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3) If I (on frictionless ice skates) push off from an infinitely rigid wall, there is no energy transfer between the wall and me. The work energy theorem here guarantees that the work done by the wall's push is numerically equal to my increase in kinetic energy, but it says nothing to identify the source of my kinetic energy increase.