What Causes Inertia? — DemystifySci
Michael Shilo DeLay; Ph D
What Causes Inertia?
Last time, we looked at the idea of a limit on the speed of light. We can only imagine two reasons that all physical motions are slowed (please let us know if you have other ideas): because other objects get in the way or because something clings to them. Today we’ll look into the cause of Newton’s observation that an object at rest or in motion remains so unless pressured otherwise. That this object will push back against such an interceding pressure, even in outer space,..