𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square202fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.ml𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square202fedilinkfile-text
It can look dumb, but I always had this question as a kid, what physical principles would prevent this?
minus-squareSingletona082@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months 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