Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)

Published by Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10: 0321909100
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-910-7

Chapter 35 - Think and Explain - Page 684-685: 75

Answer

The meterstick must be oriented in a direction perpendicular to its own motion.

Work Step by Step

This stick is traveling at relativistic speed, since $\gamma = 2$. This means that it is contracted along its direction of motion by a factor of two. The fact that its length is still one meter means that it is not pointing in the direction of motion. The meterstick appears just as long, but only half as thick.
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