Is Randall now just retelling YouTube videos from 2013? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eKc5kgPVrA
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Ugh. This is a good point. Force = energy, and even an immovable object can carry energy. I assume.
The expression as I heard included "an irresistible force."
"And irresistible is what I am, baby!"
Yeah, irresistible force is the version I know. Now I'm wondering if there are even more versions. Are they regional deviations?
They are synonyms for that usage. The immovable object is neither stopping nor resisting the force.
Well I'm from Utica and I've never heard the term "irresistible force"
Not in Utica, no. It's an Albany expression.
Sure could go for some steamed hams right about now..
While not what you're asking for, but fun fact, in Asia, this sort of paradox is represented by the story of the all-piercing spear and the unpierceable shield in Chinese philosophy. So in Chinese and Japanese, the word for 'paradox' or 'contradiction' literally means 'spear-shield' (矛盾).
Facepalm Man i'm dumb, this is a great answer to that thought experiment.
"What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?" that image doesn't show a force meeting an object
They met, they just didn’t interact. Kinda like me at a work party.
That just moves the problem, what happens if I put a piece of paper between them? Unless they don't interact with anything they still face the same problem.
That's pretty simple, if there is any matter they could both interact with in the way, it would be converted to energy and either expelled to the side or shunted to another dimension.
There is no force without interaction, just linear momentum.
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