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OTHER SIDE OF A BLACK HOLE

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By Hrishav GuptaPublished 4 months ago 4 min read
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Black holes have a mysterious and all-consuming nature that can engulf everything in their vicinity. These enigmatic entities tear apart any object that crosses their event horizon, but is there more to them? What would happen if someone fell into these monstrous entities? How could someone possibly navigate through the black hole itself? And if someone were to emerge on the other side, where would they end up? This is a hypothetical scenario, exploring the consequences of traveling through a black hole.

Despite their dense nature, black holes are not fundamentally different from other massive objects in the universe. At their core lies a singularity, an infinitesimally small point where all matter is compressed. The gravitational pull of a black hole intensifies with the amount of matter packed into its singularity. Considering that some black holes are remnants of stars with over 10 times the mass of our sun, their gravitational force is immense. Additionally, every black hole possesses an event horizon. This marks the point of no return. Once you surpass this threshold, there is no turning back. Unless you were able to travel at the speed of light, there would be no means of escaping it.

The exact consequences of venturing beyond the event horizon are unknown, as there is no way to communicate back. However, gravity would likely tear you apart, Adam by atom. Unless there exists an alternative route, if you were fortunate enough, you would not simply be exploring the depths of a typical black hole. Instead, you would be crossing the event horizon of a charged black hole, accompanied by a one-way wormhole connecting it to a white hole.

White holes are peculiar in that they expel matter into space rather than consuming it like black holes, and nothing can enter a white hole. However, crossing the event horizon would not result in being expelled on the other side. You must be prepared for one of the most awe-inspiring experiences the universe has to offer. As you ready yourself for this once-in-a-lifetime journey on the outskirts of the black hole, you will witness stars contorted around a perfect circle of darkness.

Unfortunately, there would be little time to savor this view, as the gravitational behemoth would begin pulling you towards it at an increasingly rapid pace. The gravitational force of a black hole is unbelievably powerful, so much so that it would stretch you into a state resembling spaghetti. If you were falling feet first, your legs would experience a significantly stronger gravitational pull than your head, resulting in your body being stretched into oblivion.

However, we do not wish for such a fate to befall you just yet. Let's imagine that you fall into a wormhole just before the black hole tears you apart. And let us not forget, you would be traversing not just any black hole, but a charged one. Not only would there exist a wormhole concealed within it, but this black hole would also possess two event horizons.

However, as you traverse the expanse between these two points of no return, you would likely remain oblivious to the unfolding events. You would find yourself in a state of free fall, and as you descend further, the black circle before you would appear to grow larger and larger. If this black hole were as massive as the one at the core of the Milky Way, this expansion would take approximately 20 seconds. Amidst the excruciating process of spaghettification, these 20 seconds would seem to stretch into an eternity.

Once you approach the inner horizon of a black hole, its expansion would cease, and it would start contracting. This would create an optical illusion, making it seem like you are drifting away from the black hole. However, you would still be in a state of free fall, and this illusion is due to something known as relativistic beaming.

As you pass through the inner horizon, you will witness a burst of intense luminosity, which will offer a glimpse of the entire history of our universe reflected through the singularity of the black hole. You would then find yourself hurtling through the wormhole, which connects you to the white hole. However, you would be ensnared within an incredibly unstable phenomenon, as the colossal gravitational forces of the black hole would constantly threaten to annihilate the wormhole.

When you pass through the second event horizon, you will witness another energetic burst of light, giving you a glimpse of the future of an entirely different universe from your own. You would witness all the light from our current universe that accompanied you on this journey. However, you could be bound by entirely different laws of physics that could be weaker, stronger, or even nonexistent. The fundamental particles of matter could be composed of dark matter or even antimatter, in which case your adventure would meet a deadly end.

Antimatter and ordinary matter would annihilate each other upon contact, and you wouldn't have the option to turn around and return home. It was a one-way trip, unfortunately.

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