What If a Gamma-Ray Burst Hit a Black Hole?

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It’s the most energetic light source in the Universe against a massive gravitational monster. Could this cosmic showdown reverse the flow of time?
Pitting a black hole against a gamma-ray could spell some serious danger for our Universe.
Extremely dense and with a lot of gravity, most black holes are the remnants of massive stars. Compressed to a point called a singularity. At this infinitely small point in the center, conceptions of space and time break down.
Gamma-ray bursts are the strongest and brightest explosions in the Universe. In one second, gamma-ray bursts emit as much energy as the Sun will emit during its entire 10-billion year lifespan.
What if these two powerful phenomena collided?
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00:00 What If a Gamma-Ray Burst Hit a Black Hole?
02:57 Previous interaction
03:48 Magnificent explosion?
04:53 Explosion noise
05:19 Getting too close
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References:
What Exactly Is a Black Hole Event Horizon (and What Happens There)? - www.space.com/black-holes-eve...
What if Planet Nine is a baby black hole? - www.livescience.com/planet-ni...
What Is a Gamma-Ray Burst? - www.space.com/gamma-ray-burst...
Gamma-ray Bursts - imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science...
Radiation Basics - www.epa.gov/radiation/radiati...
The Sound of a Fermi Gamma-ray Burst - blogs.nasa.gov/GLAST/2012/06/...
Do X-rays and Gamma Rays Cause Any Other Health Problems? - www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-...
Neutron Stars - imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science...
What happens at the center of a black hole? - www.space.com/what-happens-bl...
What is a neutron star? - earthsky.org/astronomy-essent...
Albert Einstein was right (again): Astronomers have detected light from behind a supermassive black hole - www.abc.net.au/news/science/2...
Cosmic Speed Limit - www.amnh.org/exhibitions/eins...
Faster-Than-Light Speeds Could Be Why Gamma-Ray Bursts Seem to Go Backwards in Time - www.sciencealert.com/faster-t...
Gamma-Ray Bursts Might Have a Really Weird Time-Reversible Mirroring Effect - www.sciencealert.com/bright-g...
Astrophysically Relevant Examples of Relativistic Image Doubling - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/202...
Ask Ethan: Can Gamma-Ray Jets Really Travel Faster Than The Speed Of Light? - www.forbes.com/sites/startswi...
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@WhatIfScienceShow 2 жыл бұрын

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What if titan turn in too earth like moon ?

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@Answerintrusivethoughts 2 жыл бұрын

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@ComicalRealm 2 жыл бұрын

So in the end, no matter how much BS we've personally faced, we've been incredibly lucky for every second we survived in this universe so far.

@jesterknight3837 2 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@THINKPATH 2 жыл бұрын

hey guys did u know that more people get killed by sharks than pigs?!! if u liked the fact and want more content like this sub to my channel! btw im a kid

@lukas.pookss 2 жыл бұрын

@@THINKPATH no shit

@iguiste23 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much. Though that lucks quickly running thin me thinks!.

@iguiste23 2 жыл бұрын

Sharks kill around one person a year. Cows and farm animals kill 20/30times more than any sea creature.

@whiteboard_history 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 6 million subscribers! What if a neutron star collided with our sun?

@WhatIfScienceShow 2 жыл бұрын

That is an interesting idea. Thank you for sharing it with us!

@BrianSu 2 жыл бұрын

It might turn into a black hole. If you keep throwing mass into a neutron star it eventually becomes a black hole.

@yeetusmccleetus6697 Жыл бұрын

@@BrianSu Actually wed be fucked before we know it. If it is a pulsar then its magnetic field is 100 million by the power of 1quadrillion times the earths gravity that keeps you on the ground. If your speaking magnetars, the most magnetic object in existence your fucked from even further way's and I'm only talking lightyears at the very least. The magnetic field is about the pulsars but by the power of 1 quadrillion a second time. We deleted from the universe on a molecular level. Both magnetars and pulsars are the two types of neutron stars. If it comes for either a few lightyears from the solar system, the system would be ripped apart.

@andersstrmose9532 2 жыл бұрын

Still waiting for part two where we are actually told what will happen.

@Thatguy-gy3yw 2 жыл бұрын

Black hole would swallow it that’s it

@Psmoke420 Жыл бұрын

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@fizzixww Жыл бұрын

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@devpatel1025 Жыл бұрын

same

@chrishollistter 10 ай бұрын

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@khalilahd. 2 жыл бұрын

Every time I think you’ve posted the most insane hypothetical you come up with an even cooler one 🤯. Gamma rays and black holes? Something new to think about but I’m still not over the Spider-Man episode 😭

@THINKPATH 2 жыл бұрын

hey guys did u know that more people get killed by sharks than pigs?!! if u liked the fact and want more content like this sub to my channel! btw im a kid

@klulms1092 2 жыл бұрын

This topic was voted by the community in the Discord server of What If

@baconsarecool 2 жыл бұрын

@@THINKPATH and your a 8 year old promoting your channel for views and clout

@praveenpinacle3753 2 жыл бұрын

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@carninfestation 2 жыл бұрын

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@didntask6019 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video as usual. Congratulations on 6 million subscribers. I've been part of the community for so long and im happy to see you finally hitting 6 million

@senpxi_7477 2 жыл бұрын

What if a grain of sand hit the earth at the speed of light

@Master_K14 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing interesting would happen

@kenyasmith1995 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a graystillplays video.

@Novitiate001 2 жыл бұрын

It would evaporate in a flash of light when it comes in contact with the atmosphere

@infinityggg 2 жыл бұрын

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@shadowlord4649 2 жыл бұрын

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@Lead_Without_Title 2 жыл бұрын

Blackholes are a majestic and omnious part of universe and their fusion with high energy gamma rays would truly be a spectacle nonetheless scary. An amazing topic delivered with amazing animations and narration not to forget that it was also easy to understand!! Well Done! Here take a ❤

@THINKPATH 2 жыл бұрын

hey guys did u know that more people get killed by sharks than pigs?!! if u liked the fact and want more content like this sub to my channel! btw im a kid

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@THINKPATH 2 жыл бұрын

hey guys did u know that more people get killed by sharks than pigs?!! if u liked the fact and want more content like this sub to my channel! btw im a kid

@baconsarecool 2 жыл бұрын

@@THINKPATH you want views lmao I will expose you

@michaelludlow626 2 жыл бұрын

@@THINKPATH look kid, simply knowing what a shark and a pig are makes this fact blatantly obvious and will impress no one. its like saying more people die at war than in bumper cart crashes. compared to this channel your way out of your league, but keep learning and maybe someday (probably in your mid 20's) you will know facts and theories that will impress most.

@michaelludlow626 2 жыл бұрын

@@THINKPATH also stop spamming your comments, its annoying and some even consider it to be rude

@sarany6685 2 жыл бұрын

1 I want to know what happens when gamma rays hit a black hole not what gamma rays do. 2 Light travels faster in a vacuum than in medium

@kunjeshthakur2092 2 жыл бұрын

Long ago I've asked for this. Thanks for bringing this what if.

@WhatIfScienceShow 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@LendriMujina 2 жыл бұрын

"You want me to eat WHAT?! I just spit that out! Augh, gross!" - The black hole

@RiordanPotterVerse 2 жыл бұрын

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@Smartest_ Жыл бұрын

A gamma-ray burst (GRB) is a highly energetic explosion that occurs when a massive star collapses or two neutron stars merge. A GRB would likely have a significant impact if it were to hit a black hole. One possibility is that the intense energy of the GRB would be absorbed by the black hole, potentially causing it to increase in size. The intense radiation from the GRB could also cause the black hole's event horizon to fluctuate, potentially altering its behavior. Another possibility is that the GRB could cause the black hole to emit a large amount of energy in the form of jets, which are highly energetic beams of particles that are expelled from the black hole's poles. These jets could potentially cause damage to nearby celestial bodies. It's important to note that the likelihood of a GRB hitting a black hole is extremely low, as black holes are not common in the vicinity of GRBs and the chances of a coincidence are minimal. Additionally, GRBs are usually observed in distant galaxies, so even if a GRB were to hit a black hole in our galaxy, the effects would not reach us. It's also important to note that black holes are extremely dense objects with immense gravitational pull, so most of the energy from the GRB would be absorbed, and the effects would be mostly felt in its vicinity.

@DaYungBoss26 2 жыл бұрын

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@slavaukraine5117 2 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you so much ive always wondered this!!!!

@CubicAxo Жыл бұрын

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@pahalarya7934 2 жыл бұрын

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@skiticchiu 2 жыл бұрын

When "what if" talks about the universe ❤️

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@WhatIfScienceShow 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Without you, we wouldn’t be here.

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@TheOrigamiGenius 2 жыл бұрын

The short clips of the people making reactions are pretty relatable

@donaldcollins6687 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure this event has happened many times in the last 13.75 billion years.

@Joyful_Liv1ng 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@theperson29 11 ай бұрын

If a gamma ray hit a black hole it would just casually absorb the radiation.

@noob-ishnoob749 2 жыл бұрын

WOAH! That would be TRULY Fascinating.

@anandsharma5770 2 жыл бұрын

Sir, I had a question which was bugging me for a long time. See if nuclear fusion/ fission process is what runs the Sun, why not we could use this same process in rockets? That is this nuclear fusion/fission can be setup in Space rather than Earth. What could go wrong? Can you explain what would go wrong? And if it's successful, then, we could invent light speed. Right? Please tell me about it. Thank you.

@didntask6019 2 жыл бұрын

Here's what I think: Nuclear fission/fusion requires BIG factories and apparatus to run properly. Since rocket has to be lightweight as well we don't use it. Or perhaps the power from the process is so strong that it can detonate the rocket itself?

@ayaahmad2045 2 жыл бұрын

The nuclei of atoms only fuse under insanely hot and pressurized conditions, which would take a ton of fuel and space to set up in a rocket. As the other reply said, that’s not very efficient in our current rockets. It’s an interesting option if we ever want to attempt space travel on a much larger scale, though.

@jest6094 2 жыл бұрын

Just no

@ycleptubi8935 2 жыл бұрын

I'd imagine it would just feed the black hole incredible amounts of energy which would likely make it go supermassive or maybe even turn into a white hole

@Ne_0nn 2 жыл бұрын

What if I hit Earth at 10000000mph 😳

@siroswaldfortitude5346 Жыл бұрын

and the first ever Gamma-Hole is born!

@kwamepi1 2 жыл бұрын

2:10 I have never seen you before. I only hear voices. Today I have seen you. You doing a great job.

@jessesanders4212 2 жыл бұрын

💢💢💢🛑🛑🛑I remember suggesting this one!!! HAHA THANK YOU FINALLY!! Love you guys ‼️‼️‼️

@Screamo_RC 2 жыл бұрын

Those video graphics were fantastic.

@josephjohnson8520 2 жыл бұрын

Very Interesting Video!

@imlpdygaming4499 2 жыл бұрын

“Gamma radiation is still in the light spectrum, and thus its speed is in fact not bigger than the speed of light. so as the other answer already said, the black hole would simply absorb the radiation and nothing would happen.” What

@sifilore9462 2 жыл бұрын

What If We Could Generate and Control Cosmic Microwave Background Radiations (CMBR or comic energy)? Could we do literally anything like in comics books? Create life from nothing, warp reality, manipulate time, control the fabric of space (e.g. Dr. Strange film), or even raise the dead? Well that's a story for another...What If?

@THINKPATH 2 жыл бұрын

hey guys did u know that more people get killed by sharks than pigs?!! if u liked the fact and want more content like this sub to my channel! btw im a kid

@Ninja-kl8do 2 жыл бұрын

All you listed is under “almost possible”

@mikehughes6582 11 ай бұрын

I didn't think the Sun was massive enough to collapse into a black hole.

@catlife613 2 жыл бұрын

really nice video

@naevis_ow2 2 жыл бұрын

This channel's video is absolutely entertaining. ✨ ⭐

@eliasturyamureeba2261 2 жыл бұрын

A million trillion times brighter than the sun ? Terrific !!!!

@TonyStark-st5wg 2 жыл бұрын

What if, these gamma ray burst end Covid variants 😂

@easfgman4687 2 жыл бұрын

Whoa, what an interesting scenario.

@millennial_fairy 2 жыл бұрын

If a Gamma Ray ever collides with a black hole near Earth, humanity is probably doomed lol

@C.I.A_Agent_Number176 Жыл бұрын

probably? most definitely 😭

@Smash_aimers 5 ай бұрын

This is so interesting

@divyanshbudhori579 2 жыл бұрын

I need What If book please provide me.

@boyzaya15 2 жыл бұрын

Garou just did a Gamma Ray Burst and Saitama probably took little to no damage. OPM verse solos DBZ. Idk about Dragon Ball Super though

@aveden3601 2 жыл бұрын

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@Britishworld-UkBailey9361 2 жыл бұрын

What if love your videos what if we appreciate your work and editing but can you make a video what if aliens makes contact with us tomorrow part 2 love your channel what if:)

@WhatIfScienceShow 2 жыл бұрын

We love you too!

@thefisherman-wz2yr 2 жыл бұрын

Coldplay a sky full of stars reminds me of space

@vincentpari88 2 жыл бұрын

Our Sun isn’t big enough to turn into a black hole.

@rickyaustin07 2 жыл бұрын

What if all the planets or planet earth start spinning in an opposite direction? What would happen to us? Will we start going back in time? 🤔

@nicvntine 2 жыл бұрын

Time has nothing to do with Earth's rotation. The earth, other planets and every other celestial object rotates bc of the way they were formed. Time has a more direct relationship with gravity, but still, we can't really travel into the past methinks

@robbydutta6521 2 жыл бұрын

No rotating backwards won't allow us to travel back in time. You need to achieve a speed faster than the constant speed of light, and a rocketship would theoretically require an infinite amount of fuel to attend that speed to travel back in time. The rotation change of our planet will only affect the seasons, the sun rising in the west.

@deleted7x847 2 жыл бұрын

@@robbydutta6521 Nope u will need a craft u can fold So u can hole travel thats the only way to travel in time directly

@robbydutta6521 2 жыл бұрын

@@deleted7x847 what youre talking about is a wormhole, consisting of space-time warping. It's theoretical usage is for travelling millions of lightyears within seconds, not time travel.

@deleted7x847 2 жыл бұрын

@@robbydutta6521 Exacktly

@Goofyahhhreactions 2 жыл бұрын

ca we just thank what if for these amazing videos

@DomTwoFiveFour Жыл бұрын

I wonder what would happen if a gamma ray burst and orbital laser beam clash

@poonamsingh-it8um 2 жыл бұрын

Grammarly is indeed very helpful

@asrafulemon2004 2 жыл бұрын

New question raises in my mind KZfaq : what if uploaded a new video

@Masterzopu 2 жыл бұрын

What if you put a black hole sphere scrounging the black hole and nothing can be sucked in . can a black hole explode du to the difference in Pressure ? Or does thst not work with gravity ?

@Masterzopu 2 жыл бұрын

What if we have a a cable that is incredibly long and at the end of that cable there are sensing Instrument's that can tell you what happens Insside a black hole. Since the cable is encased is it still possible to send data though it at the other end of the cable.

@tricky83 Жыл бұрын

The beam song melody thing is very relaxing means it's ur last song

@gabegamez1018 Жыл бұрын

So in a nutshell, an invisible explosion, giving the illusion of repeating time, and also giving you a highly lethal dose of radiation, and all of that, slowly getting dragged into a black hole

@alparslankorkmaz2964 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video.

@camdynthegamer 2 жыл бұрын

Here's a cool idea for a video? What If our sun and another star collided?

@SheLuvsMe. 2 жыл бұрын

Good videos 👍

@cesarvictorino8624 2 жыл бұрын

What if Japan was the same physical landmass as China (not suddenly)?

@aeriuchinaga7233 2 жыл бұрын

@hmxr715 2 жыл бұрын

It would probably bounce off the BH because the BH would be too dense to allow absorption. Or pool as a liquid on the surface..

@goatnoachilles3501 2 жыл бұрын

Your hoodie is dope. Where can I get one like it?

@lennarthoekveen9339 11 ай бұрын

A black hole spaghettifies you, and the UV rays emitted by a GRB would fry you alive. Add those things together, and we would turn into fried spaghetti. Sad thing there won't be anything left to eat us, bringing me to the conclusion that food waste is a universe wide problem.

@progamersven9676 2 жыл бұрын

Wow congrats for 609 m subs

@sachinthakur252 2 жыл бұрын

@what if, please make video on What if earth change its spin direction.

@brothatwasepic 2 жыл бұрын

What if a gamma ray burst hit a smart marvel scientist

@petrov3190 2 жыл бұрын

What about a collision between two Neutron stars on the other side of our galaxy, are we in potential danger? Kilonova is pretty big space event.

@thegoodman2270 2 жыл бұрын

nice call of duty cut there i ,like it

@Supersteam09 Жыл бұрын

I was gonna say since time is constant, time reversing would be impossible. Time can be the lowest number possible but it will never be a 0 or a negative number. A negative number suggest time is reversing and a 0 suggest time has stopped.

@mohammedkaif1580 2 жыл бұрын

thats a sick hoodie where i can get it from?

@benthehunter9582 2 жыл бұрын

I thought the sun was to tiny to become a black hole

@Ryu1478 2 жыл бұрын

He needs to be a worker in NASA

@vines_footballworld 2 жыл бұрын

The one person who would survive if something was going to happened to the universe...... everyone could be chasing him for survival he is a legend

@Ryu1478 2 жыл бұрын

Who? Cameraman?

@biscuitanimates4992 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ryu1478Maybe also how is your name like that

@grandglyph3781 2 жыл бұрын

Heres an idea: What If a Magnetar comes close into a black hole

@nathcascen473 Күн бұрын

after 8 minutes of video,i am still waiting to see grb into black hole...

@charlesmarkgraf5265 2 жыл бұрын

I think a black hole would slurp up all that energy from a gamma ray burst, say to itself that was yummy, and nothing really more would happen

@tinaoliver7836 2 жыл бұрын

I need that hoodie!!! 😩

@SirKerskii 2 жыл бұрын

How do I find the explosion musical notes is the question

@MBA--- 2 жыл бұрын

Now we know what happened in 'See'

@Semirotta 2 жыл бұрын

I find it funny how we are hurtling through the vacuum of space in an aftermath / kind of still in the middle of the explosion and here we are killing each others for the limited resources and deities which do not exist. Totally worth it. :D

@michaelludlow626 2 жыл бұрын

what if we are simultaneously the smartest and dumbest civilisation in the galaxy

@michaelludlow626 2 жыл бұрын

also you spelt "exist" wrong

@Semirotta 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelludlow626 Apologies, english is not my native language.

@michaelludlow626 2 жыл бұрын

@@Semirotta its okay

@emmanuelestrada2194 2 жыл бұрын

What if all our satellites and space trash crashed into the Moon at high speed?

@bloxfortress684 2 жыл бұрын

Then moon rage quit (explodes)

@MoonKitty338 2 жыл бұрын

Did you get a app ?

@constable1501 2 жыл бұрын

Your voice has evolved into “Rob Schneider derp de derp, derp de derpedy derpy derp”….

@Free_Palestine_KingXEditsTM 2 жыл бұрын

Next video title:what if all of the black holes disappeared

@Beatsbasteln 2 жыл бұрын

it's kinda hard to take any information from this video seriously considering that you presented the sound of a gammy ray as an orchestral symphony without even mentioning the resampling, the quantizing to sensible note rhythms and scales and the completely arbritrary choice of instrumentation. i mean, i'm not against sonification, but it just shouldn't be done so mindlessly