Chronology Current Month Current Thread Current Date
[Year List] [Month List (current year)] [Date Index] [Thread Index] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Date Prev] [Date Next]

Re: [Phys-l] (no subject)

Could this be a backhanded way of getting into religion. If god is all powerful could he make a rock that he could not lift?
On the other hand, how about a neutrino colliding with a building. Likely the neutrino will pass right through the building so it is unstoppable by the building, and the mass of the building is so large compared to the neutrino, the building is essentially unmovable.

Just avoiding some work I have to do.

joe

Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. Ph.D.
Retired Professor of Physics
Co-Director
Northern Indiana Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Collaborative
574-276-8294
inquirybellina@comcast.net




On Feb 23, 2011, at 11:18 AM, Anthony Lapinski wrote:

Great question! This was in my college intro logic book (author was Copi,
I believe). If an unstoppable force hits an immovable object, what
happens? The answer in the book was "Everything." Since both those are
impossible, if they were to occur then anything and everything would
happen (i.e., be possible).

I often wanted to ask this as a bonus question on my forces test!


Forum for Physics Educators <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu> writes:
A student posed the following question: What would happen if a
theoretically unstoppable object collides with a theoretically unmovable
object? He predicts everything...the world...would end. I know the world
will not end...what is the opinion of this group?

Connie L Tyree

Physics/Chemistry/Earth & Space Science Teacher
BS Comprehensive Science; BGSU
MAT Physics; BGSU
Seneca East High School
13343 E US 224
Attica, OH 44807
_______________________________________________
Forum for Physics Educators
Phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu
https://carnot.physics.buffalo.edu/mailman/listinfo/phys-l


_______________________________________________
Forum for Physics Educators
Phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu
https://carnot.physics.buffalo.edu/mailman/listinfo/phys-l