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

  • PieMePlenty@lemmy.world
    4·
    5 months ago

    I get it. Elasticity isn’t something you think about in the every day so it all seems rigid.

    • BradleyUffner@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      Exactly. At the atomic level solid matter acts a lot like jello. It also helps explain why things tend to break if you push or pull on them at rates that exceed the speed of sound in that material.