Can an Observer Safely Enter and Observe the Singularity Inside a Black Hole?

In summary, the person would be pulled apart at the subatomic level and would not be able to survive.
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Why couldn't an observer position himself at the balance point of the gravity between two black holes that are approaching each other, ride the balance point all the way inside the black holes, and thus observe the singularity without being destroyed?
Thanks in advance.
 
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Once inside one of the black hole he couldn't get out. Meanwhile the black holes will merge into one bigger black hole with the observer stuck there.
 
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Black holes rip apart anything that gets close to them. As said by "mathman", the two black holes will merge to form a bigger black hole and will rip you apart at the sub-atomic level. That means htat you will disintegrate.
 
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This is a rather interesting idea. It reminds me of the book Dragon's Egg where they used large masses to compensate for the gravity of a neutron star. If you put two black holes in orbit around each other their gravity should cancel out at the center. Also the added gravity should change the shape of the event horizons. 2 black holes of 3 solar masses at a distance of 17720.6 meters from each other would orbit each other in 0.00053 seconds, which would be "only" 105,992,640 m/s.

If there were two black holes in such an orbit wouldn't the event horizons be reduced in the direction facing the center? If it were wouldn't it be then possible to "rescue" things that had gone past the event horizon? Tidal forces would make this practically impossible, but in theory would this work?
 
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Well I'd imagine anything that's already passed the event horison would be already have been pulled apart in every direction, so unless you like 'rescuing' atoms..
 
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Blenton said:
Well I'd imagine anything that's already passed the event horison would be already have been pulled apart in every direction, so unless you like 'rescuing' atoms..

No, this isn't always true. Tidal forces decrease as the size of a black hole increases, so a person who falls inside a large enough black hole, like at the centre of the galaxy, would not even feel pain (from tidal forces) until well inside the event horizon.

According to a quick calculation that I just did (done so quickly that it could be wrong), the transition point (for pain) is about 100,000 solar masses.
 
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Even though we kept a spot steady inside BH, we still need a lot of calculation and imagination to process the info, because the light paths are seriously affected by gravity and most lights may head toward the center of BH.
 

1. How can we get inside a black hole?

As of now, we do not have the technology or means to physically enter a black hole. Black holes have an incredibly strong gravitational pull that even light cannot escape from, making it impossible for any object or spacecraft to enter.

2. Can humans survive entering a black hole?

No, humans cannot survive entering a black hole. The strong gravitational pull of a black hole would cause extreme tidal forces and spaghettification, resulting in the destruction of any object or human trying to enter.

3. What happens to time inside a black hole?

Time inside a black hole is warped due to the strong gravitational pull. This means that time slows down as you approach the event horizon (the point of no return), and eventually stops completely at the singularity (the center of a black hole).

4. Is there any way to observe what happens inside a black hole?

Currently, we do not have any means to directly observe what happens inside a black hole. However, scientists use mathematical models and theories such as general relativity to understand and predict the behavior of matter and energy inside a black hole.

5. Will our universe eventually collapse into a black hole?

No, our universe will not collapse into a black hole. The universe is constantly expanding and the rate of expansion is increasing, making it unlikely for it to collapse into a black hole. Even if it were to collapse, it would not become a black hole but rather a singularity with infinite density.

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