Can black holes actually eat a galaxy? Find out the truth.

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[00:00:00]Here's the thing.

[00:00:02]A black hole is really tiny relative to the gal- They're big. They're like the size The billion solar mass black holes are like multiples of the size of the solar system.

[00:00:11]But, that's still tiny in the middle of the galaxy. Okay.

[00:00:15]>> Right.

[00:00:16]>> If it's going to eat the galaxy, the the matter that's orbiting it has to stop orbiting and fall straight in.

[00:00:26]>> Right.

[00:00:26]>> That's just not going to happen.

[00:00:27]>> not.

[00:00:28]>> Okay?

[00:00:29]>> All right.

[00:00:29]>> Maybe stuff nearby.

[00:00:32]Here's what will happen. A star will come nearby and it'll tidal forces will stretch it out and you'll get this wispy stream of gas spiraling in down to the black hole.

[00:00:45]Then it can make an accretion disk.

[00:00:47]That's what