On Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 12:53:22 PM UTC-7 John Clark wrote:
On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM Alan Grayson <agrays...@gmail.com> wrote: *> There is no paradox to be resolved.* *There sure as hell is a logical paradox if you only use length contraction and ignore time dilation and the resultant disagreement about simultaneity. The garage man took a snapshot at the instant he saw BOTH the garage doors were closed, and it clearly shows the car was entirely in the garage. But the car driver also took a snapshot at the instant he saw BOTH the garage doors were closed, and it clearly shows the car had left the garage. With just length contraction you have a profound logical paradox. With length contraction AND time dilation you just have an odd situation.* *What exactly is the paradox you allege? What is the odd situation you allege? If the car had left the garage, what exactly is the problem you find paradoxical or just odd? And if you use failure of simultaneity to resolve these questions, what result do you get? ISTM you're on a slippery slope with claims which have virtually no obvious content. As I see it, there is no paradox, just a result you find uncomfortable. Why is it uncomfortable? If you entertain what might be comfortable, you'll find something worse; the failure of the LT to make a true prediction. AG * -- 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/a20e4d75-9feb-4fc4-b1e7-a5f07dab82dcn%40googlegroups.com.
