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Daniel Wqw
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Please forgive me for my naiveté but I've got to resolve a conceptual problem I'm having.
If every action has an equal and opposite reaction then why don't all the forces in the universe cancel each other out.
For example if i am in space and I hit a ball with force X then the ball reacts back with force X which would mean the forces cancel each other meaning there would be no resultant force and therefore no movement. I know this is nonsense but I'm just giving you an idea of the conceptual difficulty I'm having.
If anyone could resolve this I would be very appreciative. Thanks!
If every action has an equal and opposite reaction then why don't all the forces in the universe cancel each other out.
For example if i am in space and I hit a ball with force X then the ball reacts back with force X which would mean the forces cancel each other meaning there would be no resultant force and therefore no movement. I know this is nonsense but I'm just giving you an idea of the conceptual difficulty I'm having.
If anyone could resolve this I would be very appreciative. Thanks!