𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 days agoWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square187fedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1296arrow-down1imageWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.ml𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square187fedilinkfile-text
It can look dumb, but I always had this question as a kid, what physical principles would prevent this?
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·12 days agoEven if it were perfectly rigid, supernaturally so, your push would still only transmit through the stick at the speed of light. The speed of light is the speed of time.
minus-squarerbesfe@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up18·12 days agoThe push would travel at the speed of sound in the stick, much slower than the speed of light
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·12 days agoIn a “perfectly rigid” stick (a fictional invention), the speed of sound is the speed of light.
Even if it were perfectly rigid, supernaturally so, your push would still only transmit through the stick at the speed of light. The speed of light is the speed of time.
The push would travel at the speed of sound in the stick, much slower than the speed of light
In a “perfectly rigid” stick (a fictional invention), the speed of sound is the speed of light.