No Tuffail, I don't think it was a bit harsh, it was reality. I notice that you haven't commented on my words, just on my way of putting them. An object with transverse velocity to me has no relative velocity (or very little to be absolutely accurate), so there is no length contraction et al from my viewpoint. True or false?<div>Tom.<br>
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From: tufail.abbas@gmail.com<br>
Date: 01/12/2018 14:33 <br>
To: <carmam@tiscali.co.uk>, "General Physics and Natural Philosophy discussion list"<physics@tuks.nl><br>
Subj: Re: [Physics] Physics Digest, Vol 19, Issue 5<br>
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<div dir="auto"><div>Tom,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I think you were a bit harsh when you said the following statement is utter nonsense and with a motive to deceive.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:q_serif,georgia,times,"times new roman","hiragino kaku gothic pro",meiryo,serif;font-size:15px"> "If you insist that all objects have their rest length, then why not be consistent and say that all objects have their rest velocity?"</span><br></div><div dir="auto"><br>I have not judged because I don't know what exactly is in his mind when he made those statements. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Length cannot be defined unless , first we define an orientation along which length is to measured. Usually that orientation is defined with reference to direction of velocity. And object at rest as you said is at zero velocity (wrt own frame). So in which direction will you orient this velocity of zero magnitude? Therefore I guess, that such an object at rest will have many lengths each in each direction. <br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Regards,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Tufail </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div>
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