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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•2 years agoIf you fly by teleportation you’d still accelerate towards the ground from gravity and when you land you’ll splat
minus-squareOtterlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoWhat if we teleport upside down temporarily? Would we accelerate ‘Up’ for a moment, thus decelerating?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 years agoNo, you’re teleporting, you instantly appear 7 inches away. In the time it takes you to teleporting again, no matter how short, you will start falling and gaining velocity.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoUnless otherwise stated, I assume all relative inertia is preserved.
If you fly by teleportation you’d still accelerate towards the ground from gravity and when you land you’ll splat
What if we teleport upside down temporarily? Would we accelerate ‘Up’ for a moment, thus decelerating?
No, you’re teleporting, you instantly appear 7 inches away. In the time it takes you to teleporting again, no matter how short, you will start falling and gaining velocity.
does the teleporting retain the velocity?
But does teleporting reset momentum?
Unless otherwise stated, I assume all relative inertia is preserved.