If I were traveling some near light speed percent, and hit a grain of sand, would it be catastrophic? What are the chances of violent destruction in the "vacuum" of space, when going "relatively" fast - minie4's Lemmy

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If I were traveling some near light speed percent, and hit a grain of sand, would it be catastrophic? What are the chances of violent destruction in the “vacuum” of space, when going “relatively” fast

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If I were traveling some near light speed percent, and hit a grain of sand, would it be catastrophic? What are the chances of violent destruction in the “vacuum” of space, when going “relatively” fast

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Pun intended, but still a serious question.

Would a neutron matter? (Pun also intended, but also serious)

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PBS SpaceTime has a great video about this topic (see @ ~7min to get your specific question)
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  Link with timestamp for the lazy: https://youtu.be/wdP_UDSsuro?t=420

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