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The escape velocity of a blackhole doesn't necessarily have to be faster than the speed of light for it to suck in light and appear black! It might be exactly the speed of light, which is why we can't see the light because it is essentially traveling an infinite distance to get out of the blackhole's grasp. <br /><br />Lets say you're running on a treadmill at 8 mph, if the treadmill is moving at 8 mph you will stay on the exact same spot on the treadmill forever (if you maintain your speed and/or the power doesn't go out <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> ). <br /><br />This is the same principle in a blackhole, the light is traveling at its regular speed, but the escape velocity directly matches its speed. It's as if the light is traveling on a path that is neverending. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Techies: We do it in the dark. </font></strong></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>"Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.</strong><strong>" -Albert Einstein </strong></font></p> </div>