This would seem to confirm the theory that Givney is moved in a fashion that exerts no force on surrounding objects:


One really must feel for Givney; he puts his desk against the wall. He welds the chair back together. He thinks he's figured it out. Then the little son of a bitch pulls a Violently Ordinary Rejoinder on you and knocks you into the desk. Well, there's one way to deal with this . . .