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How does time behave near a black hole?


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There is a radius called the event horizon. As you move toward the event horizon (from the outside), you will be finding that the time interval between events becomes o longer and longer. This would mean that the time between successive heart beats would become longer. Things would slow down. The Gravity forces would become large enough to tear down structures, but this is just because we are close to a heavy object.

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