Why would'nt this work?
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always had this question as a kid
And then went, draw it out, and asked.
I applaud that (and the art), good for you.(And the good people already provided answers.)
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why wouldn't this work
because bullets are faster than whatever the fuck speed stickman is achieving
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Yes, the speed of sound in an object is how fast neighboring atoms can react to each other, and not only is that information (therefore limited to C already) but specifically it's the electric field caused by the electrons that keep atoms certain distances from each other and push each other around. And changes in the electric/magnetic fields are famously carried by photons (light) specifically - so even in bulk those changes move at the speed of light at most
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Yes, that's the point. The limit c denies the possibility of a perfectly rigid body existing physically. It can only exist as a thought experiment.
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Photons don't have mass, but they do have momentum.
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AlphaPhoenix is definitely one of the best scientists on YouTube, that video is good.
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Username checks out.
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Relativistic mass is not helpful to our everyday understanding of mass, it's more helpful to discuss momentum, like the other commenter pointed out
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Space bends due to gravity. Light continues in a straight line through the now non-linear space, thus appearing to bend.
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This is actually a great example for why that stick must not exist.
You can also do this with a unbreakable stick and an unbreakable shorter tube. Throw the stick at a high velocity through the tube and it contracts for the point of view of the tube. Then close it shut. Now you have a stick that's longer than the tube fully contained in it.
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Go find a 30' stick and let us know if you can point it at the moon.
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