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If you drifted into space and lived for the rest of eternity, you would need to avoid massive/tiny asteroids going faster than the speed of sound.
And the fiery surface of nearby stars.

Maybe a black hole. Or two.
I would stuff my pants if I went near a black hole.

I would stuff my pants if I went near a black hole.
There'd be nothing to stuff into, you'd be dead.

I would stuff my pants if I went near a black hole.

 I would only notice if you see the light bending in front of you, or if your hands start to stretch out; or if you suddenly see the back of your head.

There'd be nothing to stuff into, you'd be dead.

You're already dead!

You're already dead!
If you drifted into space and lived for the rest of eternity, you would need to avoid massive/tiny asteroids going faster than the speed of sound.
And the fiery surface of nearby stars.

Maybe a black hole. Or two, if you survive the first one.
No I don't mean invincible, I mean immortal.

I would only notice if you see the light bending in front of you, or if your hands start to stretch out; or if you suddenly see the back of your head.
Well, like, if I saw debris floating around nothing.


Besides, Super Massive Blackholes are not visible unless you get extremely close.
I imagine it would all mighty hell if you managed without dying.



Show me any historical basis for this myth.

ps send it into mythbusters!  :cookieMonster:

Inb4Cosmonaut lands on Planet with Alien life

Imagine everything the cosmonaut could have seen if he was still alive. The mind reels!


Besides, Super Massive Blackholes are not visible unless you get extremely close.
I imagine it would all mighty hell if you managed without dying.

1) All black holes emit radiation
2) Giant ass gas cloud ring a bell?