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Title text:

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

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months 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

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Was that unstoppable force unstoppable before the object? Was it unstoppable after the object? Did anything stop it?

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