# gst: apropos of singularities of space-time intent on sucking up all the matter around them, a reiteration by Fiona

<< For our Sun, that means it would need to be crushed down to the size of a small town in order to become a black hole. And Earth would have to be squashed to roughly the size of a peanut. >>

<< Check out the video   https://youtu.be/QgNDao7m41M   to see just how big and massive black holes can really get. Even if you think you know, you don't. Trust us. >>

<<  A version of this article was originally published in November 2016. >>

Fiona MacDonald. This Video on The Scale of Black Holes Will Crush Your Poor, Human Brain Forever. Dec 24, 2018.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-video-on-the-scale-of-black-holes-will-crush-your-poor-human-brain-forever