what happens if an unstop-able object hits an immovable object ?

Answer 1

Unstopable does not necessarily imply that the object can't ricochet, so I would guess that the unstopable object will bounce off the immovable object and go on its way.

Answer 2

What Happens when an Unstoppable Force hits an Unmoveable Object?This is a question that has been paradoxical to people for generations.

Now to truly answer this question we first have to define what we mean by the words unmoveable and unstoppable. The unmoveable object is an object that quite simply can not be moved into a position different to the one it was first created in; it will always occupy the same amount of space indefinitely. The unstoppable force is a force that has a constant velocity (which is a constant speed and a constant direction) if the velocity is changed at all, no matter how slightly it will no longer be unstoppable. There fore it can not go round an object because of the vector change involved.

Below are a few ideas as to what might happen:
1) The unstoppable force will burrow through the unmovable object and come out the other side. A small hole will appear within the unmovable object but it will not actually be moved meeting the above definitions/requirements.

2) First of all it is worth noting that a force, no matter how unstoppable, is not actually a physical thing but merely something that acts upon some form of tangible object. Therefore it is the force that is unstoppable and not the object that contains it. So lets put the unstoppable force on a hydrogen molecule in the air, when this hydrogen molecule hits the unmoveable object it will be stopped but the force will transfer through the unmovable object (without moving it) and reoccupy a different particle, lets say an oxygen molecule, on the other side of the unmoveable object. So the force has passed through the object with out being affected it or being affecting by it.

3) Now as long as at the beginning and end of the encounter you have an unmoveable object and an unstoppable force then both roles/definitions have been fulfilled (they can change along the way but end up unchanged like a chemical catalyst). So when the unstoppable force hits the unmovable object there is a role reversal. Whatever was carrying the unstoppable force transfers the force to the unmoveable object and the unmovable object shoots off with unstoppable force but the thing that was originally carrying the unstoppable force becomes an unmoveable object so you end up with exactly what you began with, an unstoppable force and an unmoveable object.

4) An unstoppable force and an unmoveable object are technically exactly the same values but with completely opposite signs in front of them, like +1 and -1. Now when you add 2 things of equal and opposite value they cancel each other out e.g. +1-1=0. Therefore when you add an unstoppable force with an unmoveable object you end up with neither, they both cancel each other out and go into non-existence.

It is worth noting at this point that this article is the result of a conversation my and a few friends had whilst bored and looking for something to do.

Answer 3

Some dude by the name Newton said that for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So, I can Hypothesise on 4 ideas:
1) The unstopable object would stop
2) The immovable object would move
3) The unstopable object would drive straight through the other
4) The oncoming force would deflect at 90˚

The correct answer would depend on speed of the unstoppable object, strength of the immovable object, angle of traveling object, and a few other variables.

Some examples include:
1) Through a bowling ball at a wall
2) Fire a cannon at a block of concrete
3) Fire a cannon at a peice of cardboard
4) Throw a ball at a wall, and it bounces back off.

You are welcome to try any or all of the above.

Answer 4

There is an impact that is very loud. I guess it would depend on the two types of objects you are referring to as to what would happen next. It could blow right through the immovable object. Or, the immovable object could stop the unstop-able in its tracks. But, then it wouldn't be unstop-able would it?

Answer 5

As this is physically impossible but in a "pandora's box" point of view, where all variables can be controled, the unstoppable object may tear it's way through the immovable object. Also think: those who said something like "9/11" or whatever, the world trade center can be moved, as the plane can be stopped. It just takes a massive amount of force.

Answer 6

It is a classic fallacy. An unstoppable object and an immovable object cannot both exist as the existence of one implies the non-existence of the other.

In practice of course, neither exist. Anything can be moved or stopped. That's the basis of Newtonian mechanics.

Answer 7

At coalition, the immovable object may move few centimeters backward (may not be easily noticed) while the static force in the immovable object would stop the movable one

Answer 8

According to a friend of mine who is a Physicist, the immovable object moves and the unstoppable object stops.

Answer 9

The immovable object since its immovable will remain at its place. The unstoppable object since it cannot stop will change it's direction after the collision.

Answer 10

I would say the objects would just simply pass through each other...this makes no sence but neither does your question. There is no such thing as a unstop-able oject when gravity is envolved. When gravity isnt envolved there is no unmove-able object. Thats the way i would look at it.