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The story itself is very good (SRSLY, READ IT NOW. NOW), but I have a few bones to pick with the physics. Now, I know the powers are srsly great and unpredictable, but the thing is, I like to think. And one day, I thought about Matcha's power(not a spoiler, this is literally 2-3 chapters in), which is stopping time. When he does so, he can punch other cats. And I read, speechless, that they could survive! Now, let me explain. You know how to calculate speed, right? It's <distance travelled in n seconds>/n. And you see, when you stop time and travel during that time, the distance is some amount of meters while time is 0. Let's not even think about the fact that it breaks one of the fundamentals in math of not dividing by zero, I'm talking about speed. Let's assume, that n/0 = infinity. Cuz in this scenario it's basically infinite. Now let's see... momentum = mass * speed, so it's infinite too. So, even if you move a fucking spec of dust 1 micrometer, it's momentum will be infinite. That means, it will be able to move without any constraints, because when something collides with the other things, momentum is shared. So the momentum of the object that spec of dust collides with becomes infinite too. The mass is already defined, so now we just have an object moving at infinite speed. Let's not talk about what it would do to the object(other cat in this scenario), let's talk MORE PHYSICS. The speed limit is light speed, and light speed < infinite speed, so we have MORE LAWS OF PHYSICS BROKEN. I like this novel, but the very first cat out MC obtains basically can insta-kill everyone, breaks several laws of physics and EVEN MATH whenever he uses his power. Like, WHAT THE FUCK?!
When Cats Own Superpower
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What if time isn't actually stopping but is moving so infinitismally slowly that it is percieved to be basically paused/stopped. In such a situation, it wouldn't break any mathematical laws or conjectures. The problem here is that if a body with mass were to move at light speeds, it should theoretically have infinite mass and momentum (which I agree shouldn't be possible). On the topic of infinite speed/faster than lightspeed, it may be physically possible for something to move at speeds greater than light speed. Our understanding on the physics of the Universe is nowhere near complete, and we are yet to understand the entirety of reality. Also, I think it shouldn't be possible for anyhting short of a supreme God of all existence to manipulate time in such a manner as the size/volume of the Universe can be said to be infinite. This is because we know that the Universe is constantly expanding, meaning that there is literally no end to its size, or growth at least, for now. Such a thing (if we are to believe is possible) would require infinite of whatever energy would be capable of freezing time to absolutely freeze even for a millisecond.
