What would happen if two unstoppable objects collided head on?

Question

I like this question. I will continue asking until someone answers correctly.

landyemmerman: I like your answer, but what would happen?

raveenphy: The details you request are irrelevant to the answer. All you need to know is these are unstoppable objects and they collide head on. By head on I mean the plane of both objects at the point of impact are parallel to each other.

edgar: Are you asking me or telling me?

jaden404: You answer is utterly confused. That is the point of my question.

First, you start by implying an unstoppable force and movable objects are mutually excusive! Are you insane? Then, you base your explanation around unmovable objects, which my question doesn't even mention. Finally, you give a non-answer! By the way, an unstoppable object can have ALL KINDS of acceleration except for negative infinity!

YOU LOSE GOOD DAY SIR!

Seshagiri: Sorry, I should have said PLANES of both objects.

landyemmerman: I think you are making your answer worse. All you had to do was say what would happen!

jaden404: Your original answer was better. Infinite mass... lol. I like this question.

Answer 1

they wouldn't be so unstoppable then would they?

Answer 2

This is a logic question.

One absolute cannot coexist with another absolute if both contradicts each other. Only one object is unstoppable. Not both or else you will have contradictory absolutes coexisting.

In other words, this scenario (i.e. having TWO unstoppable objects) can only exist in our imagination, never in reality.

It's kinda like dividing by zero. It's like asking "How do you split something into zero pieces?" "How do you split an apple so that you have no pieces of the apple?"

It's like 0=1

I guess you will have to keep asking and I'll keep racking up points because I'll have the best answer of all the people here.

Hmm. . . I wonder. . what would happen?? Will you keep asking this question or will you stop?? You can't do both!!!


jaden hates you for what you said before.

Answer 3

Okay, so let me restate this, since I was thinking of a different question...

This question is an exercise in logic and has nothing to do with a possible reality. It is a paradox that cannot exist ("an inconceivable event").

An unstoppable object would have infinite inertia and infinite mass and such an object would collapse under its own gravity, creating a singularity.

The only solution is to say that both objects will continue to exist.

Answer 4

What exactly do you mean by unstoppable?

On the additional information: Can you explain :
"
By head on I mean the plane of both objects at the point of impact are parallel to each other.

"

"plane of an object" ?

Head on simply means, I thought, they are moving on the same straight line in opposite directions at the time of impact.

Answer 5

They would recochette off one another, but if under the force of gravity, would have already slowed and the collision would slow them more.

In space, however, this collision would have a neutral affect, if not even be an accelerant of speed. Only in space with no gravity are the objects truly unstoppable.

Answer 6

Well as the 'unstopable object' is mythical Im going to go with the first unstopable object being Santa Claus and the second unstopable object as being a ghost. Now the ghost is already insubstantial and Santa Claus is quite obviously capable of being in multiple places at one time as he can deliver toys to millions in the span of one night. As such the ghost ought to be capable of passing through Santa and failing that he can simply teleport elsewhere without stopping. Problem sufficiently solved?

Answer 7

Just guessing but I would say they would either come to a halt if they had equal forces pushing them or destroy themselves through the force of the impact. The other option would be that they would continue to move in the direction of the one that had the greater force initially (if they were uneven)

Answer 8

They would simply pass through each other and continue on their merry way forever.

A similar paradox is the man who claims to have invented the universal solvent. The only problem is that there is no container which can hold it!!

Answer 9

Could you be kind enough to provide details like the masses of the 2 objects, velocity, rough trajectory.....etc.

Answer 10

There is no such thing as an unstoppable object.

Answer 11

An infinetely large force would be generated?