𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square187fedilinkarrow-up1484arrow-down128file-text
arrow-up1456arrow-down1imageWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.ml𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square187fedilinkfile-text
It can look dumb, but I always had this question as a kid, what physical principles would prevent this?
minus-squarePieMePlenty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoI get it. Elasticity isn’t something you think about in the every day so it all seems rigid.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours 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.