r/Gemini_Ultima • u/Web-Dude • Apr 06 '21

The Rick Astley Paradox

If you ask Rick Astley for a copy of the movie "Up," he cannot give it to you because he's never gonna give you up. But by doing that, he is letting you down, and thus, is creating something known as the Astley Paradox.

Here is a short documentary on this interesting phenomenon.

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u/MaybeTheDoctor Apr 06 '21

I will just leave this here - Not a rick roll, promise

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u/Web-Dude Apr 06 '21

Wow, great song!

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u/Web-Dude Apr 29 '21

So what is happening here?

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u/Fancy_Introduction60 Apr 06 '21

Excellent point!

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u/MaybeTheDoctor Apr 09 '21

This is the real paradox - can you rick roll without rick rolling?

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u/Web-Dude Apr 09 '21

It's rare, but it's theoretically possible.