1. University of Minnesota
IN THE DARKENED ALLEY
THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR
The Uncanny Physics
of Superhero Comics!!!
The Uncanny Physics
Of Superhero Comics
Jim Kakalios
University of Minnesota
Thursday, October 20
8:00PM
Auditorium
City Campus Union
MEANWHILE
How strong would you have to be to "leap a tall
building in a single bound"? Traveling as fast as
the Flash, could you run up the side of a building
or across the ocean? How frequently would you
need to eat? If Spider-Man's webbing is as
strong as real spider's silk, could it support his
weight as he swings between buildings?
Jim Kakalios’ Seminar “The Uncanny Physics of
Superhero Comics" draws examples from the four-color
pages of comic books, along with recent Hollywood
movies, to illustrate basic physical principles such as
forces and motion, conservation of energy, electricity
and magnetism and elementary quantum mechanics.