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All conclusions drawn from “imagine shining a flashlight on a train riding close to the speed of light” revolutionized physics, so the answer is a very clear YE
by nautilius 4y ago
All conclusions drawn from “imagine shining a flashlight on a train riding close to the speed of light” revolutionized physics, so the answer is a very clear YES.
- narag 4y agoThat's absolutely not correct. There are real experiments to prove Special Relativity and it has been corroborated multiple times. The train is only a way to explain it, not a thought experiment. Actually, some equivalent experiments to that are not just possible, but has been executed.
- nautilius 4y agoI don’t think you understand what a thought experiment is and that explains your confusion in this thread.