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Like i said, thought experiment, its the same sort of question as holding a mirror up while traveling at the speed of light, and seeing whether or not you would have a reflection. If the material wasn't ripped apart and could withstand the forces, what would happen then?

Hypothetical thought experiment; What would happen if you created a very long cylindrical material, eg 100 000km long and took it into deep space. Here you rotate one side of it so the tube is spinning in a large circle with radius 100 000km, ignoring friction and gravity. Once it is...

Hey, thanks for the answer, i do engineering studies in year 11 and we were given a sheet with this question on it, earlier in the year, except our teacher asked us to find something else/used it as an example. So I am not too sure whether or not it will be in our exams (he sets the exam) and i...

Hey, I am having difficulty with this question, thanks guys. Homework Statement Two chain slings, one at each end, are used to support a rectangular box girder of mass 8 tonne. The length of each sling chain is 5m. The rectangular cross sectional shape of the box girder has dimensions of 1.5m...