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« on: 08/06/2007 14:46:41 »
Irresistible force was my ex-wife doing the cleaning & immovable object is me at the bar while the pub's open  [:D]

But seriously, folks - could such things really exist?
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« Reply #1 on: 08/06/2007 21:58:35 »
Quote from: DoctorBeaver on 08/06/2007 14:46:41
Irresistible force was my ex-wife doing the cleaning & immovable object is me at the bar while the pub's open  [:D]

But seriously, folks - could such things really exist?
The first one: black hole's gravitational force inside its own event horizon.
The second one: doesn't exist because of the existence of the first...
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« Reply #2 on: 08/06/2007 23:18:23 »
Good answer. I like that  [:)]
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« Reply #3 on: 09/06/2007 11:02:07 »
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The first one: black hole's gravitational force inside its own event horizon

Depends what you mean by irresistable. It is supposedly possible to orbit a black hole inside the event horizon, indefinitely. Does this count as resistance?
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« Reply #4 on: 09/06/2007 12:54:11 »
Quote from: DoctorBeaver on 08/06/2007 23:18:23
Good answer. I like that  [:)]
Thank you! [:)]
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