𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁 to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 5 months agoWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up1536arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1536arrow-down1imageWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.ml𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁 to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square181fedilinkfile-text
It can look dumb, but I always had this question as a kid, what physical principles would prevent this?
minus-square@gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink36•5 months agoYou’re forgetting the speed at which the shockwave from the compression travels through the stick. I guess it’s around the speed of sound in that material, which might be ~2 km/s
You’re forgetting the speed at which the shockwave from the compression travels through the stick. I guess it’s around the speed of sound in that material, which might be ~2 km/s