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submitted 1 day ago by TheGuyTM3@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

It can look dumb, but I always had this question as a kid, what physical principles would prevent this?

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[-] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 3 points 22 hours ago

I would liken it to a long freight train starting to move. Once the front starts moving, it will still be a minute before the back starts moving. The space between the train couplings is like the spring effect between atoms, or something.

this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2025
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