For example gravity would be an irresistable force and the ground yould be an immovable object. Or any other ways you could think to explain it.What happens when an immovable object meets an irresistable force?
Gravity isn't irresistible, and the ground isn't immovable. Actual irresistible/immovable problems really only happen in philosophy, I'm afraid. In those circles, they're the sort of conundrum that keeps metaphysicians puzzled and metaphysics students infuriated at the university level. ;)
Now if you want to know what happens in the real world when strong forces meet tough objects on roughly equal grounds, there I can help you. In your example, gravity (pulling on an object) and the ground (resisting that pull) meet halfway: the ground gives a little as gravity pushes the object into it. Since the force isn't genuinely irresistible, it can't pull the object all the way into the center of the earth; since the object isn't genuinely immovable, it falls to the ground and leaves a dent. The dent may be large or small, but even in solid rock there is one (it's just too tiny to see).What happens when an immovable object meets an irresistable force?
It would be nice to say '; the irresistable force stops and the immovable object moves! '; However, in the real world the question has little meaning.
An immovable object would have infinite mass or be constrained by an infinite force. An irresistable force implies a force which is infinite in magnitude. Remember, infinity is a concept, not a number.
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