If the speed of light were slower we would see the effects of red/blue shift & length contraction all the time • The distortion of the wheels is due to length contraction • The colors are due to the doppler effect & are rainbow b.c diff parts of the wheel move at diff speedspic.twitter.com/l2Qc4gW1S9
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The observed "distortion" when moving near 𝑐 is called a "Terrell Rotation" • Light arriving from one part of the cube is emitted at a diff time than light arriving from another part ∴ The "length contraction" of a passing object actually results in an apparent rotationpic.twitter.com/eXqWNg6nzA
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