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PUZZLE :: Irresistible Force ??
Last Post 10 Apr 2012 07:18 PM by rishi trivedi. 1 Replies.
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rahul gopinath
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08 Apr 2012 05:54 AM
    What would happen if an irresistible force (i.e. a cannonball that cannot be stopped by anything) met an immovable object (i.e. a wall that cannot be moved by anything)?
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    10 Apr 2012 07:18 PM
    Nothing would happen because the situation is impossible. The term irresistible force and immovable object cannot coexist. If a force is irresistible, there cannot be an object that is immovable, Conversely, if an object is immovable, there cannot be a force that is irresistible. It's as absurd a situation as two people each being taller than the other.
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