Ah, I found another FAQ that explained things in more detail:
http://www.phys.vt.edu/~jhs/faq/blackholes.html#q11
Okay, that makes sense.
Still, though, would one be correct in saying that, from our reference frame on Earth, no black holes have ever formed in "the" (our) universe...
Hey everyone! Thanks for all of the speedy replies!
So, I took a look at the FAQ on "What happens to you if you fall into a black hole," and I was surprised to find this:
So if this is true, then I can see how this would invalidate my earlier thoughts. Instead of witnessing an...
Hello. Let me start off by saying that I am new here and that I am not actually a physics major. Still, this stuff interests me.
So, I was watching this clip of that good ol' documentary about Stephen Hawking,
And when Hawking was talking about how the image of something falling into...