Passing through a black hole could open up a whole new future, but it would erase your past

From Fox News.com (Mar. 7):

It’s a controversial idea. But an enticing one. A new study has once again tackled the implications of a black hole’s event horizon — the point beyond which not even light can escape its gravitational pull.

This time, mathematicians have been crunching the numbers to determine if an object can cross this point of no return — and travel beyond.

It’s generally thought an even horizon is an impenetrable line in space and time.

Whatever goes over the edge is lost, forever.

Many astrophysicists say what’s inside is impossible to study. The laws of physics break down to a point where they’re simply incomprehensible.

But one international team of researchers have been busily poking holes in this assumption.

Their research, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, looks at a particular type of black hole.

It must be calm. It must be supermassive. It must be electrically charged. It must sit in an expanding and accelerating universe (like our own).

They argue these conditions open up a path enabling someone to pass through to what lies beyond — without being “spaghettified” down to elemental components.

There is a problem, though. Your past would evaporate. And an infinite number of futures would open up for you. All at once. [read more]

Well, I guess if you don’t care about your past being erased it would be okay assuming you survive the trip of course. Then again you have infinite choices in the future. Talk about choice-overload! Some people have a hard time deciding what to wear in the morning or what to eat on a menu.

By the way, what does “calm” mean? Not gobbling up stars and space dust? Hmm.