Physics
For more details on this topic, see Physical paradox.- Cool tropics paradox: A contradiction between modelled estimates of tropical temperatures during warm, ice-free periods of the Cretaceous and Eocene, and the colder temperatures that proxies suggest were present.
- The holographic principle: The amount of information that can be stored in a given volume is not proportional to the volume but to the area that bounds that volume.
- Irresistible force paradox: What would happen if an unstoppable force hit an immovable object?
Read more about this topic: List Of Paradoxes
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