Falling into a realistic black hole | 360° VR

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A simulation based on general relativity calculations. The black hole is modelled by the Schwarzschild metric. The accretion disc is modelled by a volumetric disc following a Kepler velocity field and with blackbody radiation at virtually infinite temperature. The trajectory followed by the camera is calculated for an angular momentum grazing the photon sphere, and the axes of the camera are parallely transported.

The duration of the fall is realistic for a black hole of 30 000 solar masses, with a Schwarzschild radius of 100 000 km, and starting at a distance of 3 million km. The video stops when we hit the central singularity. I've slowed time down by a factor of 2x from 1:17 and then by a factor of 20 from 1:25 to get a better look at what's happening. We cross the horizon at 1:24, but it's impossible to perceive because nothing special happens at the horizon.

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All Comments (21)
  • @ScienceClicEN
    Following the NASA simulation that was published a few days ago, I wanted to reproduce a spiral fall into a realistic black hole surrounded by a volumetric accretion disc. The duration of the fall is realistic for a black hole of 30 000 solar masses, with a Schwarzschild radius of 100 000 km, and starting at a distance of 3 million km. The video stops when we hit the central singularity. I've slowed time down by a factor of 2x from 1:17 and then by a factor of 20 from 1:25 to get a better look at what's happening. We cross the horizon at 1:24, but it's impossible to perceive because nothing special happens at the horizon.
  • @jackjack3358
    More immersive than entire Starfield playthrough
  • @1stRanger
    At first it looks like a gateway to heaven and only at the very last moments you understand that it's a one way road to hell.
  • @oliverfoxi
    stars would be nice to see the distortion of incoming light
  • @zubair8378
    Nearly had a panic attack had to pause it.
  • @TheLawrence05
    Science Clic has the best presentation of physics ive ever seen on YoutTube. The sound effect, the graphics the narration everything is top notch. It really shows the magic of physics
  • @zenmonk5345
    This little maneuver's gonna cost us 51 years
  • @zubair8378
    Nearly had a heart attack why are black holes so scary!
  • @Tensho_C
    Watching this with a VR headset is perhaps one of the scariest feelings ever. Similar to falling into a gas giant in VR, which freaked me out
  • @docopoper
    I would love to see one for the clip of travelling through a wormhole with a long tube like you had in the explanation video. The visuals of that were very cool. I'd say this video is very cool in VR.
  • @aknownname
    Please I beg you, never stop doing this.
  • Hats off to the person who took one for the team to fall in and capture this, and then send it back for analysis