Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: OT - PAW - Week 14 - Allan
From: John Brownlow <lists@johnbrownlow.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 23:20:21 -0400

On 4/9/02 10:09 PM, "Allan Wafkowski" <allan@sohogurus.net> wrote:

> I 
> had to stop and consider what I was thinking at the moment of the
> shot--I was thinking that when a boy swings on a robe, he moves, not the
> tree and the earth.

Relativity 101

It depends on your viewpoint

From the boy's POV the earth moves

Of course relativity 102 will tell you that it's all about acceleration not
velocity but let's not get hung up here

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John Brownlow

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