Why Do Black Holes Actually Suck Everything In?

Black holes are like super strong vacuums in space. Imagine if you dropped a marble into a really deep well, it would just keep falling and falling until it disappears. A black hole is so heavy that even light can’t escape its pull, which makes it look totally black.

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  1. A black hole is like dropping a marble into an extremely deep well, it just keeps falling and falling.
  2. If you were to fall into a black hole, your body would be stretched out, like spaghetti.
  3. The pull of a black hole is so strong that not even light can escape.

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