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ladder paradox

thought experiment in special relativity: a ladder parallel to the ground moves horizontally; due to length contraction it fits inside a garage; but from the ladder's frame, the garage will be contracted to be smaller and cannot contain the ladder

  • barn-pole paradox
  • pole and barn paradox
  • train-and-tunnel paradox
  • train and tunnel paradox
  • train paradox

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