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We want to fit a 5 meter long car into a 4 meter long garage. This means we have to
make the car travel at a very high speed. The the car is moving, we will see it
contracted to 4 meters so that it can fit inside the garage. However, the observer in the
car will see the garage to be contracted by the same factor (4/5) so that the garage is
now 16/5 meter long and the car will not fit inside the garage. What is going on?
Transcribed Image Text:We want to fit a 5 meter long car into a 4 meter long garage. This means we have to make the car travel at a very high speed. The the car is moving, we will see it contracted to 4 meters so that it can fit inside the garage. However, the observer in the car will see the garage to be contracted by the same factor (4/5) so that the garage is now 16/5 meter long and the car will not fit inside the garage. What is going on?
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