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6) He Lost A Bet Regarding Black Holes (6 of 10)
6) He Lost A Bet Regarding Black Holes (6 of 10)
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Hawking said in 2004 that he was wrong about a bet that he made in 1997 about black holes. Stars are huge and they eventually burn out, which is what makes gravity the stronger force and the star collapses. This results in what is known as the black hole. Hawking believed that information could not escape from them, but John Preskill said that it can.