Tratakaro t1_j6er2es wrote on January 29, 2023 at 8:55 PM Reply to comment by PopeBrendicus in Is there an upper limit to structure size in a vacuum? Could a sufficiently advanced civilisation build a galaxy sized structure in space or would it become too massive and collapse in on itself? by CubanHermes Tbf, at that point, you might be able to just re-arrange atoms to be whatever you want. Permalink Parent 5
Tratakaro OP t1_j29l8x5 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:17 PM Reply to comment by TheDucksQuacker in ELI5: Why is the recoil of a gun not nearly as bad as getting hit with a bullet while wearing a bullet proof vest if they are both the same force? by Tratakaro Is the force not also distributed using a bullet proof vest? Permalink Parent 3
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Tratakaro t1_j6er2es wrote
Reply to comment by PopeBrendicus in Is there an upper limit to structure size in a vacuum? Could a sufficiently advanced civilisation build a galaxy sized structure in space or would it become too massive and collapse in on itself? by CubanHermes
Tbf, at that point, you might be able to just re-arrange atoms to be whatever you want.