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This appears to be similar to an old Klingon dish known as "Gagh".

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It's not pitch black at the center and the event horizon seems to be very fat. Anyone know why?
IIRC, gravitational lensing creates the appearance of larger accretion disk. The black hole is very small relative to the size of this image, and, again, the accretion disk (sphere) will obscure it anyway. That's off the top on my head. This video probably covers it better, haven't watched yet:


 
Ouch, that would not be a place I would want to get shocked lol. Seriously though, if you survive that you probably do lot of damage to your organs, not limited to penis and bladder taking the brunt of it.
 
I've had the unpleasant experience of hitting an electric fence before while trying to climb over a fence, blacked out for a second, holy hell that hurt
I've read that if Edison had his way and DC current were commercialized, electrical accidents would always end in death because DC is continuous. No alternating phase like in AC.
 
I've read that if Edison had his way and DC current were commercialized, electrical accidents would always end in death because DC is continuous. No alternating phase like in AC.


IDK about "always" but death from electrocution would certainly be a lot more common!

One major advantage of AC is safety in that it offers a chance to pull away MUCH more easily.
 
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