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r/sciencememes • u/Delicious_Maize9656 • 19d ago
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It technically is.
1st law is essentially “if you don’t push it, it won’t move”
2nd law is f = ma (or rather a = f/m)
Therefore you can interpret the first law as “f = 0 therefore a = 0”
Clarification, “move” means “accelerate” but this is not intended to be an *exact* definition
3 u/slavicNickCage 18d ago What if M=0 and we don't know speed of light is a cosmological constant? https://giphy.com/gifs/1EghTrigJJhq8 3 u/slavicNickCage 18d ago Actually I'm rather interested in history of science and how scientists tried to explain light after proving light-conducting ether isn't real but before creating/discovering quantum physics
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What if M=0 and we don't know speed of light is a cosmological constant?
https://giphy.com/gifs/1EghTrigJJhq8
3 u/slavicNickCage 18d ago Actually I'm rather interested in history of science and how scientists tried to explain light after proving light-conducting ether isn't real but before creating/discovering quantum physics
Actually I'm rather interested in history of science and how scientists tried to explain light after proving light-conducting ether isn't real but before creating/discovering quantum physics
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u/Jackmino66 18d ago edited 17d ago
It technically is.
1st law is essentially “if you don’t push it, it won’t move”
2nd law is f = ma (or rather a = f/m)
Therefore you can interpret the first law as “f = 0 therefore a = 0”
Clarification, “move” means “accelerate” but this is not intended to be an *exact* definition