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A train is approaching you at very high speed as you stand next to the tracks. Just as an observer on the train passes you, you both begin to play the same recorded version of a Beethoven symphony on identical MP3 players. (a) According to you, whose MP3 player finishes the symphony first? A. your player, B. the observer's player, C. both finish at the same time. (b) According to the observer on the train, whose MP3 player finishes the symphony first? A. your player, B. the observer's player, C. both finish at the same time. (c) Whose MP3 player actually finishes the symphony first? A. your player, B. the observer's player, C. each observer measures his symphony as finishing first, D. each observer measures the other's symphony as finishing first.

Explanation / Answer

Sometimes I think people put the wrong answers on purpose. The correct answers are:

a) your player

b) the observer's player

c) Each observer measure his symphony as finishing first.

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