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|    Luigi Fortunati to All    |
|    Re: The SR between reality and appearanc    |
|    17 Sep 23 01:26:17    |
      From: fortunati.luigi@gmail.com              wugi il 10/09/2023 08:37:40 ha scritto:       >> A simple and clear example is the following.       >>       >> If observer B1 stands on the carousel, he sees the earth rotate a full       >> 360 degrees in 5 seconds and sees the carousel stationary.       >>       >> Instead, observer A on the ground sees the carousel rotate 360 degrees       >> in 5 seconds and sees dry land.       >>       >> One sees one thing, the other sees another: can both be real? Obviously       >> not.       >       > No indeed, "obviously" there are only appearances.       >       >> If what observer A sees is real, what observer B1 sees can only be       >> apparent.       >>       >> In fact, if the Earth really rotated at that angular velocity, it would       >> shatter!       >       > Would it? You forget that with Earth, the whole universe is rotating       > around B1, so that ultimately it is only B1 who is feeling the "real"       > rotational force acting upon them, from Earth + Universe.              I am so naive that I have always believed that the man on the in       movement carousel feels the rotational force of the carousel and not       that of the Earth + Universe.              Luigi              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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