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Ladder paradox
thought experiment in special relativity: a ladder parallel to the ground moves horizontally; due to length contraction it fits inside a garage; but from the ladder's frame, the garage will be contracted to be smaller and cannot contain the ladder
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/ˈladə ˈparədɒks/
/ˈlædər ˈpɛrəˌdɑks/
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