Yes!

The Problem

(as posed by John Stewart Bell to theory colleagues at CERN's canteen)

Ship A ----------------------------------Ship B

Station

Initially, Ships A and B and the Station are at rest relative to one another. Ships A and B are connected by a light string which is stretched taut. The string can withstand only slightly more tension before it will break. On reception of a signal from the Station, Ships A and B blast off simultaneously to the right with identical CONSTANT gentle accelerations equal to one Earth gravity.

Question: What happens to the string?

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