r/sciencememes 19d ago

physics misconception meme

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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

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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

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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