Physics & How Things Work

Every Push Pushes Back

Name: Every Push Pushes Back
Duration: 78 s
Description: Newton's 3rd law. The wall pushes you exactly as hard as you push it.

Newton's 3rd law. The wall pushes you exactly as hard as you push it.

A kid pushes a wall. The wall doesn't move. Looks like nothing's happening. But the wall is pushing BACK on the kid — exactly as hard. Always.

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