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

  • MithranArkanere@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    That would not work. Pushing an object is transmitting kinetic energy to it. The object will push back, and energy would not be distributed to the whole object at the same time.
    If the object cannot be altered in any way, then the energy would not be transferred to it, and if it has enough plasticity to absorb the kinetic energy, it would be spread in a wave to the tip. A wave that would always be slower than light.

    Now stop fooling around and give Ruyi Jingu Bang back to Sun Wukong.