Why Do Black Holes Spark 'Cosmic Collisions'?

Black holes are like super strong vacuum cleaners in space, they pull everything in, even light. When two of them crash into each other, it’s like a really loud explosion that can be felt all the way across the universe, shaking the fabric of space-time.

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  1. Two massive black holes crash like giant magnets in space, sending out ripples across the universe.
  2. Space-time shakes like a drum when two black holes merge.
  3. Imagine dropping a pebble into a pond, that's like what happens when black holes collide, but on an enormous scale.

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