2006-10-14 01:17:20 · 7 answers · asked by flagnsnarf 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
lets say the stick was a lazer light, then would the light at the end of the lazer be going faster than the speed of light?
2006-10-14 01:23:04 · update #1
theoretically yes, as long as mass and deformation of the stick were ignored. It would need to be 29600 miles long and you would need to swing it at 1 rev/s to do it.
2006-10-14 01:38:29 · answer #1 · answered by Nick G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hang on! I'll just nip outside and try it.
Work it out for yourself.
Estimate the angular velocity and from that the linear velocity at a radius of 1 million miles and see what answer you get
2006-10-14 08:32:15 · answer #2 · answered by Sam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by no means! please reffer to the theory of relativity. (albert einstein, 1905). The speed of light cannot be overcome.
(maybe only by the speed of thought!!you can think of sun in less than 1 sec , but light needs more than 8 min to reach there)
2006-10-14 08:29:50 · answer #3 · answered by Goetzel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummm, no. the mass of the long stick would be too great to move the entire length.
E=MC2
2006-10-14 08:20:01 · answer #4 · answered by phreak4lyf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but you might smack a planet out of orbit. It could be a new game, StickPlanet
2006-10-14 08:29:45 · answer #5 · answered by Colorado 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you had wings you could fly - this comes under the same heading - you don't so you can't and it won't.
2006-10-14 08:26:18 · answer #6 · answered by Sue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-10-14 08:19:59 · answer #7 · answered by Dr Dee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋