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I was wondering what is known about the speed of objects falling to the centre of a Black Hole? If a number of identical objects, initially located outside the event horizon, were propelled at varying speeds towards a black hole, would that variability be maintained as they pass through the...

Ok, that's a little clearer...Thanks for your replies.

Apparently, when viewed from a distance, the motions of a person approaching the event horizon of a black hole will appear to first slow down and then come to a complete stop as they pass through the horizon. Then, as I'm led to believe by what I've seen and read, that final 'frozen' image of...