AG, I answered your question directly. The fact that you don’t like the answer—or that it exposes your bad faith—isn’t my problem.
The paradox arises from the false assumption that there is a universal simultaneity, leading to the mistaken belief that the car must fit and not fit in an absolute sense. The solution is recognizing that simultaneity is frame-dependent, meaning each frame has its own consistent reality where its conclusion holds. There is no contradiction once you stop applying outdated, classical assumptions to relativistic scenarios. Now, go ahead—pretend I didn’t answer, throw another insult, or twist this into something else. That’s all you ever do. Le mer. 5 févr. 2025, 21:44, Alan Grayson <[email protected]> a écrit : > Why can't you just answer my question and cease being a pseudo > mind-reading PRICK? Yes, that's what you are. No doubt about it. AG > > On Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 2:31:11 PM UTC-7 Quentin Anciaux wrote: > >> AG, after all your backpedaling, dodging, and attempts to rewrite >> history, you’re now pretending to ask a sincere question? Fine, I’ll humor >> you—though we both know you’ll just find another way to twist this. >> >> The so-called paradox arises when someone incorrectly assumes that both >> frames should agree on whether the car fits inside the garage at a single >> universal moment. In other words, people mistakenly expect an absolute >> answer to a question that is frame-dependent. >> >> The "Problem" That Simultaneity Resolves: >> >> Garage frame: The car is contracted due to length contraction, so at some >> moment in this frame, it fits entirely inside the garage. >> >> Car frame: The garage is contracted instead, and simultaneity shifts, >> meaning that by the time the back of the car enters, the front has already >> exited. The car is never entirely inside at any moment in this frame. >> >> >> Why This Is Not a Contradiction: >> >> The naïve view (where people think in classical, absolute simultaneity >> terms) sees this as a paradox: "How can the car fit and not fit at the same >> time?" >> >> Relativity of simultaneity resolves this because the frames do not share >> a single definition of ‘at the same time’. What is "simultaneous" in one >> frame is not simultaneous in another. >> >> >> Your whole "question" is just an attempt to make it seem like >> simultaneity doesn’t actually resolve anything—when, in reality, the >> misunderstanding of simultaneity is the only reason people see a paradox in >> the first place. >> >> If you truly don’t see this after months of discussion, it’s not because >> the answer isn’t clear—it’s because you refuse to let go of your >> preconceptions. >> >> Quentin >> >> Le mer. 5 févr. 2025, 21:22, Alan Grayson <[email protected]> a écrit : >> >>> FWIW, I've established to my satisfaction that the "paradox" is >>> unrelated to the fact that the car fits and doesn't fit in the garage. As >>> Clark pointed out, this result is "odd". And it is not related to Clark >>> claim the alleged paradox has anything to do with the idea that fitting and >>> not filling occurs "at the same time", since each frame in SR has its own >>> set of clocks, so the hypothesis in quotes makes no sense. The one thing >>> there's general agreement on, is that the paradox is resolved by applying >>> the disagreement about simultaneity. You've made this claim repeatedly and >>> mocked me for not seeing the light. But if your alleged solution, which I >>> referred to as a slogan, is the solution to the paradox, the question is, >>> "What is the problem it is a solution to?" So, now I'd appreciate an answer >>> to this basic question, if you have one. What exactly, in your opinion, is >>> the paradox you claim is solved by disagreement about simultaneity? 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