SPAGHETTIFICATION

Yes, this is a real astrophysical term. It’s a phenomenon caused by black holes. According to Smethurst, ‘The gravity around a black hole is so strong that if you fell towards it headfirst, the gravity would be so much stronger at your head than at your feet that you would get stretched out like Elastigirl from The Incredibles.’ It would result in you looking more like a piece of spaghetti than a human being – a long chain of atoms stretching all the way down to the centre of the black hole.