Black hole warning: Why scientist delivered dire prospects for life on Earth – ‘It’s bad’
In 2007, he released “Death By Black Hole” where he theorised the gory details of human prospects in the scenario.
A year later, he appeared at a public lecture with Ryan Watt in San Francisco, where he explained his research to a theatre of viewers.
He said: “The gravity of the black hole is extreme, light doesn’t even escape.
“The escape velocity is so high, the speed of light is not good enough, so if light doesn’t come out, nothing is coming out.