Hi all,
I asked myself is it possible to mechanically join two steel balls together ie using only their movement and no other forces. I came to the conclusion no, due to the 3rd Law of Motion, they would push each other apart the instant they came into contact.
For nothing more than fun, I asked the question another way, what would need to happen? The only answer I could come up with (other than changing the shape from a ball to an open ring) was a movement that clearly breaches the Laws of Motion. Although I knew that this movement couldn’t happen, I was fascinated by the concept it lead to, a physical structure that appeared to behave in a similar way to how I understood ( misunderstood ) aether/fabric of space.
Clearly what I have done is not science, but I have used this concept like a tool to help me visualize some of the non physical events such as E=MC2, Gravitation ie stretching of space etc. I’m sure as no doubt you are that this concept is the product of ignorance and wishful thinking. Which leads to my dilemma, I would love to know if the consequences of this illegal movement mimic certain aspects of space fabric. Though, equally I don’t want waste anyone’s time on something that can’t happen ( or make a complete idiot of myself).
Realizing that some one must have undertaken similar exercise, I searched everywhere I could think of, but haven’t found anything remotely similar. So I’m kind of hoping that someone with in the forum to say Fed Bloggs did this or something similar, and it leads to a concept or goes no where.
So if anyone has the time or the will, is anyone aware of any mechanical concepts that have tried use movement to join physical matter, or a mechanical concept that would fill all available space on a pool table without increasing the number or size of the balls.