On Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 5:39:01 AM UTC-7 John Clark wrote:
*What does "can't fit in the garage" mean exactly? Both the car driver and the garage man agree that it means the following 2 events occurred SIMULTANEOUSLY: * *1) Both the front and back doors of the garage are closed and locked.* *2) Both the front and the back of the car are in the garage. * *But if they don't agree on what is simultaneous then there is nothing paradoxical in concluding that they will disagree about the car fitting in the garage. Strange is not synonymous with paradoxical. * *John K Clark * *Why impose the requirement of fitting EXACTLY in the garage? All that necessary is to show that, due to length contraction, the length of the car is LESS than the length of the garage. In such case, the concept of simultaneity does not become part of the problem and its possible resolution. AG * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/c1439339-b312-496f-840c-835fa380ad1cn%40googlegroups.com.
