Hypothetically, let's say I had a bar/stick made of a nonelastic material, which was long 300 000 km. Let's also say I was holding it at the end (well not me, some machine able to do that :) ) and pointing it in any direction (well, me, 'the machine' and the stick are somewhere in deep space).
IF I WERE TO PULL THE END I'M HOLDING TOWARDS ME, WILL THE OTHER END MOVE IN THE SAME MOMENT TOO !?
If yes, than there is some sort of energy that travelled faster than light.
If no, than that means the material was at one in time point longer than the original, which can't be, becose of the assumption it was a non elastic material. So if no, why?
It's a 'problem' I've been thinking on for quite a long time now and would appreciate serious and if possible scientifically grounded answers.
Thanks four your time.
2007-02-27
23:53:01
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