Life inside a black hole

February 13, 2006 | Source: NewScientist (subscription required)

There is a way for you to live inside a black hole: find one that has five dimensions.

In the 4D case, you would experience “tidal” forces that vary so vastly over short distances that your body would be pulled apart. But in the 5D case, there is no physical plughole, and the tidal forces are negligible, so you could happily explore without fear of dismemberment.

And, according to the results of my research, you may be doing that right now. A mathematical analysis says that our universe may well be a 5D black hole ….