The paradox of the immovable object and the unstoppable force is a classic scenario that spans both physics and philosophy. Commonly presented as the question: What happens when an unstoppable or irresistible force meets an immovable object? The answer of course is a lesson in futility as these 2 items cannot actually exist in the same universe as the definition of either negates the possibility of the other.

See wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/w...rresistible_force_paradox for further details.

The problem until recently was that both of these concepts were theoretical. Enter Hollywood and Tony Scott with "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1111422/.

Now we have a feasible experiment. First, we call the unstoppable force X and the immovable object Y. Then we assign Denzel Washington to X and John Travolta to Y and we can proceed to collect evidence visa vi - we watch the movie.

With the givens, I can only see 3 possible outcomes. X > Y, X < Y, or X = Y.

So what do you think. Can Denzel Washington save a movie if John Travolta is in it? Can John Travolta sink a movie if Denzel Washington is in it? I'm not sure how to perceive the third option unless the movie goes straight to DVD.

My hypothesis creates its own paradox as I will not be watching this movie. I sincerely believe John Travolta's presence guarantees delivery of crap. Someone let me know. But if your data contradicts my hypothesis then your experiment was tainted.

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