Black holes are like super strong magnets for space and time. When something gets too close, it stretches time so much that clocks near a black hole tick slower than those far away, almost like a cosmic slow motion effect. Imagine you’re on a roller coaster and your friend is on the ground: from their view, your clock slows down while yours sees theirs go faster.
Examples
- If you were near a black hole and your friend was on Earth, they would see your clock run slower than theirs.
- Imagine throwing a ball up into the air, it moves more slowly near a black hole than it does on Earth.
- A spaceship passing close to a black hole might return with its crew looking younger than they should be.
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See also
- Why Do Black Holes Glitch?
- Does someone falling into a black hole see the end of the universe?
- Why Does Time Slow Down When You're Moving Fast?
- How Does Time Dilation - Einstein's Theory Of Relativity Explained! Work?
- How Does Black Holes Explained – From Birth to Death Work?