Ant On A Rubber Rope Paradox

Summary An ant is placed on one end of a rubber rope and he begins walking at about 5cm per second. As he's walking, the rope gets stretched... and stretched... at a rate of 10cm per second. The rope is getting stretched faster and longer relative to the ant's consistent walking pace. Can the ant ever get to the end of the rope? Is he caught in an endless, impossible trek in which the end keeps getting further and further away? This classic paradox has very real implications to how we understand our position in a rapidly-expanding universe.

S8.E12 ∙ Ant On A Rubber Rope Paradox

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Todd Womack Mark Douglas Kevin Lieber Michael Stevens

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 27, 2018

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

Production companies : Vsauce

Summary An ant is placed on one end of a rubber rope and he begins walking at about 5cm per second. As he's walking, the rope gets stretched... and stretched... at a rate of 10cm per second. The rope is getting stretched faster and longer relative to the ant's consistent walking pace. Can the ant ever get to the end of the rope? Is he caught in an endless, impossible trek in which the end keeps getting further and further away? This classic paradox has very real implications to how we understand our position in a rapidly-expanding universe.

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 27, 2018

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

Production companies : Vsauce

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