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Colliding Black Holes


Question:  What would happen if two black holes would enter each others
gravitational forces?  What would happen if two black holes would collide?
tony j mikes

Answer:  If two black holes collide, they will merge to form a bigger black
hole. Two blackholes may exist within each other's gravitational field without
anything special happening. They have to come very close to each other for the
black hole effects to become apparent, and then they'll merge!
Jasjeet

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