𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agoWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.ml𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square163fedilinkfile-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-up0·5 months 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-up0·5 months 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-up0·5 months 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.