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I know that length contraction at relativistic speeds has been proven in the lab, experimentally, using subatomic particles and I guess nobody can argue the results. I for one, don't. But, did we had any attempts of proving length contraction, experimentally, using macro objects (not quantum...

Very nice explanations.:ok: So, considering all that you have said, if there's no physical change of the object's properties/length in the real world, this means that Length Contraction represents object properties translated from the 3D model into the 4 dimensional space-time coordinates...

Thanks @PeroK . Going once more thorough the comments, I saw @Nugatory explanation: But, doesn't this contradict with the bellow statement? I'm having troubles seeing those statements as non-mutually exclusive. Well, but I guess @Ibix's last comment cleared things out for me. This is what I...

@jbriggs444 got it, nothing physical is being modified. @m4r35n357 I would like to know how you settle the "smeared over time" matter with @A.T. since to me, it seems that you have different understandings of the matter. @PeroK , @A.T. or anyone else for that matter, what is your take on this...

@A.T. , I'm thinking that height contraction would still allow the object to fit through the narrow hole. @jbriggs444 , so you say it's not a physical modification. Here I was a bit confused since reading some of the posts I thought it implied an actual physical change. An idea which I'm not...

I see! In that case, do we know the reason why length contraction (actual physical modification of length) occurs only in the direction of motion? Should not the whole object attempt to undergo the same transformation? Having the contraction in the direction of motion might be interpreted as an...

I'm trying another view, let's say that I am in a medium which alters greatly the speed of light and it is lowered to c = 100 m/s I have an object (with the length of one meter) traveling with 99 m/s through that medium. I setup an array of sensors in that medium which are meant to measure the...

If I take Nugatory detectors array setup (garage door example) further, to perform the measurements: So, the object (traveling at 0.9c relative to the sensors array) has detectors on both ends. In that case, we measure the distance between two sensors which detect both object's end at the same...

So, on the 1st page I was arguing that the way the measurements are taken, probably would matter! The way @PeroK setup the measurements is very convenient for what I was thinking. In case that the detectors are at a distance of 5 mm away from the object passing by them, wouldn't them register...

lol @DaveC426913 @Nugatory, I completely agree with your statement. Now, let's add some twist to your scenario. I argue (maybe wrongly, but this will be probably clarified in the end) that the way the measurements are conducted from each point of view, matters. How do you observe? What is the...

I'll get back guys, I have to ponder more, further on this topic. I want to extend this thought experiment a bit more.

Yes @russ_watters. So. @Dale, observer A is on Earth. Object O is a rocket traveling away from Earth with 0.9c which has the proper length, L. Observer B is inside the rocket. Observer A from Earth, registers a length contraction of, l. Observer B, registers no length contraction and measures...

My main quest is to debate and exchange ideas. I would like to develop intuition into the phenomena and maybe serve as edification for others having the same questions. I apologize guys, indeed my question was poorly formed and caused confusion. What I meant was that observer A was stationary...

Hello everyone and apologize if my questions seem a bit off, please have patience with me. I want to have the following, rather simple, thought experiment. Let's say that we have a moving object O with the proper length L, when at rest. Let's say that object O starts moving at 0.9c (90% the...

@Ibix , that's accurate, an atomic clock, which measures energy-level transitions, will be out of sync when compared to a mechanical one, this is indeed what I am thinking. I didn't understand your statement initially, my mistake. I do tend to see time as an abstract construct, which is more of...