Given the above setup in this image, there is a fast spinning massive flywheel inside a spaceship. The flywheel is only connected via a lock to a spring.
What would happen if the retractable steel wall moves towards the steel ball (purple) which is connected to the fly wheel, so the steel ball hits the retractable steel wall of the spaceship .
The spaceship before the collision is at rest relative to the sun far away.
Assuming the ball does not destroy the wall, will the spaceship remain at rest to the sun?
Will the flywheel stop spinning? Will the spring be retracted? (Assume there is a lock to keep the spring in a retracted position once it reaches it's point of max retraction)
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