What will happen if a small black hole passes through the human body?

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AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

I remember reading this a while back, so I may be a bit off... but I think that while only a microscopic amount of mass would be directly consumed by the event horizon, the radiation caused by particles getting accelerated from passing near it would be enough to kill you.

toofpic@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

The same thing that would happen if small anything would pass through human body.

piotrm@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Note that a blackhole with event horizon radius less than 1 mm would be a little bit more massive than the earth. If it is moving slowly enough, it would "capture" you in a tug of war with the earth. If it wasnt for earth I think you would end with it in your center of mass but given the earth, I think higher in your body.