Why are things torn apart when they near a back hole?
A: The part of the object closer to the black hole feels a greater force
B: Space itself is stretched around a black hole
C: Black holes are after all cosmic vacuum cleaners
D: The spin of a black hole causes objects to twirl around and stretch
E: All the atoms in the object start acting as magnets and repel each other
Ans: A: The part of the object closer to the black hole feels a greater force
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