Sag A - What's hides below the event horizon?

nexxo · Jul 27, 2015

Jericho said:
Question for any of you Explorers who've visited Sag A:

Has anyone taken the plunge into the darkness?

If so, what happened?

Is it just filled with bookshelves?

No, black holes do not connect to L-space. But every library in the multiverse does.

Quineloe · Jul 27, 2015

A black hole is not a hole in space, as the name would imply. There's no way to "fly into one". If you get too close, you just get added to its mass.

AluminumAlloy · Jul 27, 2015

No, you don't heat up and die when you enter a black hole! You used to, but not any more. You can go inside it and see some trippy effects, but that's about it. More is to come in the future.

(Video is not mine) Proof that you don't heat up and explode:

[video=youtube;USoXfHbY4zM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USoXfHbY4zM[/video]

Ranualf · Jul 27, 2015

I am on route,, be there in a while...

As to what's inside, they know!

Jericho · Jul 27, 2015

Quineloe said:
A black hole is not a hole in space, as the name would imply. There's no way to "fly into one". If you get too close, you just get added to its mass.

(engage Yoda voice)

So sure you are, have been there you must....... Fly into one you can, fly out is the challenge.

(disengage Yoda voice)

[VR] Deggial · Jul 27, 2015

Mark Allen said:
I did want to try and make the "delete character" button just hyperspace your ship into a black hole... Schedules said no though!

Should be the other way round: Flying into a black hole immediately deletes your character! Now, THIS would give explorers a reason to fear those galactic monsters...

Vingtetun · Jul 27, 2015

vonDutch said:
Entropy, lots of it.

No, you can't enter a black hole in game, so no one knows.

What a crushing disappointment. ;-)

Morbad · Jul 28, 2015

I went through the event horizon and was ejected into a parallel universe where Elite: Dangerous was only a video game. Terrified, I carjacked the first flying DeLorean I came across, spun up the Mr. Fusion, and re-calibrated the flux capacitor for 3301AD. Fortunately, this time period was similar enough to my home universe that I was able to find a hyperspace capable vessel, return to Sagittarius A*, and return from whence I came.

Now, I'm rapidly approaching Sol, but I have an sinking feeling that when I arrive I will find a planet of apes.

Of course, this could all just be the space dementia talking.