eligoesrawr: No matter how long the slinky is, the bottom of the slinky will stay still (hover) until the top reaches it. Even if the slinky is over 1000 feet long. I spent an ungodly long time thinking about the physics of this because I’m really stupid at physics, and the only conclusion I can come to is that the spring force is equal to the gravitational force, so it stays in place until it contracts and then it’s just a matter of momentum? but that would be treating the top of the slinky as a separate object from the bottom of a slinky and OH GOD I DON’T KNOW I HATE PHYSICS GO AWAY

eligoesrawr:

No matter how long the slinky is, the bottom of the slinky will stay still (hover) until the top reaches it. Even if the slinky is over 1000 feet long.

I spent an ungodly long time thinking about the physics of this because I’m really stupid at physics, and the only conclusion I can come to is that the spring force is equal to the gravitational force, so it stays in place until it contracts and then it’s just a matter of momentum? but that would be treating the top of the slinky as a separate object from the bottom of a slinky and OH GOD I DON’T KNOW I HATE PHYSICS GO AWAY

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