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Title text:

Unstoppable force-carrying particles can't interact with immovable matter by definition.

Transcript:

[An arrow pointing to the right and a trapezoid are labeled as 'Unstoppable Force' and 'Immovable Object' respectively.]
[The arrow is shown as entering the trapezoid from the left and the part of it in said trapezoid is coloured gray.]
[The arrow is shown as leaving the trapezoid to the right and is coloured black.]
[Caption below the panel:] I don't see why people find this scenario to be tricky.

Source: https://xkcd.com/3084/

explainxkcd for #3084

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?" that image doesn't show a force meeting an object

[–] [email protected] 132 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

They met, they just didn’t interact. Kinda like me at a work party.

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

The expression as I heard included "an irresistible force."

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