It can look dumb, but I always had this question as a kid, what physical principles would prevent this?

  • @rbesfe@lemmy.ca
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    51 month ago

    The push would travel at the speed of sound in the stick, much slower than the speed of light

    • Dragon Rider (drag)
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      81 month ago

      In a “perfectly rigid” stick (a fictional invention), the speed of sound is the speed of light.