George Gamow, the creator of the Big-Bang theory of the origin of the universe, asks you to imagine what would happen if the speed of light was 15. mi/h. If you were on the sidewalk looking at a bicyclist ride down the street, how does she look to you while riding, compared to when she stops?
A) taller, the same mass, but stretched out like a limousine
B) same height, greater mass, and flatter in the direction she is moving
C) shorter, greater mass, but stretched out like a limousine
D) same height, smaller mass, and flatter in the direction she is moving
E) shorter, the same mass, but stretched out like a limousine
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