A needle traveling at the speed of light can destroy Earth?

[Money Be Green]

Im not watching 10 mins of that bullshyt

 

[invalid]

The fact that it wouldn't come out the other side is WORSE, because it means the earth will absorb the full quantum of energy

The earth would absorb most of the energy before it even got to the core. It’s a completely unrealistic scenario. And that’s under an assumption that at the speed of light, the needle retains its core properties and the speed remains static piercing our atmosphere and I think that’s unlikely.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

2 science threads in one morning. I love it

 

[invalid]

For one, you have to believe that the needle doesn’t succumb to the forces at that speed, is made up of some Sci fi material etc etc.

Exactly.

 

[Dreadknox77]

Dumbest thing I ever heard

 

[Neuromancer]

The faster an object goes the heavier it gets.

 

[Dorian Breh]

2 science threads in one morning. I love it

Both by yours truly

 

[OneManGang]

People calling shyt they don’t understand dumb. It’s a thought experiment, of course it’s not real, but the math involved in these scenarios is real and that’s how they come to these conclusions. The same math that make it able for you to post these “dumb” responses.

 

[analog]

I'm leaning towards the latter outcome: needle simply pierces through the earth with no impact.

My mind can't fathom something as small as a needle creating a significant explosion. Something bigger, and more blunt, sure. But a needle would just pass through and we wouldn't even notice

 

[OneManGang]

The faster an object goes the heavier it gets.

Which is why nothing with mass ever will reach the speed of light. But even getting close to the speed of light…imagine getting a needle to 1% the speed of light

Whatever that hits is having a bad day

 

[Gunz&Butta]

Absolutely not. A concorde plane traveling at the speed of sound has more momentum than a pin traveling at the speed of light.

 

[Dorian Breh]

Absolutely not. A concorde plane traveling at the speed of sound has more momentum than a pin traveling at the speed of light.

Nah

 

[Oatmeal]

nikka I’d catch that shyt with my hand and save earth. No one scared of a needle

You ain't even got to do all that, if it's moving at the speed of light turn the lights off and it'll stop

 

[Gunz&Butta]

Nah

Nah? That's all you got?

 

[Dorian Breh]

Nah? That's all you got?

Speed of sound: 343 m/s

Speed of light: 300,000,000 m/s

A concorde isn't a million times heavier than a needle