Question: ( Relativity - Simultaneity ) You are watching a person go by on a train car moving near the speed of light. There is a

(Relativity - Simultaneity) You are watching a person go by on a train car moving near the speed of light. There is a lightbulb on the front of the train and one on the back. From your perspective, both lightbulbs flash simultaneously. From the perspective of a person standing on the train (in the middle), which lightbulb flashes first?
a) The one on the front of the train.
b) The one on the back of the train.
c) They both flash at the same time.
d) There is not enough information to tell.
( Relativity - Simultaneity ) You are watching a

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