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Why would'nt this work? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by TheGuyTM3@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 51 points 1 week ago

If your stick is unbreakable and unavoidable you have already broken laws of physics anyway

[-] DasKapitalist@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago

If your stick is unbreakable and unavoidable you have already broken laws of physics anyway

You have it backwards: if your stick is unavoidable, NOT HAVING IT is the impossible thing.

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

Autocorrected from unfoldable. This is what I get for occasionally browsing on a shitty Amazon tablet. At least it was cheap to the point of being almost free.

[-] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

In carrot vs stick terms, this is the most unfortunate fellow: he who can't avoid the stick.

this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2025

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