• Weirdfish
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    10 hours ago

    It’s what I’ve heard it called. The closer to the center of mass, and the smaller the black hole, the greater the change in gravity as you get closer.

    The pull at your feet and the pull at your head when standing on Earth is so close to identical that it makes no difference.

    Picture it like the lines on a topographical map of an open plain, they’re all spread out, almost no change over a long distance.

    The more you fall, the closer the lines get together, so that the gravity up top isn’t the same as at your feet anymore, and that difference only continues to grow.

    When the change in the gravity rate is high enough, the pull on your feet is so much stronger than at your head you get pulled apart like taffy.