𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁 to [email protected]English • 11 months agoWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square219fedilinkarrow-up1545arrow-down130file-text
arrow-up1515arrow-down1imageWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.ml𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁 to [email protected]English • 11 months agomessage-square219fedilinkfile-text
It can look dumb, but I always had this question as a kid, what physical principles would prevent this?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•11 months agoI get it. Elasticity isn’t something you think about in the every day so it all seems rigid.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•11 months 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.