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Re: On length contraction

From	Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de>
Newsgroups	sci.physics.relativity
Subject	Re: On length contraction
Date	2015-12-08 08:44 +0100
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Am 07.12.2015 17:57, schrieb Odd Bodkin:

>>> No, it is not just "some SRians". The phenomenon known as "length
>>> contraction"
>>> in SR actually _IS_ a geometric projection.
>>
>> You totally miss the point. *YOU*, (yes, YOU) should not use the
>> expression "geometric
>> projection" to seto because he has no idea what that means and
>> misunderstands it to mean
>> something else; you are just maintaining his confusions by saying
>> "geometric projection"...
>
> I agree with this. I understand Tom's insistence on precision and
> completeness in his answers. In parallel with that he often makes the
> comment that the reader is going to have to STUDY the subject to
> understand what he just said. He won't "dumb down" his statements.


This is in fact true. But I don't have an explanation, why he didn't 
understand a (ridiculously) stupid joke I made and instead gave me a 
booklist.


TH

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On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-05 07:55 -0800
  Re: On length contraction Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-12-05 18:40 +0100
  Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-05 15:49 -0800
  Re: On length contraction Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-05 22:39 -0600
    Re: On length contraction Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-12-06 10:28 +0100
    Re: On length contraction alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-06 05:40 -0800
      Re: On length contraction Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-06 09:03 -0600
        Re: On length contraction alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-09 02:37 -0800
      Re: On length contraction fuller.david@hotmail.com - 2015-12-06 08:14 -0800
        Re: On length contraction fuller.david@hotmail.com - 2015-12-06 08:27 -0800
          Re: On length contraction fuller.david@hotmail.com - 2015-12-06 10:37 -0800
    Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-06 06:21 -0800
      Re: On length contraction rotchm <rotchm@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 08:19 -0800
        Stephane Baune tries to correct Ken Shito and, in the process, embarrasses himself "Dono," <sa_ge@comcast.net> - 2015-12-07 08:35 -0800
  Re: On length contraction Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-06 08:24 +0100
    Re: On length contraction Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 08:41 +0100
    Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-06 07:06 -0800
    Re: On length contraction Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-06 09:20 -0600
      Re: On length contraction Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-06 21:43 +0100
        Re: On length contraction Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-07 09:46 -0600
    Re: On length contraction Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 15:09 -0600
      Re: On length contraction Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-07 09:49 -0600
  Re: On length contraction rotchm <rotchm@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 08:10 -0800
    Re: On length contraction Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-07 10:01 -0600
      Re: On length contraction rotchm <rotchm@gmail.com> - 2015-12-07 08:28 -0800
        Re: On length contraction Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-07 10:57 -0600
          Re: On length contraction mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-12-07 22:58 -0800
          Re: On length contraction Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-12-08 08:44 +0100
          Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-08 14:33 -0800
            Re: On length contraction Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-08 17:56 -0600
            Re: On length contraction moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2015-12-10 20:07 +0000
              Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-10 13:13 -0800
                Re: On length contraction Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 17:19 -0600
                Re: On length contraction moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2015-12-11 02:45 +0000
                Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-10 21:11 -0800
                Re: On length contraction rotchm <rotchm@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 06:57 -0800
                Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-11 19:20 -0800
                Re: On length contraction moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2015-12-11 19:55 +0000
                Re: On length contraction Plexippus Kritikos <plexik@laertesegidio.org> - 2015-12-11 23:25 +0000
                Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-11 19:25 -0800
                Re: On length contraction pnalsing@gmail.com - 2015-12-11 19:48 -0800
                Re: On length contraction pnalsing@gmail.com - 2015-12-13 14:33 -0800
                Re: On length contraction moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2015-12-12 17:27 +0000
                Re: On length contraction Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-14 10:12 -0600
                Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-10 21:08 -0800
                Re: On length contraction Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 08:04 -0600
    Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-08 14:26 -0800
      Re: On length contraction Plexippus Kritikos <plexik@laertesegidio.org> - 2015-12-08 22:40 +0000
        Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-09 06:50 -0800
          Re: On length contraction alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-09 09:06 -0800
      Re: On length contraction rotchm <rotchm@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 09:47 -0800
        Re: On length contraction Plexippus Kritikos <plexik@laertesegidio.org> - 2015-12-09 18:11 +0000
          Re: On length contraction Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 12:32 -0600
            Re: On length contraction alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-09 11:18 -0800
            Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-10 06:57 -0800
        Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-10 06:46 -0800
  Re: On length contraction wugi <brol@brol.be> - 2015-12-06 18:18 +0100
    Re: On length contraction Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-06 12:35 -0600
      Re: On length contraction wugi <brol@brol.be> - 2015-12-06 21:58 +0100
        Re: On length contraction wugi <brol@brol.be> - 2015-12-06 22:31 +0100
        Re: On length contraction Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-07 10:16 -0600
      Re: On length contraction John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-06 13:08 -0800
        Re: On length contraction John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-06 14:26 -0800
          Re: On length contraction John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-06 14:38 -0800
          Re: On length contraction John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-06 15:39 -0800
  Re: On length contraction Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 15:07 -0600
    Re: On length contraction benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-14 02:21 -0500
      Re: On length contraction Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-14 10:44 -0600
        Re: On length contraction alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-14 08:59 -0800
        Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-14 09:05 -0800
          Re: On length contraction alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-14 09:48 -0800
          Re: On length contraction Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-14 12:18 -0600
            Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-15 05:49 -0800
              Re: On length contraction Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-15 08:21 -0600
                Re: On length contraction mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-12-15 23:29 -0800
                Re: On length contraction kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-12-16 07:04 -0800
                Re: On length contraction Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 09:14 -0600

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