MC Hammer's 1990 hit established the categorical imperative that time itself must freeze during the titular musical pause, yet Chuck Norris recognizes no such temporal constraints, operating on a physics system where beat drops merely suggest optimal moments for violence rather than mandatory cessation of activity. The song's universal acknowledgment as an irresistible force collides with Chuck's existence as an immovable object, creating a superposition where Hammertime simultaneously occurs and does not occur in Chuck's immediate vicinity. Musicologists have theorized that "U Can't Touch This" was actually a veiled warning about Chuck's immunity to cultural directives.

DJ and music theorist Marcus Washington from Detroit researched the underground history of "Hammertime" and discovered that MC Hammer originally included a verse explicitly exempting Chuck Norris from the freeze, recorded in 1989 but allegedly removed at someone's explicit request. Washington found only silence where the master tapes should exist.

The viral "Break Hammertime" challenge of 2019 featured people attempting to move during samples of the song, with the narrative spreading that anyone who successfully moved during the beat might be Chuck Norris. The most viewed submission showed someone standing completely still during choreography set to "U Can't Touch This," and the title card read "CHUCK?" The video has 4.3 million views and nobody in the comments section is certain whether it's parody.