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> Xavier Manget <NOS### [at] free fr> wrote:
>> If the trains' speeds are close enough to the speed of light, because of
>> relativistic length contraction (and with correct timing) the trains
>> will
>> have enough length to pass each other on the double track?...
>
>> Did I get it? :-p
>
> Yes.
>
> (Had you heard of the thought experiment, or did you figure it out on
> your own?)
I figured it out on my own :-) ... I've learned a little about special
relativity at school (20 years ago) but I really don't feel comfortable with
it, I find it so counter-intuitive...
Xavier
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