what happens if something that cannot be stopped comes in contact with something that cannot be moved???

Answer 1

ok but I've got to do this quickly as I have stuff to do . . .

to me, this question is basically the same as a more mathematical one like: can something be more infinite than another, or an indeterminate form of a limit etc.

Like what's the answer to zero divided by zero? In general, anything devided by zero is infinity, and zero is just zero so I hope you can see the problem.

The answer is: depends.

So my answer to you is: depends.

There is no such thing as "cannot be stopped" or "cannot be moved." By laws of physics, anything can be moved and/or stopped.

But it might make sense to speak of something that cannot be stopped, like the earth rotating around the sun, or the solar system moving through the galaxy, etc. But these are just loose approximations that we say because we really mean: we have nothing to stop it or we can't stop it etc.

Same thing with something that can't be moved, like Mt. Everest. We are incapable of moving Mt. Everest.

So, I hate to answer a question with a question, but the answer is:

What something coming into contact with what something?

So, refering to the above examples, of which it would have made sense to call, respectively can't be stopped and can't be moved, clearly if the solar system came into contact with Mt. Everest, Mt. Everest would be destroyed and the solar system would not even notice that it had annihilated what we consider "immovable."

So, depends.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Those somethings, and restrictions, only exist in your MIND...and more data would have to be supplied about the parameters to answer that question.

For example, yea, the object cannot be moved, but what is its shape, and can it move internally? like parts of it, can they move within the space it occupies?

Without this information, there are many ways to answer this question

For example:

1. Object that cannot be stopped bounces off the object that cannot be moved, looses speed, but does not stop (satisfies your first premise), while the object that cannot be moved satisfies its premise by not moving.

2. the "object" that cannot be stopped goes directly through the object that cannot be moved.

3. IF, the object can move internally of itself, can it implode, can it this, etc, if this is true, then the object that cannot be stopped keeps on going, looses speed, and the object that cannot be moved implodes inward but stays in place.

There are many answers to this question.

It can only be solved with more information from the asker.

Answer 3

an absolutely hypothetical question.

Assuming the two exstremities of unstoppable and unmovable are only relative to each other, Several possibilities exist depending on the nature of the two objects:
1. The moving article bounces back/ changes its directionj of motion- eg a ball hitting a wall.
2. The moving article/ the fixed object - either or both are blown to pieces
3. The moving object pierces the fixed object and keeps travelling, may be with reduced energy/speed

Answer 4

Irresistable force and immovable object would cease to exist after emitting a huge burst of energy, in the form of heat, light and radiation. This can be calculated by E=MC squared. Where E = energy; M = mass in Newtons; C= speed of light.

The theory is that you would not get any plastic deformation, because with platice deformation means the objects are movable and thus both objects would pass through each other.

Answer 5

Since everything in the Universe moves relative to something else (e.g. the "Expanding Universe" motion), there is no such thing as something that cannot be moved. Everything was moved, at least once.

Also, since everything is always moving relative to something else, everything is by definition unstoppable. Even if something appeared "stopped" to you, how could you ever know it was stopped relative to everything else in the Universe? And even if such a thing did exist, your own motion would make it appear as though the object were moving relative to you. There's just no way to determine what a condition of "absolute stop" is.

This "problem" only exists because we have words for things that are "unstoppable" and "immovable". Our words do not determine reality. They only attempt to describe it, and in this case at least, fail to do so.

Answer 6

Theoratically, the immovable object will be absorbing the force on impact from the moving object. In order for an object to be immovable it should be in a position to absorb the energy on impact, lest which it either breaks down or get thrown out of its position. So the result of the impact depends on the amount of the energy on impact, the momentum of the moving body, the mass of the immovable object.

Answer 7

There are three possibilities-

1- The still object gets blown up.
2- The moving object gets blown up.
3- Both of them get blown up.

Answer 8

Irresistable force and immovable object huh, well both would be annihilated (never get enough chances to use that word) cease to exist after emitting a huge burst of energy, in the form of heat, light and radiation.....BOOM!!!! end of story, that was all she wrote...bring on the fat lady get her singing.

Answer 9

Armageddon

Answer 10

The thing that can't be moved falls apart but stays where it is while the moving object contiues forward.