𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁 to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 3 months agoWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up1430arrow-down125file-text
arrow-up1405arrow-down1imageWhy would'nt this work?lemmy.ml𒉀TheGuyTM3𒉁 to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square133fedilinkfile-text
It can look dumb, but I always had this question as a kid, what physical principles would prevent this?
minus-squareEchlinkfedilinkEnglish53•edit-23 months agoI swear I’ve seen a video of someone timing the speed of pushing a very long pole to prove this very thing. If I can find it I’ll post it here. *Found it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqhXsEgLMJ0 I can’t speak to the rigorousness of the experiment, but I remember finding it enlightening.
minus-square@nef@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish7•3 months agoAlphaPhoenix is definitely one of the best scientists on YouTube, that video is good.
I swear I’ve seen a video of someone timing the speed of pushing a very long pole to prove this very thing. If I can find it I’ll post it here.
*Found it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqhXsEgLMJ0 I can’t speak to the rigorousness of the experiment, but I remember finding it enlightening.
AlphaPhoenix is definitely one of the best scientists on YouTube, that video is good.
Cool vid, thanks for sharing