𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁 to [email protected]English • 20 hours agoWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up1362arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1341arrow-down1imageWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.ml𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁 to [email protected]English • 20 hours agomessage-square133fedilinkfile-text
It can look dumb, but I always had this question as a kid, what physical principles would prevent this?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•4 hours agoYou’re forgetting the speed at which the shockwave from the compression travels through the stick. I guess it’s around the speed of sound in that material, which might be ~2 km/s
You’re forgetting the speed at which the shockwave from the compression travels through the stick. I guess it’s around the speed of sound in that material, which might be ~2 km/s