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Originally Posted by sjastro
An object's "rest mass" will not increase when accelerated to velocities approaching c.
An objects relativistic mass is simply the objects rest mass + kinetic energy.
At speeds approaching c, increase in relativistic mass is taken up by the kinetic energy, rest mass doesn't change hence the object will not collapse into a black hole.
Regards
Steven
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Unless, of course, he starts eating a lot
