On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM Quentin Anciaux <[email protected]> wrote:
> *>Brent’s Point: Fitting and not fitting "occur at the same time" in their > respective frames. This doesn’t mean they happen simultaneously across > frames; it means that within each frame’s own definition of simultaneity, > their conclusion is consistent. The car fits in the garage frame and > doesn’t fit in the car frame—simultaneously by their own standards.* > *Clark’s Point: The frames disagree about simultaneity, which explains why > the conclusions about fitting differ. This doesn’t contradict Brent; it > complements it. The disagreement is exactly what relativity predicts due to > the relativity of simultaneity.The contradiction you see isn’t between > Brent and Clark—it’s in your understanding. They’re describing the same > phenomenon from different angles.* *I agree with everything Quentin said.* *John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis>* gwx > -- 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/CAJPayv0O4D5ndtkii_TwuiRR57cFM3o8pib15rZQeU82_7xOGg%40mail.gmail.com.
