What is at the bottom of a black hole

Question: What is at the bottom of a black hole
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Asked by cc maraca to Alan, Becky, Jo, Sankar, Sarah on 6 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by Ale M, toxic skull 842.
- Sarah Kirk answered on 6 Mar 2015:
  
  That’s an interesting question, and it made me think, does a black hole even have a bottom? They are weird things, black holes. They are made of stuff packed into a tiny tiny space, so dense that not even light can escape! So inside a black hole is everything that the black hole has ever consumed, all squished up together.
  Although, some scientists think that they could actually lead to other places, like a worm hole, but we don’t have any proof of this.
- Alan McCue answered on 7 Mar 2015:
  
  Its great question this but as Sarah already said – everything gets squashed in a black hole at incredible pressures so its impossible to really know. The other impact of a black hole (if I remember correctly) is that time essentially slows down when you get stuck in one, therefore even if you could go near a black hole you would never be able to share your answers with anyone else. They are fascinating though!

Question: What is at the bottom of a black hole