Multiple Choice
As you are investigating a black hole from a safe distance,a rivet pops out of the tailfin on your spaceship and falls toward the black hole.Will you ever see the rivet enter the event horizon?
A) Yes. However, it will be so blueshifted that you would need X-ray eyes to see it.
B) No. It will be compressed to zero size and disappear from sight before it reaches the event horizon.
C) Yes. You will see it fall faster and faster until it disappears as it falls through the event horizon.
D) No. It will appear to stop and hover forever before entering the event horizon.
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