Anchorxiety@reddthat.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 19 hours agoIf something could rotate infinitely after being initially pushed, would the initial push disqualify it from being classed as perpetual motion?message-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1message-squareIf something could rotate infinitely after being initially pushed, would the initial push disqualify it from being classed as perpetual motion?Anchorxiety@reddthat.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 19 hours agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squaregedaliyah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 hours agoYes, although quantum effects also slow spinning celestial objects/systems, even in the absence of measurable tidal effects. That would take much, much longer to slow down.
Yes, although quantum effects also slow spinning celestial objects/systems, even in the absence of measurable tidal effects. That would take much, much longer to slow down.