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[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 year ago (26 children)

Conservation of momentum says B I would think. From the protal's reference frame, the people are moving fast toward it.

[–] MammyWhammy@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Conservation of momentum is based on Newton's first law which states "a body at rest tends to stay at rest" so that would imply A. not B.

Those dudes were just chilling, and would still be laying there chilling.

[–] Platomus@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Right, in perspective of the initial orange portal the people are moving. They aren't at rest compared to the portal. The portal is at rest.

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