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[–] lunaticneko@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

B. Since there is relative velocity between the orange portal and the target, the momentum is conserved and they will launch.

[–] unfnknblvbl 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only way B is correct is if the people are launched as a pink paste from the forces resulting from the instant acceleration, and if the trolley also at least slows

[–] lunaticneko@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Launched with a little more entropy.

In simpler terms, speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out