Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Study Shows Batman Movies Not Entirely Realistic, at Least in Terms of Cape Flight


From iwatchstuff, In 2005's Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan introduced us to a crime-fighting billionaire dressed like a bat but put the guy in sort of a body armor-looking suit, so it looked a little less silly than when we usually get introduced to this crime-fighting bat guy. But still, as GRITTY and REALISTIC as that made things, it seems not everything in Nolan's world holds up to thorough scientific analysis: Remember how Batman sort of flew around on his cape sometimes? Well, turns out that would've shattered Batman's realistically-armored body to pieces.

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1 comment:

Octopunk said...

My favorite part is this: "With no roommates on the couch to tell them to shut up and watch the fucking movie, the students offered up some solutions...."

Realistic, shmealistic. I much prefer the scientific report that determined that Endor would be destroyed by the fiery debris from the Death Star.

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