Why would'nt this work?
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that makes sense, i forgot that pushing something is basically like creating a sound wave on it ^^'
thank you
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Your math is off. The Moon is about 384,400 KILOmeters from the Earth, not meters. So 116,485 seconds, or a bit over 32 hours.
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This doesn't account for blinking.
If your friend blinks, they won't see the light, and thus would be unable to verify whether the method works or not.
But how does he know when to open his eyes? He can't keep them open forever. Say you flash the light once, and that's his signal to keep his eyes open. Okay, but how long do you wait before starting the experiment? If you do it immediately, he may not have enough time to react. If you wait too long, his eyes will dry out and he'll blink.
This is just not going to work. There are too many dependent variables.
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You're gonna want a powerful laser probably and ain't no stick that big like not even fkn close not even we tried so that's why would'nt tbqh
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I ran this by an engineer and they said the same thing
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There's a bunch of these thought experiments that try to posit scenarios where C is violated.
Here's one I remember from uni involving scissors. Similar to what OP was thinking, but really really big scissors.
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Hear me out... What about a metal stick?
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I assume the post is saying that they’re both touching the ends of the stick and then one person pushes. It would be instant. What would sound have to do with an object moving? Purely mechanical communication.
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Are you saying that the person on the moon would feel a tap from the other end or the person would actually push the stick forward towards the man’s hand on the moon?
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I'm not a scientist, but when I asked the same question before they said, "compression."
Like, the stick would absorb the power of your push, and it would shrink (across its length) before the other end moved. When the other end does finally move, it's actually the compression reaching it.
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How heavy would a stick of this size weigh?
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What if you had a crane?
