[QUOTE=Freddy the Pig]
It would seem, then, that the strength of the pusher-upper is irrelevant. Given that my mass and arm length are about the same as Chuck’s, my flabby Freddy the Pig push-up moves the Earth exactly as far as his manly-man Chuck Norris push-up. Is this correct?
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he can do it more faster, more often, and generate less waste heat.
It depends on your point of view. If Chuck does a push-up on a ship in the Indian Ocean (roughly the opposite of my location on the Earth,) he pushes the Earth up toward me. Did the Earth move for you?
How does the elasticity of the excercise mat on the floor of his dojo (where he is doing his push ups) effect the equation, if at all?
In other words, is some of his work/effort being lost through the friction (elasticity) of the mat “absorbing” it? (And any other not-completely-rigid material underneath him.)
How fast is the treadmill moving that Chuck is on?
This is weird. I had a dream about this question last night. :eek:
[QUOTE=mlees]
How does the elasticity of the excercise mat on the floor of his dojo (where he is doing his push ups) effect the equation, if at all?
In other words, is some of his work/effort being lost through the friction (elasticity) of the mat “absorbing” it? (And any other not-completely-rigid material underneath him.)
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Most, if not all the energy absorbed on the compression is returned on the expansion. Surely, some is lost as heat and squishing noises. Does the mat scream a little when Chuck Norris does push-ups? 
It’s all a matter of frame of reference.
With respect to Chuck Norris, the earth moves all the way down.
With respect to Earth, Chuck Norris is the one that does all the moving.
With respect to fan boys, Chuck Norris is the only frame of reference.
Tris
[QUOTE=elmwood]
Which gets me thinking of a possible solution for global warming: Chuck Norris can roundhouse kick the Earth into a more distant orbit.
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Most likely his roundhouse would just vaporize the Earth.
[QUOTE=AskNott]
It depends on your point of view. If Chuck does a push-up on a ship in the Indian Ocean (roughly the opposite of my location on the Earth,) he pushes the Earth up toward me. Did the Earth move for you?
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The earth always moves for me when Chuck Norris is involved.
[QUOTE=Randy Seltzer]
Can anyone address the fact that Chuck’s feet remain on the ground, so he’s actually making the Earth pivot around his feet? Shouldn’t the answer be in degrees or radians?
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As a survival mechanism, all things pivot around Chuck’s feet. Out of fear.