Comments on: Scientists: Batman would plunge to doom

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:12:00 +0000

Undressing on poles is a profession. Dressing, not so much.

By: sockdoll

sockdoll — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:24:00 +0000

Maybe they took turns.

By: Sasha@librtee

Sasha@librtee — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:47:00 +0000

I have a friend whose ex-fiance was getting a PhD in sociology, with his thesis being on Batman.

Made me think of this.

By: ObeyMyBrain

ObeyMyBrain — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:29:00 +0000

or a taxi.

By: pKp

pKp — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:03:00 +0000

Batman Always Wins. Even against gravity.

By: bcsizemo

bcsizemo — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:40:00 +0000

Didn’t they usually work around issues like this in the animated series by having him use the hand held fireable grappling hook? Sort of like Spider Man, but really just for swinging and softening a landing.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:12:00 +0000

But you have to concede, Batman can defeat “smashing into the ground”, if you give him enough prep time.

By: Emo Pinata

Emo Pinata — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:00:00 +0000

I was thinking about how they got dressed and undressed sliding on poles.

By: tristan eldritch

tristan eldritch — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:11:00 +0000

I think somebody needs to do some work on Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner – LOT of dubious physics going on there.

By: Dan Hibiki

Dan Hibiki — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:27:00 +0000

his fall is usually softened by a goon.

By: CSBD

CSBD — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:11:00 +0000

I’m glad that science finally put this Bat-Mystery to rest.

Now if they could just figure out if it was possible for Adam West and Burt Ward to walk up walls holding on to a rope… that would solve another of the enduring Bat-Mysteries of the Universe.

By: Paul Renault

Paul Renault — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:45:00 +0000

Full paper here:
https://physics.le.ac.uk/journals/index.php/pst/article/view/484/289