That would be true if the problem of simultaneity across frames reference were present, but the thought experiment is crafted to avoid that possibility.
Harry On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 1:23 PM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: > Hello Harry, > > The surveyor resides in a frame that is at rest relative to the tracks. > He would not see two separate spray events so I would suspect that he would > find the short version only. > > Dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: H Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> > To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > Sent: Sun, Mar 2, 2014 1:10 pm > Subject: [Vo]:a length contraction paradox > > A length contraction paradox which doesn't vanish with further analysis. > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxxczzEYA5C5cXNmZU1aUXNTRFE/edit?usp=sharing > > harry >