> And in general, there's no way for the observer to tell if the falling ship is falling towards the black hole or merely accelerating under its own power. Tha

> And in general, there's no way for the observer to tell if the falling ship is falling towards the black hole or merely accelerating under its own power. That’s it. I’m getting a “not accelerating towards black holes” bumper sticker for my ship. I might die a sphagetti, but people will not think that I was foolish. That will clear up any ambiquity.