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by lexy0202 4036 days ago
Light (read: any electromagnetic wave) cannot escape a black hole beyond the event horizon. Therefore this wouldn't work.
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Just have Anne toss you DVDs of Game of Thrones from outside the event horizon.
Netflix would have to get really creative with their business model to support those subscribers.
Couldn't Anne just beam an electromagnetic wave of TV/radio into the black hole to you, though? Nothing will be escaping the black hole.
but it can go in. You can still watch TV