THE VIDEO SHELF · black hole physics
Do Events Inside Black Holes Happen?
A PBS Space Time episode asking what black holes really are and whether events can happen inside them. It covers event horizons, time dilation and common misconceptions about black holes.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters recommend it as an accessible but deep explanation of black holes that corrects popular misconceptions.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- PBS Space Time
- Topic
- black hole physics
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 5
- HN mentions in dataset
- 7
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2021
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
> [VIDEO] This is mind blowing...shatters my misconception of blackholes....is there any more books on this?
pwaai on Hacker News · 2018-02
In Eldar Black HolesThere is a fascinating PBS Space Time video[1] about black holes that questions the very existence of whatever is "inside" a black hole. They point out that as you approach a black hole, your proper time is advancing slower and slower when compared to an …
grondilu on Hacker News · 2018-02
In Eldar Black HolesA better way of thinking about the event horizon is that it is the boundary beyond which events happening cannot be assigned a 'when' in our universe - i.e. the object falling 'in' to the black hole is never seen to pass this horizon, but …
grkvlt on Hacker News · 2018-02
In Most images of black holes are illustrations. Here’s what our telescopes capture
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