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-square@PieMePlenty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•1 month agoI get it. Elasticity isn’t something you think about in the every day so it all seems rigid.
minus-square@BradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoExactly. At the atomic level solid matter acts a lot like jello. It also helps explain why things tend to break if you push or pull on them at rates that exceed the speed of sound in that material.
I get it. Elasticity isn’t something you think about in the every day so it all seems rigid.
Exactly. At the atomic level solid matter acts a lot like jello. It also helps explain why things tend to break if you push or pull on them at rates that exceed the speed of sound in that material.