"Don't blame me Charlie... I can't see!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itr0jcR0S4s
On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 12:30 AM, H Veeder <[email protected]> wrote: > > What you see in this video is how SR effects light rays coming into a > camera > or an eye. > SR says length contraction is literally length contraction. It does not > say it is illusion of rotation. > Length contraction can happen with or without illumination so it should be > apprehended with your sense of touch. > > harry > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 9:53 PM, Terry Blanton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What the observer sees as contraction is actually a rotation of the >> observed object due to the optical wavefront compression. Watch the >> sign in the second part of the video. >> >> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 9:33 PM, H Veeder <[email protected]> wrote: >> > rotation of what? >> > >> > harry >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 8:56 PM, Terry Blanton <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 8:03 PM, H Veeder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Terry, >> >> > Is there something in particular about this video that I should >> apply to >> >> > my >> >> > example? >> >> >> >> I think it shows that length contraction is really rotation, not a >> >> physical change in the dimension traveled. >> >> >> > >> >> >
