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From: lwall@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Larry Wall)
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: Re: "speed of light" puzzle
Message-ID: <2011@sdcrdcf.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 22-May-85 14:32:06 EDT
Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.2011
Posted: Wed May 22 14:32:06 1985
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References: <1720@ut-ngp.UUCP> <578@lll-crg.ARPA> <136@heurikon.UUCP> <471@hou2g.UUCP>
Reply-To: lwall@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Larry Wall)
Organization: System Development Corp. R+D, Santa Monica
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Summary: 

In article <471@hou2g.UUCP> stekas@hou2g.UUCP (J.STEKAS) writes:
>> Consider the point of intersection of the blades of a scissors....
>
>This isn't true.  The blades of the scissors are held together
>by E&M forces between the atoms.  When the handle is squeezed,
>the E&M force won't be transmitted to the far end of the blades
>any faster than C.  The result is that the blades will "bend".
>The point of intersection of the blades will propigate no faster
>the "bend" - the speed of light.

Who says anyone has to squeeze the handle to have the scissors closing?
Ever heard of velocity?

Larry Wall
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