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

  • bastion@feddit.nl
    11·
    4 hours ago

    it wouldn’t work, because there is no unbreakable, unfoldable stick. the stick will have flex, and the force transmitted will occur much more slowly through the molecular chain of the stick than light’s travel time.

    reality is much more woobly and spongy than you know.