> An electron falling (electrostatically) toward a proton will reach the speed of light at some point. Only in Newton's mechanics. With special relativity, it'

> An electron falling (electrostatically) toward a proton will reach the speed of light at some point. Only in Newton's mechanics. With special relativity, it'll approach the lightspeed. > Some claim matter falling into a black hole never really does from the point of view of an outside observer. I've seen weird sounding descriptions like it "spreads out over the surface". It doesn't. To an outside observer, the object falling towards the black hole just becomes progressively dimmer and more red, until it disappears.