What would happen if two unstoppable objects collided head on?

Question

I like this question. Nobody knows the answer but me.

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Answer 1

Wouldnt there be different answers to this question? You'd have to consider their size first, and then the speed. If they are slow then theyd just be pushing eachother in the opposite direction. If they were very fast theyd destroy eachother. Or theyd hit eachother and posibly change directions.


*shrugs*

Answer 2

As the unstoppable is described as coming into contact or impacting the immovable we will assume the unstoppable is a physical object possessing an infinite amount of undiminishing self perpetuating kinetic energy. An immovable object would therefore by definition require an infinite amount of energy applied to it over an infinite time period to make it move from its current position in an enviroment. We will assume for simplicity this event is taking place within our own 4 dimensional space,ie our own space/time continuum to which we can easily relate.

As the laws of physics state "..energy cannot be destroyed only changed from one form to another". We can only summise that all energy that exists is a direct result of the Big Bang as before the Big Bang we can only guess that there was the potential for a Big Bang ergo we dont know whether there was any energy of any type we recognise today or there was but it only exists in a potential form.

With these things considered when the aforesaid unstoppable and immovable collide the infinite kinetic energy of the unstoppable would in the first instance be converted in to infinite amount of heat and sound energy(vibration).Infinite amount of heat energy would perpetuate into infinite amount of light which would radiate out from the event.Unstoppable and immovable suggest that these 'objects' would be unaffected by any amount of heat or vibration.Everything else as we know it would be affected by these forms of energy until 'everything' apart from the unstoppable and the immovable was gone.

Answer 3

If two unstoppable objects were to 'collide', then there would unlikely be any impact at all.

If an atom is a cathedral, its nucleus is a fly buzzing inside. What makes these objects solid is the strong and weak nuclear forces acting on them- which repulse other matter at a certain distance.

Since these objects are unstoppable these nuclear forces would become surmountable- and hence the objects would not impact at all.

Answer 4

This is a purely hypothetical question because nothing in physics is unstoppable. Nor is anything immovable. This question is a derivative of the "immovable object and unstoppable force"... I guess if they are unstoppable, they would simply change course and bounce off each other in different directions...or disintegrate.

Answer 5

I think the result of the collision will create an environment where the kinetic energy of both the objects will be transfered to the surrounding materials...

Mostly as a result of collision the kinetic energy is converted to heat, sound and other radiation.

P.S. I'm no physician but have very much interest in Science and Technology.

Answer 6

If we are to assume that they collide "head on" that is to say on directly opposing vectors at equivalent velocity, are of equal mass, have a spherical shape, and are indestructible, they should bounce and reverse direction.

Answer 7

Unstoppable is a relative term. They would stop.

Answer 8

it depends on the mass and velocity

if the mass and velocity (opposite) were the same then they would stop.

to have it unstoppable, the mass or velocity (either one) have to be infinity .

Answer 9

The exclusion principle would be negated by these objects.
They would pass through each other!

Answer 10

the same thing that would happen with the collision of an unstopable force and an immovable object.

assuming they meet head-on and both have identical inertias,... they will both stop dead.