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Spinning Donuts Theory

coconut
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:P I wonder if this one interests anyone:

 

When an object moves at a high speed, it contracts in the direction of motion right? Well, what if the object is actually a donut, spinning at a high velocity. How can each segment of the donut contract? Does this mean the donut would shrink, ie. radius reduces to zero.

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