Why Do Black Holes Actually 'Eat' Things?

Black holes are like cosmic vacuums. Imagine you're holding a balloon and then you let go, it zooms toward the ground because of gravity. A black hole is like that balloon, but way, way stronger. When something goes too close, it gets pulled in super fast and can't escape. That’s how they ‘eat’ things!

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  1. A piece of paper is sucked into a vacuum cleaner.
  2. A dog runs too close to the edge of a cliff and falls off.
  3. You drop your keys near a black hole, and they disappear forever.

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