The ultimate fairground ride. If it existed...

The New Scientists reports that scientists at The University of Colorado, Boulder, US, have figured out what it would look like to fall into a black hole.

Black holes are heavy. Unimaginably heavy. We're talking 5 million times heavier than the weight of the sun. And they're hungry. They'll eat everything - sound, light, matter. Nothing can escape it's voracious appetite. Not even these delectable delights.

So this trip of a lifetime would mean certain death. But what a way to go...