Re: The curiously prescient posts of the almost infinitely long N izam "Greybeard" Zambri

[Lawrence.Gowin@domain.elided]

"I'm curious about one thing. The way I understand the theory of specific
relativity, as you approached the speed of light, for the people ahead of
you, your 75 was shrinking and for the people behind you, it was stretching.
Did you notice any increased level of squeaks and rattles coming from the
dash and did you get better leg-room?"

Remember that Nizam wouldn't notice any change, but people watching from the
outside would see the stretch.  For example, if you drove an AMC Pacer at a
speed aproaching the speed of light, inside the car it would be just a
really fast AMC Pacer.  However, if the car drove by an observer, it would
be elongated in the axis of travel and look like a new Porsche 911.  (For
those not following the logic, imagine a Pacer made of silly putty stretched
out lengthwise).  So no, Nizam wouldn't see increased legroom.  

Alfa Content - Would the Milano's doors seal as badly at that speed as they
do at 90MPH?

Cheers,
Lawrence
'71 GTV

Lawrence Gowin
Level (3) Communications
lawrence.gowin@domain.elided
Office:	(720) 888-1234

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