𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁 to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 month agoWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square223fedilinkarrow-up1550arrow-down131file-text
arrow-up1519arrow-down1imageWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.ml𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁 to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square223fedilinkfile-text
It can look dumb, but I always had this question as a kid, what physical principles would prevent this?
minus-squareEchlinkfedilinkEnglish70•edit-21 month agoI swear I’ve seen a video of someone timing the speed of pushing a very long pole to prove this very thing. If I can find it I’ll post it here. *Found it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqhXsEgLMJ0 I can’t speak to the rigorousness of the experiment, but I remember finding it enlightening.
minus-square@nef@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish9•1 month agoAlphaPhoenix is definitely one of the best scientists on YouTube, that video is good.
I swear I’ve seen a video of someone timing the speed of pushing a very long pole to prove this very thing. If I can find it I’ll post it here.
*Found it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqhXsEgLMJ0 I can’t speak to the rigorousness of the experiment, but I remember finding it enlightening.
AlphaPhoenix is definitely one of the best scientists on YouTube, that video is good.
Cool vid, thanks for sharing