>From: Richard Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[email protected]> >To: Killer Bs Discussion <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: How to survive in a black hole >Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 19:22:55 +0100 > >Pat said: > > > Wait a minute! As I have always understood black holes, don't you > > have all the time in the world left? > >No, you don't. From the viewpoint of a distant observer you *appear* >to fall ever more slowly towards the horizon (and your image becomes >ever dimmer and redder), but from your viewpoint you cross the >horizon in a finite amount of proper time. From then on the >singularity is always a (rather short) finite proper time in your >future, at least until you hit it. > >Rich >_______________________________________________
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