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by kragen 6216 days ago
The FitzGerald contraction would only shrink it in one dimension.
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Leon 6216 days ago
What would happen if the quarter was rotated on its disk at relativistic speeds?
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Leon 6216 days ago
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/rigid_di...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehrenfest_paradox

Which is the best I could find for the question of shortening a quarter to the size of a dime using relativity.

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TrevorJ 6215 days ago
The best "What if?"s always come from science geeks, I swear.
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