A person would feel __________ as he approached the event horizon of a black hole.
A) extremely strong tidal forces
B) intense heating
C) strong Hawking radiation
D) strong infrared radiation
E) nothing

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As a person approaches the event horizon of a black hole, the gravitational pull becomes stronger and stronger, creating extremely strong tidal forces that can stretch and tear apart anything (including a person) that gets too close. This is due to the intense curvature of space-time near a black hole. The other options (B, C, D, and E) are not relevant to the experience of approaching a black hole's event horizon.

A Person Would Feel __________ as He Approached the Event