The distance of the event horizon distance from a black hole, theoretical though it may seem, is actually calculable. Another name for it is the Schwartzchild Radius - which all objects which exert gravitational pull have exactly one and one only of.

If you want a fun- (and math-) filled five minutes, visit
http://208.218.135.74/top/blackHole.html

There are a lot of semi-mystical, science-fiction-y possible attributes attached to black holes. I have list of names in my little black book for people who I would choose to send to test for the existence of said attributes ...

If you want to know more, in a pop-science kind of way, I suggest you read Isaac Asimov's book on the subject which I believe was called "The Red Shift", but I could have the title and authors mixed up. And most of my books are still packed in cartons ... however, Isaac made it all quite approachable and understandable. Not one equation in the whole thing!


The idiot also known as Capfka ...