𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square211fedilinkarrow-up1523arrow-down131file-text
arrow-up1492arrow-down1external-linkWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.ml𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square211fedilinkfile-text
It can look dumb, but I always had this question as a kid, what physical principles would prevent this?
minus-squarePieMePlenty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·14 hours agoI get it. Elasticity isn’t something you think about in the every day so it all seems rigid.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 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.