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What if we turned the moon into a black hole? (www.youtube.com)
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[โ€“] robocall@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that ruin the Earth's tidal system and like destroy life on earth? Idk

[โ€“] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

Actually...

No. The mass doesn't change. And a uniform sphere at distance is identical to a point as far as gravity is concerned.