Timeline for Sending a large object at a small portal
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| Sep 3, 2018 at 0:21 | comment | added | SRM | @demigan I was sort of hand waving a general “momentum transfer” that keeps the bonds together as long as the object moves coherently through. So solid matter would make it. I hadn’t really addressed biological entities... those get splashed even on regular trips unless moving through really fast. (Basically, I’m assuming the portal generally works and then trying to find special cases.) | |
| Sep 2, 2018 at 21:42 | comment | added | Demigan | Thats actually a good point: if no forces can be send the other way then any molecule moving in a different direction than straight through would likely break it's bonds. Since the train is likely not absolute zero all it's molecules will vibrate anyway and a spray of molecules happens at the other end of the portal. Did I say molecules? They'll rip apart their electrons and possibly their neutrons and protons if they move even slightly while one part travels through. The resulting spray of plasma and possibly nuclear fusion happening on the other side isnt going to be pretty (up close) | |
| Sep 2, 2018 at 21:10 | comment | added | SRM | @demigan At small vibrations, yes, but as vibrations increase, it can’t work like you describe. Since the pull-back force is not transferred at all to Planet B (as that would require force-carrying fields to go bidirectional), there has to be snapping on every pullback if the vibrations become severe. Sure, atoms and molecules would be pulled through intact, but the bonds between molecules are pretty fragile compared the speed of vibrations on train. Ramp those up, substances will come apart easily. | |
| Sep 2, 2018 at 20:55 | comment | added | Demigan | Rather than slicing when it vibrates, it'll put pressure on the cross section and pull the still connected molecules of the train through, causing internal stresses but unlikely to cut the train. | |
| Sep 2, 2018 at 18:59 | history | edited | SRM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 2, 2018 at 18:51 | history | answered | SRM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |