ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Atomic Ed and the Black Hole

Okay kiddo, let's talk about atoms and black holes.

Atom is a super tiny thing, it's like a little Lego brick that makes up everything, even you and me! Now, atoms are made up of even tinier things called protons and neutrons, and they are stuck together in the middle of the atom. There are also even tinier things called electrons that buzz around the outside of the atom.

Now, let me tell you about black holes. A black hole is a place in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. Imagine a huge, super heavy ball that pulls everything towards it, like when you jump on a trampoline and it pulls you back down.

Atomic ed and the black hole are related because of something called the "event horizon." The event horizon is the point of no return around a black hole, where once you cross it, you can never come back. Atomic ed, being very curious, decided to venture too close to a black hole and crossed the event horizon.

Now, because the gravity is so strong in a black hole, it starts to pull everything apart. Imagine pulling a Lego creation apart and turning it into dust. That's what happens to Atomic ed; he's pulled apart into even tinier pieces by the extreme gravity of the black hole.

So, to sum it up, Atomic ed was a tiny part of an atom, and he ventured too close to a black hole which pulled him apart into even tinier pieces because of its super strong gravity.