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Unstoppable force-carrying particles can’t interact with immovable matter by definition.

Transcript:

[An arrow pointing to the right and a trapezoid are labeled as ‘Unstoppable Force’ and ‘Immovable Object’ respectively.]
[The arrow is shown as entering the trapezoid from the left and the part of it in said trapezoid is coloured gray.]
[The arrow is shown as leaving the trapezoid to the right and is coloured black.]
[Caption below the panel:] I don’t see why people find this scenario to be tricky.

Source: https://xkcd.com/3084/

explainxkcd for #3084

  • Piafraus@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Force is not a thing that moves. Force is what is applied to an object. In this “answer” whatever is shown and depicted as force is not force.

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      15 hours ago

      Then reverse the assumptions. Maybe it’s the immovable object that can’t be interacted with. Apply all the force you want and meet nothibg

      • Piafraus@lemmy.world
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        14 hours ago

        If you applied the unstoppable force and the object of application did not move - then this force was not unstoppable