On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 3:37 AM Alan Grayson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 1:26:50 AM UTC-7 Quentin Anciaux wrote: > > In the thought experiment it always pass through the garage, just the > following is frame dependent: the car is fully inside the garage and both > doors are *simultaneously* closed, or part of the car is in the garage and > doors are not simultaneously closed, in both view the car pass through the > garage "undamaged", they just don't agree on the fact that the car was > fully inside and both doors were simultaneously closed. > > > Best to consider the garage like a covered bridge, open at both ends. IMO, > there is only one reality. Therefore, however you want to define "fit", the > car either fits or doesn't fit. There can be no ambiguity which is frame > dependent. AG > Do you think this applies to all meaningful questions we might ask about a physical scenario, like "which of these two objects has a greater speed" or "which of these two objects has a greater x-coordinate", or do you allow that some questions have inherently frame dependent answers but you just think this can't apply to "fitting" for some reason? Jesse -- 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/CAPCWU3%2BvJOWyu8nUbiS9rXrYLhgGE%2B98r0WXYvX58eQ8gRuSYw%40mail.gmail.com.
