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		anal_reactor on May 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: First proof that "plunging regions" exist around b... The closer you are to the black hole the slower the time passes.

zelphirkalt on May 19, 2024 [–]

Why is that again? Falling in does not seem to imply accellerating towards the speed of light. Accellerating surely, but speed of light? Why would it?

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