Re: [Phys-l] (no subject)

["Anthony Lapinski" <Anthony_Lapinski@pds.org>]

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
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