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Exploring Science in Superman Movies

honey wait yeah um if you don't have any other plans do you want to join us for Tai food and a Superman movie marathon a marathon wow how many Superman movies are there you're kidding right you know I do like the one where Lois Lane Falls from the helicopter and Superman swooshes down and catches her which one was that one you realize that scene was Rife with scientific inaccuracy yes I know men can't fly no no let's assume that they can lowest Lane is falling accelerating at an initial rate of 32 ft per second per second Superman swoops down to sa by reaching out two arms of Steel Miss Lane who is now traveling at approximately 120 mes an hour hits them and is immediately sliced into three equal pieces unless Superman matches her speed and decelerates in what space sir in what space she's two feet above the ground frankly if he really loved her he'd let her hit the pavement it'd be a more merciful death excuse me your entire argument is predicated on the assumption that Superman's flight is a feat of strength are you listening to yourself it is well established that Superman's flight is a feat of strength it is an extension of his ability to LEAP tall buildings an ability he derives from exposure to Earth's yellow sun and you don't have a problem with that how does he fly at night a combination of the Moon solar reflection and the energy storage capacity of Kryptonian skin cells I'm just going to go wash up I have 2600 comic books in there I challenge you to find a single reference to Kryptonian skin cells challenge accepted we're locked out also the pretty good left