What would happen if two unstoppable objects collided head on?

Question

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

Michael M: You care. Now stop being ugly.

Mez: I like this question. I never said I'm the only one who knows the answer. By the time all is said and done, the whole world may know it. Then people will have relief from this question and its variations forever. My public service to Yahoo Answers.

Regala: The equation f=ma is not relevant to this question, but it would still be good if you knew how to properly apply it. All f=ma says is if you need an infinite force to ACHIEVE an infinite acceleration. There is nothing to indicate either object has any acceleration all, although they certainly could.

YOU LOSE GOOD DAY SIR!

At least you did make a good point with your first line.

Regala: Why are you telling me about acceleration? I'm not the one who says an unstoppable object has infinite acceleration just because f=ma.

Answer 1

if two "unstoppable" objects collided head on, they would go threw each other and continue on their paths, otherwise, they were not both unstoppable objects. one of the two must be true.

Answer 2

Your arrogant comment aside, the question proposes an impossible situation.

Unstoppable? How so? Stopping an object in motion requires a force, and

Force=mass x acceleration

Thus, for something to be "unstoppable," it must require an infinite braking force, meaning that either the mass of the object or its acceleration is infinite. If infinite mass, then infinite gravity, and thus the collapse of the universe into a single point. If infinite acceleration, then you have certainly exceeded the speed of light squared, and since E = m x c^2, whatever object was accelerated to such an extent has now converted into energy, and no longer exists.

So regardless of whether the collision were elastic or inelastic, the two objects simply cannot exist, and the Knight Rider clone did crash into the cliff and blow up, just in case you needed TV proof of the silliness of your question.

Learn your definitions - acceleration is a change in velocity. Stopping an object is changing velocity to zero. However, an "unstoppable" object would be that which required a change in velocity greater than that which is possible, in essence an infinite force. Were no change in velocity required, no collision would occur, as both objects would be stationary. If the objects had zero mass, they wouldn't really be objects, would they? The math might work, but the definitions don't. Your proposition remains illogical.

Answer 3

LOL...I'm not sure whether you ask this question repeatedly every few weeks just to taunt people!

Nobody has ever previously been able to refute your claim to being the only person who knows the answer, because you never give the answer.

Of course, if you do know the answer, and you give the answer, then you can no longer make the claim!

So, I think this is purely a game that you are playing with our minds.

The answer, of course, is that there is no answer, which in itself is an irony. So, now you are not the only one who knows the answer. qed.

Sorry, but I don't understand how the statement "Nobody knows the answer but me." is compatible with your added comment "Mez: I like this question. I never said I'm the only one who knows the answer. By the time all is said and done, the whole world may know it".......your logic astounds me!

Answer 4

you know.. you are annoying with this stupid question..no body really gives a crap ..come up with something else.. im not trying to be ugly .. who cares if you are the only one with the answer or anything else frankly im not the obsessed with my health questions . its really annoying give us a break ok?

Answer 5

They would hit each other and instantly reverse travel.