying. She saw it. We bought our first TV to watch it. May he rest in peace. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
  • @TaskForce_911
    I like how they finish every Cool theory of theirs with Now that's a story for another What If
  • @PootieTang259
    Crazy how we could all just disappear into a black hole the size of a peanut and I’m worried about making it to work
  • @b.namita
    Your last words scared me the most....."may be we are inside a black hole already" 🤪🤪😬
  • @connorcarrillo1139
    I think for most of these what ifs, the alternative questions is "How many ways can humans go extinct?"
  • @schewberrycake
    this channel never fail to give me anxiety, but I can't stop watching.
  • @californiadoll6273
    Suffocating from no oxygen, while feeling yourself being burnt alive & feeling your body being squeezed to death. Wow, most horrible death.
  • @haleykatherine9468
    I love how cheerfully this guy talks about the earth being eaten by a black hole, and all of us dying, that's hilarious🙃