You know you are a science geek when ...
Mar. 26th, 2012 08:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lionkingcmslyou ponder how Superman can move or stop a flying object when in mid-air.
Forget about how can he fly, but what is his reaction force when he pushes against the flying object when he is in mid-air?
He has no thrust, and he isn't "pushing" against something, so what is he using to counteract the forces of the object?
I know! I know! It is a comic and I should just accept it for what it is, but this one item has always bothered me, more than any other super power.
Forget about how can he fly, but what is his reaction force when he pushes against the flying object when he is in mid-air?
He has no thrust, and he isn't "pushing" against something, so what is he using to counteract the forces of the object?
I know! I know! It is a comic and I should just accept it for what it is, but this one item has always bothered me, more than any other super power.
