unforum  a.r.g.b.b    Calendar    FAQ    Search    Memberlist    Usergroups    Register    Log in    Welcome! New users, PLEASE read these forum guidelines. New posters, SEARCH before posting and read these rules before posting your killer new campaign. New players may also wish to peruse the ARG Player Tutorial. All users must abide by the Terms of Service. This week sponsored by: You? Why do we need your help? Announcements What is an ARG? Read imbri's Quickstart Guide Our Esteemed Contributors   The time now is Fri May 24, 2013 5:22 am All times are UTC - 6 View posts in this forum since last visit View unanswered posts in this forum Calendar  Calendar Thu 23 May 2013 Fri 24 May 2013 Sat 25 May 2013 Sun 26 May 2013 Mon 27 May 2013 Tue 28 May 2013 Wed 29 May 2013  Forum index » Diversions » Perplex City Puzzle Cards » PXC: Silver Puzzle Cards [Puzzle] #245 - Silver [Maze Set] - Relativity Post a reply     Username Confirmation code Subject Subject description Message icons No icon Message body Emoticons View more Emoticons  Font colour: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Yellow Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Violet White Black  Font size: Font size Tiny Small Normal Large Huge Close Tags [quote="timair"][quote="ALISDAIRPARK"]The card does not specify if they are travelling in the same direction, so it could be either...[/quote] No but it says they are both travelling towards the disc along its axis (which is a single straight line coming out of it either side) If they pass each other and are going in different directions then one of them will be going *away* from the disc not towards it. So I personally think they have to be both going in the same direction. [quote] but the big thing confusing me is they are travelling TOWARDS the disc, so the Lorentz equation does not apply, and I can't find anything that indicates any perceived shrinkage when travelling towards an object.[/quote] I found a site a site that explains all the Lorenz contraction stuff quote well, but the "What things look like to and observer travelling at near light speeds" was in the TODO section :-([/quote] Options HTML is ON BBCode is ON Smilies are ON Disable HTML in this post Disable BBCode in this post Disable Smilies in this post  Forum index » Diversions » Perplex City Puzzle Cards » PXC: Silver Puzzle Cards Topic review Back to top Like this site and want to support it? Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group