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

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 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.

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