𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agoWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square219fedilinkarrow-up1547arrow-down132file-text
arrow-up1515arrow-down1imageWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.ml𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square219fedilinkfile-text
It can look dumb, but I always had this question as a kid, what physical principles would prevent this?
minus-squareSingletona082@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 days agoThe speed of ‘push’ is effectivly the speed of sound in a medium. So your shove would be the same as propagating a soundwave through whatever that rod is made of. Veritassium covers this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPsG8td7C5k&t=61s
The speed of ‘push’ is effectivly the speed of sound in a medium. So your shove would be the same as propagating a soundwave through whatever that rod is made of.
Veritassium covers this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPsG8td7C5k&t=61s