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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Bump into something

If you're standing in a cluttered room, is it possible to bump into something even though you're barely moving?

  

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In order to "bump into" something, you have to be moving, and moving considerably, but if you're "standing," then you're not moving. So there's a problem in logic here. If you're "barely moving," then it would be difficult to "bump into" something, since you'd have to be moving considerably - walking or running, for example - in order to "bump into" something.

  • In order to "bump into" something, you have to be moving, and moving considerably, but if you're "standing," then you're not moving.
  • So there's a problem in logic here.
  • If you're "barely moving," then it would be difficult to "bump into" something, since you'd have to be moving considerably - walking or running, for example - in order to "bump into" something.
  • So again, there's a logic problem.
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In order to "bump into" something, you have to be moving, and moving considerably, but if you're "standing," then you're not moving. So there's a problem in logic here. If you're "barely moving," then it would be difficult to "bump into" something, since you'd have to be moving considerably - walking or running, for example - in order to "bump into" something. So again, there's a logic prob

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