Squeezing a few nanoseconds of life out of a black hole trip

Discover how to maximize your lifespan if you fall into a black hole, courtesy of Fraser Cain from Universe Today.

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Fraser Cain, my buddy who runs the Universe Today website and co-admins the Bad Astronomy and Universe Today forum, wrote up a great blog entry about how to maximize your lifespan if you fall into a black hole. Don't get me wrong-- you're still screwed, but you might get a femtosecond or two longer to live if you heed his advice. And if you like what he wrote, Digg it!

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