Is it actually possible to clear all of the bricks? It seems like the ball permanently slows down each time it rebounds from the paddle.

the hyper-specificity of this moment is all the more fascinating by how fictional it is- not just that it is (necessary through the form) presented to us as a work of fiction, but that the moment itself is so illogical, and yet we are here. the title, while necessary, essentially gives away the entire joke, but the experience of it is so short and punchy that it is worth spending the time on (which would probably be a shorter commitment than reading this paragraph).