From: Jeff Shultz 

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 20:07:35 -0500, Geo wrote:

> "Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
> news:opsjwcalloeipai0{at}news.barkto.com...
>
>> Actually you should not hit the speed of light until you hit the
>> singularity.
>
> because escape velocity is the speed of light?
>
> Consider this, two missles headed to the moon, one is powered only by the
> moons gravity, the other is doing a full burn towards the moon. Which will
> be going faster when it hits the surface of the moon?
>
> Geo.

Neither - both will be at a dead stop when they hit. Which might have more
kinetic energy I leave as an exercise for the reader...

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