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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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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] traceur301@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Dear God,

A rock so heavy you cannot lift it is not an immovable object. Just cause you are weak does not mean you are right.

Kind regards, me

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Joke’s on you, old man! I have a chariot of iron!

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Even if they are able to lift it, it still would mean god wasn't powerful enough to create a rock so heavy even they couldn't lift it.

Making them essentially weak again.

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Bro do you even lift