Well I pretty much figured it can't be taken as a reference frame as soon as I thought of the above example. I'm interested to know exactly why it can't. I know there must be a reason other than the fact that nonsense would ensue. That would only mean it proves SR contradictory which we all know...
I have a very basic question about Special Relativity. I am very limited on my knowledge of physics and math and even more so on SR so please keep that in mind when answering.
I have read the basic example many times of two spaceships traveling towards each other with a constant velocity. The...