SuicideDo NOT try and catch suicide jumpers!

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[–]DoctorsHateHim[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

People watch too many movies and don't understand basic physics.

[–]Oneda 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This makes me imagine all of those "Superman Saves Falling Civilian" scenes in comics, cartoons, and movies. I think in real life, considering how much tougher Superman is than steel or any known object, anyone he tries to catch would end up squished or in multiple parts.

[–]Jaylou 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I was sure sure I'd heard this theory before so I googled it and it turns out it was in big bang theory scene;

Penny: Yeah, I do like the one where Lois Lane falls from the helicopter and Superman swooshes down and catches her, which one was that?

Leonard, Sheldon and Howard together: One. (Raj raises one finger).

Sheldon: You realise that scene was rife with scientific inaccuracy.

Penny: Yes, I know, men can’t fly.

Sheldon: Oh no, let’s assume that they can. Lois Lane is falling, accelerating at an initial rate of 32 feet per second per second. Superman swoops down to save her by reaching out two arms of steel. Miss Lane, who is now travelling at approximately 120 miles per hour, hits them, and is immediately sliced into three equal pieces.

Leonard: Unless, Superman matches her speed and decelerates.

Sheldon: 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 would be a more merciful death.