Why Do Black Holes Look Like They Swallow Everything?

Black holes are like cosmic vacuums, they're super strong and can pull things in, even light. When something goes into a black hole, it gets stretched out like spaghetti and disappears from our view, making it look like the black hole swallowed it. It's not magic, just really powerful gravity.

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  1. A piece of paper falling into a black hole gets stretched like spaghetti.
  2. Even light disappears from view after crossing the edge of a black hole.
  3. Stars can be pulled into black holes and vanish completely.

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