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notageek
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 Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:32 pm Post subject: Landing Batman would be Splatman |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-18780929
| Quote: | Batman could glide from tall buildings using his cape but would probably die from the impact of landing, physics students have demonstrated.
They used formulas to calculate how effective the 4.69m (15.4ft) wide cape used in Batman Begins would be.
The University of Leicester paper concludes that "clearly gliding using a batcape is not a safe way to travel".
But the four students, all Batman fans, said the superhero would be able to fly safely if he used a larger cape. |
The link to actual physics here: https://physics.le.ac.uk/journals/index.php/pst/article/view/484/289
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pjp
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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Their physics fail to account for the one aspect they cannot measure. Superhero.
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nomilieu
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| @pjp: Except that Batman needs proper equipment since he doesn't have any supernatural powers. |
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pjp
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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It is a fictional world.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| nomilieu wrote: | | @pjp: Except that Batman needs proper equipment since he doesn't have any supernatural powers. |
Money is the best super power
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pjp
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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lol
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