Can anything survive a black hole? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are answering an eclectic set of fan-submitted questions covering topics from all across the spectrum of science. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-get-some-space/Originally Aired July 19, 2020 Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Hey, StarTalkians, Neil here. You're about to listen to an episode specially drawn from our archives to serve your cosmic curiosities. Check it out. Welcome to StarTalk, your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide. StarTalk begins right now. This is StarTalk. I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson, your personal astrophysicist. And for this edition of StarTalk, it will be Cosmic Queries.
I think it's a grab bag edition, but I got to check with my co-host, Chuck. Nice, Chuck.
Yes. What's up, Neil? And you are correct, sir. So the first query has been answered.
First query is what are the queries about? So what happens is we solicit, normally we solicit topics, but others sort of dribble in and they sort of collect. We're housekeeping, really, by getting, tending to the questions that are completely random, coming from every direction, every compass direction of the universe.
Which is good, too, because people get very upset when they're questions go unanswered, but they don't realize that when we're soliciting new questions, it's because it's a different topic, like you said. It's a different thing. Yeah, it's not like we can just continue. So yeah, you're right. This is a great way to do some housekeeping and make some people happy. So let's do this. Let's do this.
All right. All right, let's jump right into this, of course. Give it to me. So let's start with a Patreon patron. This is Abdul Aziz bin Razab. And he says, hey, quick question. What form or thing can sustain itself and not be destroyed by a black hole? Or what thing can sustain itself the most and to which degree? would it be able to hold itself together when entering a black hole?
So is there anything that can withstand the, oh, your term I'm about to use, is there anything that isn't spaghettified when it goes into a black hole? No. Ooh. Next question.
Yeah.
No, so what happens, it's a very simple calculation. Normally when we think of materials, you know, we have eggs that'll break or steel that's strong or rubber that's flexible. So we have these sort of macroscopic descriptors for these things in our lives.
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