Read this excerpt from A Black Hole is NOT a Hole.
What if the black hole were lumpy? Instead of getting a nice, smooth stretch, you'd be pushed and pulled in changing directions, like human dough in a wrestling match with a pretzel maker. (The pretzel maker wins.)
Which type of illustration would reinforce this information?
a pretzel maker kneading dough
a pretzel maker holding a trophy
a person shaped like a pretzel
a person shaped like dough