BDT81
BDT81 t1_ivaeewp wrote
Reply to Insects get stuck in a spider's web, why doesn't a spider get stuck in its own web? by Koning_Health
It depends on the species. Most ord-weavers though don't use sticky webbing. It'll adhere to a surface and dry quickly, but the insect will become entangled because it blunders into the net as opposed to the spider carefully climbing through it. The spider then has to wrap a fresh cocoon before its meal escapes.
BDT81 t1_j4x5k6w wrote
Reply to comment by stealth941 in Whats stopping us from sending a probe into a black hole if we haven't already? by stealth941
>I'm willing to take that chance for future generations
All of recorded human history would not cover 1/10 of the time this journey would take. Being optimistic, I would hope that whatever we send today would be considered beyond an ancient, obsolete relic before it arrived at a black hole.
Additionally, the speed of this probe is actually the easiest problem. Then it has to be constructed to endure the massive gravity that will tear it apart on a molecular level. Then, we have to figure out how to transmit any data back from something that doesn't let light escape.