Re:Kerbal Space Program Acquired by Take-Two Interactive
by kbenson on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @06:11PM
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I don't recall the exact scene, but wouldn't the different relative centers of mass, and the corresponding difference in distance from the black hole cause some drift. I assume it would be slow. Possibly VERY slow, so it likely wouldn't look like falling, but I think they would separate, right?
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Re:Kerbal Space Program Acquired by Take-Two Interactive
by luca_ing on Thursday June 01, 2017 @09:22AM
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I read that as you fall into a black hole, there comes a point where the gravitational difference between your head and toes would be large enough to rip you apart. (Not that you wouldn't have other problems anyway :-) )
If they're as close to a decently-sized black hole as dramatic movie pictures require, I suspect they would be close enough for the separation not to be gentle at all, assuming their individual limbs wouldn't separate.