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MattPalmer1086 ◴[] No.44565128[source]
I wonder what would happen if one black hole shot through another one at high relativistic velocity, instead of spiralling towards one another.
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1. snowwrestler ◴[] No.44566045[source]
The escape velocity from inside the event horizon is faster than the speed of light, which is the highest possible speed in the universe.

So black holes cannot approach each other faster than the speed of light. And if their trajectories intersect perfectly, they won’t be able to escape each other’s gravity.

A black hole can’t pass “through” another black hole like two bullets hitting each other. More like two incredibly strong magnets hitting each other in midair.