Question: A farm boy studding physics believes that he can fit a 15.0-m-long pole into a 12.0-m-long barn if he runs fast enough (carrying the pole).

A farm boy studding physics believes that he can fit a 15.0-m-long pole into a 12.0-m-long barn if he runs fast enough (carrying the pole). Can he do it? Explain in detail. How does this fit when the idea that when he is running the barn looks even shorter to him than 12.0m?

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