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Chainfire

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19. The last time I orbited a black hole, time just stood still, just like it does on the church pew on Sunday morning.

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Sun Jan 14, 2024, 06:58 PM

Jan 2024

My friend, who was sucked in said that time reversed and the last time I talked to him he was his 318th great grandfather and said that he was really developing an appetite for bananas.

Phisics and higher math escaped from me by the 11th grade in high school. I have a hard time wrapping my head around special relativity.

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Does an object in a stable orbit around a black hole experience time dilation relative to a region far away? [View all] Shermann Jan 2024 OP

I thought this was a question about Trump lawyers nt Stardust Mirror Jan 2024 #1

Yeah they definitely are looking for ways to slow down time! Shermann Jan 2024 #2

Planning a little intergalactic trip and want to make it seem longer or shorter? marble falls Jan 2024 #3

Yes. Salviati Jan 2024 #4

Right, but can the effects be canceled out? Shermann Jan 2024 #10

They aren't canceled Salviati Jan 2024 #11

OK so gravitational field strength and gravitational potential are two separate things Shermann Jan 2024 #14

Right, they're different - but related. Salviati Jan 2024 #16

Oh I got them reversed! Oh well. Shermann Jan 2024 #22

I feel that time changes when I stand up. Arne Jan 2024 #5

Does an object ... experience time dilation? sanatanadharma Jan 2024 #6

"Experience" means simply encounter or undergo in this context. Shermann Jan 2024 #7

I "googled" this through Duck Duck Go: stable orbits around black holes and time dilution Backseat Driver Jan 2024 #8

Just for funzies I posed the question to Microsoft Copilot Shermann Jan 2024 #9

Have to be careful about trusting AI Salviati Jan 2024 #12

Yeah Copilot got part of that from the OP! Shermann Jan 2024 #13

What about gravitational tides? Jeebo Jan 2024 #15

Some really weird stuff happens around black holes - even outside of the event horizon. Salviati Jan 2024 #17

Again, pardon my ignorance, but ... Jeebo Jan 2024 #18

By radius here... Salviati Jan 2024 #20

Could you help me find something? Jeebo Jan 2024 #21

That doesn't give a whole lot to go on, and it's not ringing any bells. Salviati Jan 2024 #23

The last time I orbited a black hole, time just stood still, just like it does on the church pew on Sunday morning. Chainfire Jan 2024 #19