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  • Jim Kakalios takes a closer look at the physics of the DC universe. Here, he reacts to 11 memorable scenes from DC movies and rates them based on their accuracy.
    Kakalios addresses physical feats of DC superheroes, such as Joker in "Suicide Squad" jumping from an extreme height into a shallow vat of acid and Harley Quinn in "Birds of Prey" skating behind an automobile at high speed. He looks at the realism of superheroes' incredible skills, such as Aquaman's ability to sonically communicate with sharks and other fish. Would Shazam be able to charge up a mobile phone by shooting bolts of lightning at it? What material would Wonder Woman's bracelets need to be in order to deflect bullets?
    Superman and Batman come under scrutiny in the video. Kakalios looks at Bruce Wayne's cape's rigidity in "Batman Begins" and whether it would allow Batman to fly across Gotham City. Would Superman be able to turn back time by flying around the world? Why can't he see through lead in "Man of Steel"? And finally, what are the odds that both Batman and Superman have mothers named Martha? Kakalios calculates the odds from "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."
    Kakalios is the author of three books, "The Physics of Superheroes," "The Physics of Everyday Things," and "The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics." He also worked as a science consultant for the Warner Bros. film "Watchmen" and won a regional Emmy for the video "Science of Watchmen." A physics professor at the University of Minnesota, Kakalios teaches a popular class that uses comic books to illustrate the principles of physics.
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  • @nbdb23
    @nbdb23 3 роки тому +6058

    Have him break down the physics of Bollywood movies. He’ll go insane.

  • @kevinhedman2314
    @kevinhedman2314 3 роки тому +1734

    I wish this guy was my professor.
    Me: *gets answer completely wrong *
    Him: 6/10

    • @asl3151
      @asl3151 3 роки тому +13

      Yeah

    • @ronanshanley7829
      @ronanshanley7829 3 роки тому +25

      some physics professors are very lenient with the extra credit, others not so much

    • @fxitfastah
      @fxitfastah 3 роки тому +28

      hehehe yeah he completely debunks a theory or ability and gives it 8/10, out of effort.

    • @Vertutame
      @Vertutame 3 роки тому +6

      A=80/100 B= 70-80/100 C= 60-70 meaning it's passible D= 50-60 so anything below 5 is BS.

    • @nathanfierro9343
      @nathanfierro9343 3 роки тому +1

      @@Vertutame damn u a physicist too lmao

  • @tqzama1421
    @tqzama1421 3 роки тому +3886

    They had a whole physicist calculate the probability of the Martha moment. LMAO.

    • @Rok54998
      @Rok54998 3 роки тому +67

      What's probability of an rich guy dressed as bat 😂😂
      That physicist is dumb

    • @kurokasteele4830
      @kurokasteele4830 3 роки тому +144

      Much better than getting half a physicist to do the same job.

    • @tqzama1421
      @tqzama1421 3 роки тому +17

      @@kurokasteele4830 you're not wrong.

    • @Chromodar
      @Chromodar 3 роки тому +54

      I found that part really funny, but all the while I couldn't shake the thought that it's _supposed_ to be unlikely. If everyone's mother was named Martha it wouldn't be anything special, making the scene even harder to make sense of.

    • @thomasbramer7496
      @thomasbramer7496 3 роки тому +50

      @@Rok54998 Do you have a phd in physics. No, I don't think so.

  • @pendaco
    @pendaco 3 роки тому +1754

    Scientist: There's a 0.0004% chance they're both named Martha.
    So you're telling me there's a chance.. Yeeaahhh!

    • @foreiveralone
      @foreiveralone 3 роки тому +32

      i know this is just a joke but, in terms of probability, a percentage of that low is mathematically impossible.

    • @sheilahanindra3316
      @sheilahanindra3316 3 роки тому +52

      the chance of them being named Martha is low...but never zero

    • @Rok54998
      @Rok54998 3 роки тому +13

      @@sheilahanindra3316 do u think that Batman stopped cuz of mother's name ??
      Also I don't get why tf that physicist calculated probability of one's name being Martha like wtf bruh 😂

    • @sheilahanindra3316
      @sheilahanindra3316 3 роки тому +4

      @@Rok54998 no...idk tho it seems ridiculous when u think abt it but hey in the name of P L O T, anything is possible. Maybe he did it for fun lmaoo

    • @bretonwayde6934
      @bretonwayde6934 3 роки тому +2

      @@Rok54998 cause comedy

  • @fanaticalplel1003
    @fanaticalplel1003 3 роки тому +1881

    This guy really has a passion for comics and superheroes we want more!

    • @davidf2244
      @davidf2244 3 роки тому +17

      I loved how positive and generous he was with the ratings.

    • @simonsays6307
      @simonsays6307 3 роки тому +17

      You mean "Physicist". It's refreshing to see an expert who just have fun with it without overly-criticizing the unrealistic parts of the movies.. like what you see in those other breakdown videos.

    • @User-54631
      @User-54631 3 роки тому +4

      I bet he wrote a whole book on it.

    • @periwxnkle
      @periwxnkle 3 роки тому +3

      He got the puns down and everything

    • @sayramejia-negrete6480
      @sayramejia-negrete6480 3 роки тому

      Am your 800th like

  • @stuntphish
    @stuntphish 3 роки тому +1643

    I love how Super Man is allowed to go 150% the speed of light and get a 5/10 but his mother isn't allowed to be called Martha without getting a 2/10

    • @Rok54998
      @Rok54998 3 роки тому +41

      Well u know lot of people didn't understood that scene so he went with that flow to criticize that scene but idk why ik the world he calculated probability 😂

    • @Boeing_hitsquad
      @Boeing_hitsquad 3 роки тому +53

      The lack of probability only supports his confused reaction.
      Why did you say Martha? That's MY mother's name .. not another person

    • @Rok54998
      @Rok54998 3 роки тому +2

      @@Boeing_hitsquad what exactly u mean

    • @shannond7437
      @shannond7437 3 роки тому +13

      I am copy pasting my response to a similar comment because it is an absurd rating! He was much more lenient than all of the Marvel films. Does Martha really deserve to be on this list? 😂 Growing up, I had a friend named Shannon had a mom with the same, not even on the top 100 name. It happens! But why not mention Super Man reversing time with his crazy speed lol!

    • @TFalconwing
      @TFalconwing 3 роки тому +25

      @@shannond7437 If you want to talk crazy probability, my mother, my wife, and my brother's current girlfriend all have the same birthday. Any one of them has a probability of 1/365 of being born on that day, but for all three of them to be born on that day is a 1/48,627,125. But then again, when there's billions of people on the planet you're bound to get overlap. On average, 20.5 million people should share that same birthday.

  • @needsabettername5862
    @needsabettername5862 3 роки тому +295

    Some people won the lottery, others have a mother named Martha.

    • @oldcowbb
      @oldcowbb 3 роки тому +23

      if it save you from batman, its a pretty good deal

    • @user-cd4bx6uq1y
      @user-cd4bx6uq1y 3 роки тому +3

      100th

  • @1nicerboi759
    @1nicerboi759 3 роки тому +1690

    Nobody:
    Physicists: "If we ignore air resistance..."

    • @johnluujl
      @johnluujl 3 роки тому +30

      Engineer?^^

    • @RockerGo24
      @RockerGo24 3 роки тому +23

      Exactly it is in the blood

    • @user-ve1uj9ow7j
      @user-ve1uj9ow7j 3 роки тому +2

      Nice 💖

    • @marvyncruz2775
      @marvyncruz2775 3 роки тому +18

      Trumpsters: “We ignore Science.”

    • @SennaAugustus
      @SennaAugustus 3 роки тому +28

      Ignoring air resistance is when you're too lazy to calculate complicated equations.

  • @Juggtacula
    @Juggtacula 3 роки тому +207

    Shouldn't Shazam have gotten a 10/10 since him zapping the phones caused them to explode exactly how you said?

    • @ramasamy001
      @ramasamy001 3 роки тому +38

      Maybe because it happened in only 33.33% of the cases...

    • @Xerrea
      @Xerrea Рік тому

      @@ramasamy001 how do you know the other phones was in a case? Maybe the one exploding was the only phone in a case?
      -I’m gonna show myself out.

  • @abhibhoir027
    @abhibhoir027 3 роки тому +171

    The physicist was just warming up till the Dr. Manhattan scene came up.

  • @chrisberg7862
    @chrisberg7862 3 роки тому +612

    As a comic book nerd and a science nerd, I can’t express how much I love this

  • @nitish.anand99
    @nitish.anand99 3 роки тому +503

    Aquaman talking to fish 10/10 scientifically accurate.
    Harley Quinn rollerskating off the back of car, 6/10 very unlikely.

    • @firestorm165
      @firestorm165 3 роки тому +61

      He didn't have a problem with the car, he had one with her rollerblading through what was essentially an explosion

    • @unamandlaxulu5840
      @unamandlaxulu5840 3 роки тому +60

      I mean he said the car thing was possible, just that doing all that and maintaining balance on rollerskates through an explosion seemed impossible

    • @superitgel1
      @superitgel1 3 роки тому +27

      both having mom named martha 2/10 very very unlikely

    • @Rok54998
      @Rok54998 3 роки тому +7

      @@superitgel1 that Martha scene has nothing to do with probability of name.
      You should watch an explanation of that scene

    • @ChargeQM
      @ChargeQM 3 роки тому +6

      If this is Harley post-Ivy romance, she's been biologically altered to be superhuman. It's pretty unlikely even then, but it helps.

  • @DjDMA
    @DjDMA 3 роки тому +133

    I want him to analyze some Fast & Furious. Specially that scene where Toretto flies off a car on a highway and catches Letty in the air.

    • @noahmallory9555
      @noahmallory9555 3 роки тому +9

      They have one for that but it's a different physicist

    • @alm2187
      @alm2187 3 роки тому +4

      Don't ask how he knew there'd be a car there, Letty! You don't actually want to get people thinking about your reality. :-P

    • @thelegendarysupersaiyanbro6535
      @thelegendarysupersaiyanbro6535 2 роки тому +12

      that man doesn't need physics because. he has family

  • @thedinkydreads9351
    @thedinkydreads9351 3 роки тому +193

    This guy is adorable, you can see the pure joy on his face whilst reviewing these clips. We want more!!

  • @firestorm165
    @firestorm165 3 роки тому +122

    Shazam didn't exactly have the wisdom of Solomon in that last clip

    • @Siile_
      @Siile_ 3 роки тому +13

      The character is dumber as Shazam than he is as a kid. They actually have completely different personalities tbh. I never managed to finish watching that movie, thought it was very cheap, cliché and just boring af.

    • @watersheep7175
      @watersheep7175 3 роки тому +6

      @@Siile_ Lmao, He clearly had wisdom when he came up with the plan yo bring out envy so the other guy lost his powers

    • @blakewalker94
      @blakewalker94 3 роки тому +5

      He was using Solomon throughout the entire movie. I think you're misunderstanding his powers a little.

    • @Batcow-1138
      @Batcow-1138 3 роки тому +15

      To be fair I dont think that King Solomon would know how a smart phone battery works

    • @hellozukohere6514
      @hellozukohere6514 2 роки тому +2

      ​@@Siile_ I agree. They felt like two completely different characters as opposed to the same person. Billy this quiet, extremely introverted kid and then Shazam, almost instantly after he gets his powers, he turns into this like ball of energy.
      I actually liked the movie, just kind of wish Shazam and Billy didn't feel like to separate people, would've make it so much better.

  • @eastafrika728
    @eastafrika728 3 роки тому +55

    For me, as an engineer, the Flash concept is that he generates energy from the air and super-cools it to where he can deliberately form a superconductive potential difference that is at the speed of light.

    • @iganpparamarta8813
      @iganpparamarta8813 3 роки тому +14

      And the writers be like :
      It’s actually a different dimension called Speed Force that allows speedsters to use it to move fast and not affected by laws of physics (READ:we don’t understand any of that physics stuff)

    • @eastafrika728
      @eastafrika728 3 роки тому +6

      @@iganpparamarta8813 yes, they need to consult, the theory I am referring to is called the Miessner London Effect of suspension of magnetic flux causing a potential difference superconduction.

  • @shifatara9176
    @shifatara9176 3 роки тому +347

    This guy 's explaining was pretty fun.We want more.Can he explain their powers next?

    • @dongeonmaster8547
      @dongeonmaster8547 3 роки тому +9

      Buy his book, he does just that.

    • @shifatara9176
      @shifatara9176 3 роки тому +2

      @@dongeonmaster8547 Ok,thanks for the suggestion.I'd love to read his nook.Only problem is,I have NO IDEA what it's called.What's the name of the book?

    • @dongeonmaster8547
      @dongeonmaster8547 3 роки тому +7

      @@shifatara9176
      He mentions it at the start of the video. THE PHYSICS OF SUPERHEROES by Jim Kakalios. Look him up on facebook and you might even find some of his seminars.

    • @shifatara9176
      @shifatara9176 3 роки тому +2

      @@dongeonmaster8547 Ok,thank you so much!

    • @bobbuethe1477
      @bobbuethe1477 9 місяців тому

      I read the book several years ago. I was hoping for a discussion of how Green Lantern's constructs are supposed to work, but he pretty much skipped over that.

  • @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y
    @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y 3 роки тому +331

    Alan Moore said something similar to: You give kids a made-up world, they just go with it. But adults start asking:''Who puts gas in the Batmobile, who pumps the tires ?'' Nobody, it's a F-ing comic !

    • @emudeko
      @emudeko 3 роки тому +68

      You go to the Bat-gas station and the Bat-tire shop

    • @Roihan54
      @Roihan54 3 роки тому +88

      Adults start asking:'' Who puts gas in the Batmobile, who pumps the tires ?'' Probably Alfred..

    • @kevinlane1219
      @kevinlane1219 3 роки тому +11

      I for one care about realistic stories.

    • @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y
      @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y 3 роки тому +34

      @@kevinlane1219 it's not about realism, it's about useless questions, that aren't important for the plot.

    • @vdnf321
      @vdnf321 3 роки тому +33

      realism can exist in a fictional, outlandish world. If it's consistent with the world its built in

  • @jothishprabu8
    @jothishprabu8 3 роки тому +172

    When you watch a superhero movie with a nerd friend

  • @trailblazertja6669
    @trailblazertja6669 3 роки тому +29

    Next episode: Alien breaks down the logic behind 15 Hollywood Alien scene

    • @Drkwll
      @Drkwll 3 роки тому +2

      Alien: why would you think we will destroy you?

    • @minecraftpiglinmattspoemsd2287
      @minecraftpiglinmattspoemsd2287 2 роки тому

      Alien: No, no, NO why would you put our old ACD4-DB4 spaceships in your human future? We constantly develop space ships every human minute! I'm giving this human movie a 2/10, absolutely not our style, humans

  • @derek8685
    @derek8685 3 роки тому +24

    This guy seem like the fun uncle that knows everything

  • @hermesz_
    @hermesz_ 3 роки тому +153

    Finally a scientist who uses metric in this videos
    and we need more of comic book scientist here. this was super fun

    • @JC-kv1oo
      @JC-kv1oo 3 роки тому

      He has another video of comic book break down ,he's great

    • @MrRinre
      @MrRinre 2 роки тому +6

      All scientists use metric even if they are used to the imperial system.

  • @prestonlife3239
    @prestonlife3239 3 роки тому +57

    It would also be cool it a zoologists did monster hunter monsters.

    • @karlajaeger2082
      @karlajaeger2082 3 роки тому +3

      Bah, bigfoot are invisible, they compost their poo, and use their telekinesis to shed their skin, grind up their bones, and erase dna. It's a very important part of the ecosystem.

    • @prestonlife3239
      @prestonlife3239 3 роки тому +1

      @@karlajaeger2082 😂 😂

  • @proloyb5077
    @proloyb5077 3 роки тому +152

    Woah... Dr. Manhattan is actually scientifically correct! Wow.

    • @localhobo5362
      @localhobo5362 3 роки тому +2

      @Anonymous Jack why wouldnt it be?

    • @AnimeFreakish78
      @AnimeFreakish78 3 роки тому +51

      Quantum superheros tend to be overpowered because having control over quantum physics is essentially a cheat code for everything related to space or time

    • @alex_fromrsa4815
      @alex_fromrsa4815 3 роки тому +46

      @@brianoconnor4269 By the language mistakes in your sentence, I choose to doubt that.

    • @binojjohnson7464
      @binojjohnson7464 3 роки тому +28

      @@alex_fromrsa4815
      Even I doubt him
      because in his channel there are GTA videos
      physicists are busy people
      they don't make GTA videos 🤣😂

    • @dletetdchanel6104
      @dletetdchanel6104 3 роки тому +5

      As a non physicist, i actually understood what he said and was theoretically correct

  • @dazzlingburritoes5693
    @dazzlingburritoes5693 3 роки тому +49

    Imagine being even half this good as physics, I would never stop talking

    • @MrRinre
      @MrRinre 2 роки тому +2

      You can become pretty good by studying half an hour everyday for 1 year. Or in 6 months, if you study over the weekends for a couple of hours consistently. It's not that hard if you just want to know the theory and explanation behind everything (assuming you dont do a lot of math)

  • @FlyingFox86
    @FlyingFox86 3 роки тому +39

    The scene of Superman turning back time is interesting. I always assumed that he reversed the spin of the earth, which causes time to turn back. That would be complete nonsense in a number of ways. The idea that he traveled back in time simply by surpassing the speed of light is a lot more believable in comparison.

    • @DarkEagle-vx9hd
      @DarkEagle-vx9hd 3 роки тому +4

      Ppl have griped about that Earth rotation thing for years! I think it was just a physical symbol of what he was doing, since we don't actually know what going back in time looks like.

    • @playstationarusu
      @playstationarusu 2 роки тому +1

      The only trouble with that is whether or not he defies causality by stopping the event that caused him to time travel before he even did it, putting himself in a paradox

  • @ethanwilliams7706
    @ethanwilliams7706 3 роки тому +490

    They really had a physicist review the martha scene because it was so stupid, checks out

    • @nuhalsalafi
      @nuhalsalafi 3 роки тому +26

      it’s not stupid normies like you think it is

    • @ethanwilliams7706
      @ethanwilliams7706 3 роки тому +49

      @@nuhalsalafi i love dc but you cant be serious bro

    • @nuhalsalafi
      @nuhalsalafi 3 роки тому +7

      i guess i have an unpopular opinion

    • @nuhalsalafi
      @nuhalsalafi 3 роки тому +3

      @Lori Hanks it’s not dumb you are dumb

    • @Lucidopherus
      @Lucidopherus 3 роки тому +13

      @@nuhalsalafi
      uno reverse card

  • @jordanantoine9999
    @jordanantoine9999 3 роки тому +32

    It's crazy how flawlessly he goes to speaking a different language when he starts talking about Dr. Manhattan 😭

  • @AngryLink
    @AngryLink 3 роки тому +22

    I always wonder about super speed. The ability to run at X amounts of speed doesn't just mean your body can go that fast but it also means your brain has to be developed enough to process the environment. Due to that, every speedster should/could basically be looking at the world as if everything was moving at a snails pace because their brains are processing things at "1,000" times faster than the normal brain and at the same time they should also be mega geniuses.

  • @pawannehra2407
    @pawannehra2407 3 роки тому +49

    Immediately clicked on seeing this guy. Loved the first one.

  • @Dats_Mark
    @Dats_Mark 3 роки тому +13

    Insider really needs to start loaning these experts decent microphones

  • @rizkyaldino8118
    @rizkyaldino8118 3 роки тому +30

    Next,i' m waiting for hacking scene or computer scene on movie explained by cyber security/computer experts

  • @RevengeAvenger
    @RevengeAvenger 2 роки тому +6

    I absolutely dig this guy! You can tell he's an actual fan. And the fact he's always smiling and in no way boring is awesome. 10/10

  • @SourGir1986
    @SourGir1986 3 роки тому +43

    He's fun! More from him please.

  • @vybezD
    @vybezD 3 роки тому +18

    high diving into shallow pools should be an event in the Darwinian Olympics.

  • @LJL85
    @LJL85 3 роки тому +65

    This guy is way too generous with his grading.

    • @dongeonmaster8547
      @dongeonmaster8547 3 роки тому +8

      Hard for him to be too harsh a critic. He loves comic books.

    • @MegatronYES
      @MegatronYES 3 роки тому +3

      Compared to almost every single other one of these people in these clips, I’ll take Kakalios’ analysis over any “SWORD GUY”s perpetual disdain for imagination

    • @putalover4519
      @putalover4519 3 роки тому

      Ikr DCEU scenes should all have negative ratings

    • @unnamed.3114
      @unnamed.3114 3 роки тому +2

      if he took it seriously every superhero scene in existance would be 0

  • @RodMateu
    @RodMateu 3 роки тому +33

    Love how he gives a higher score to reversing time by turning the Earth backwards than he does to having mothers with the same name.

    • @RodMateu
      @RodMateu 2 роки тому

      @PressieAMVs Superpowers or not, that's just not how time works.

    • @hexamael9458
      @hexamael9458 2 роки тому +2

      Well to be fair, he never commented on the time reversing thing. He was only explaining the science of how fast Clark would have to travel to orbit the earth as many times as he did in that scene.

    • @RodMateu
      @RodMateu 2 роки тому

      @PressieAMVs If whatever the script says goes and deserves no further scrutiny, then I don't see the point of having a physicist evaluate these. Obviously the script says everything that happens in each of these movies happens.

    • @RodMateu
      @RodMateu 2 роки тому

      @PressieAMVs And you know what I mean, buddy.

  • @sergiomuniz350
    @sergiomuniz350 3 роки тому +69

    For a second I thought he was going to explain some of their powers, not joker jumping into a pool that's more than 30cm or talking about the fact that both batman and Superman's moms have the same name

    • @thiccandridicc
      @thiccandridicc 3 роки тому +5

      Watch more of the video

    • @unamandlaxulu5840
      @unamandlaxulu5840 3 роки тому +8

      He does explain Flash running on walls, Wonder Woman's deflecting bullets and Batman's Cape hardening

  • @5TailFox
    @5TailFox 3 роки тому +5

    It's funny you should mention the high diving into shallow pools thing, seeing as how it's the Joker doing it, and you tend to see that type of act at carnivals and circuses.

  • @gareththompson2708
    @gareththompson2708 3 роки тому +7

    18:33 Superman can shoot lasers out of his eyes. Perhaps emitting light in the x-ray and infrared spectrums from his eyes are a soft version of exactly the same power.

  • @superhyperultra4857
    @superhyperultra4857 3 роки тому +33

    He literally broke down how Dr. Manhattan operates...science-wise 🤯😅

    • @localhobo5362
      @localhobo5362 3 роки тому +3

      I jwas reading the Stephen Hawking book couple of hours ago, the part about particles and waves, quantum physics etc. And as soon as I saw Doc, I was like it's all makes sense now.
      Doc is actually a walking/flying poster boy of everything quantum physics is trying to prove, lol.

    • @abhibhoir027
      @abhibhoir027 3 роки тому +3

      The scientist was just warming up until Dr. Manhattan came.

    • @UltimateKyuubiFox
      @UltimateKyuubiFox 10 місяців тому

      Alan Moore is pretty good at this writing thing.

  • @SyFyWire
    @SyFyWire 3 роки тому +97

    Facts ✅

  • @SirWeibrot
    @SirWeibrot 3 роки тому +1

    This was a really fun video! I want more!

  • @Kobaneko2005
    @Kobaneko2005 3 роки тому +18

    Phd: "This can't happen"
    Quantum Physics: "Hold my (infinite but the same but different)beers."

    • @gordonlekfors2708
      @gordonlekfors2708 3 роки тому

      **administers your incel medicine** shhh there ya go, buddy

    • @blazedgamingkr1438
      @blazedgamingkr1438 3 роки тому

      -that are both full and empty at the same time.

  • @SuchRush
    @SuchRush 3 роки тому +10

    He's so passionate and lax about real science in fictional settings. If he was a regular physicist he would just be giving everything a zero. Love this guy.

  • @auburn1357
    @auburn1357 3 роки тому +10

    Yay physics! Thank you for breaking these down so well and giving excellent insight. Though I wanted to discuss the Martha controversy further. To be fair, we live in our universe and not the one where Metropolis and Gotham are cities so it might be that in that world there are still a lot more women named Martha.
    Okay but seriously, the probability of both their parents having the name Martha is low but it does not matter what their mother's name is. The main probability we are interested in is what is the probability of two men having mothers with the same name. This is because if Clark had said "Save Windy" and both their mothers were named Windy then the effect on the plot would be the same.
    This is akin to the statistics professors make up exam. Two students say they were not able to come in for an exam because they had a blown tire but really they needed extra time. When they come in to take the make up exam, the professor tests them individually and has only one question on the exam: what tire blew out?
    It has always been canon that Bruce's mom was named Martha and Clark's mom has been named Martha since the 1950s. You calculated the probability of different comic book writers randomly writing two characters who had mothers with the same name. Though things this random appear to happen. I don't think they purposefully made these characters have mothers with the same name so that a move over half a century later can make it a plot point.

    • @cQunc
      @cQunc 2 роки тому

      Was just about to comment on this. Saved me some time :)

  • @ONRIPRESENCE
    @ONRIPRESENCE 3 роки тому +2

    Epic. I've seen you at the Physics and Nanotechnology building when I was going to the MNC cleanroom. Nice video.

  • @Hollowdude15
    @Hollowdude15 Рік тому

    I like how he is breaking down it and awesome video man :]

  • @l8dawn
    @l8dawn 3 роки тому +6

    I remember we did a lab experiment with some coffee filters to find a semi-accurate value for the acceleration due to gravity of an object, and that was our intro to kinematics :) its what set me on the track of becoming a mechanical engineer!

  • @mitchellmurray5892
    @mitchellmurray5892 3 роки тому +21

    Honestly, they should have this guy look at the "comic book" versions of these heroes! It's ridiculous how much films nerf characters of that sort. Case in point; If "Birds of Prey" Black Canary was anywhere as strong as she is in the comics, she could go toe to toe with Wonder Woman....and of course, use her screaming ability without fainting.

    • @jimmoryaty6903
      @jimmoryaty6903 3 роки тому +6

      Black Canary herself said in the comics that Wonder Woman would punch her to another planet by just using 10% of her strength and speed, they are not even in the same tier.

    • @mitchellmurray5892
      @mitchellmurray5892 3 роки тому +1

      @@jimmoryaty6903 Keep in mind, I said she could go toe to toe with Wondie; As in, she has enough speed and skill to keep up with her in a friendly sparring match. If it were an all out brawl with nothing held back...then of course Canary would be beaten to a pulp.
      But that's beside the point; What I was mainly saying was that the version of Canary in "Birds of Prey" was a severely underpowered depiction of the character.

    • @MrRinre
      @MrRinre 2 роки тому +6

      @@mitchellmurray5892 going toe to toe means they are of similar strength. If one character has to nerf their power by about 80%, I wouldn't call that toe to toe. It means WW is playing around.

  • @ponchoandy
    @ponchoandy Рік тому +1

    This guy was great. He understood the assignment and broke physics and laws of nature when needed and went on to explain ignoring such. 11/10

  • @RaeSan_Art
    @RaeSan_Art 2 роки тому +1

    i love this guy bc immediately he watched the martha scene and went “From a physics standpoint, this is bullshit”

  • @jaison8263
    @jaison8263 3 роки тому +42

    "Everything is over now!"
    "Martha!"
    "Understandable, have a nice day."

    • @brienriley7234
      @brienriley7234 3 роки тому

      Have him break down the physics of Bollywood movies. He’ll go insane.

    • @jaison8263
      @jaison8263 3 роки тому

      @@brienriley7234 I know.

  • @eternalreign2313
    @eternalreign2313 3 роки тому +7

    WW's strength is one thing, but what about her eye sight and reaction time to be able to see bullets coming and to move fast enough to deflect them? Relative to the bullet, she's not moving very fast in those scenes so those bullets pretty much have to be shot right at her bracelets. If I'm the gunman I'm probably going to notice that and aim for her legs or something.

    • @KiyoGam1
      @KiyoGam1 2 роки тому +1

      She is bulletproof herself as well but the impact would be a little painful so she uses the bracelets.

  • @WAZZUP7227
    @WAZZUP7227 3 роки тому +7

    he's very generous with these movies. i wonder how he is with homework...

  • @hebertlopez1105
    @hebertlopez1105 3 роки тому +2

    I would love to have a teacher like this, what an nice an chill guy, keep like this Insider

  • @bedantabhattacharjee3646
    @bedantabhattacharjee3646 3 роки тому +15

    It's not that they had the same name but it was in this moment that Bruce knew Clark is not his enemy. Clark is a human. More human than Bruce

    • @Wavey1988
      @Wavey1988 3 роки тому +6

      Exactly, Bruce realised he's a dude just trying to save his mother

    • @eternalreign2313
      @eternalreign2313 3 роки тому +2

      But it only worked because it was Martha. Batman wouldn't have given 2 rips if he were saying Erma or something.

    • @nikhilmhatre3473
      @nikhilmhatre3473 3 роки тому +2

      Normal people would have said 'Save My mom' but him saying 'Save martha' was the cringe part for me. Honestly it would have just worked just fine if he had said 'Save my mother'.

    • @MistaJ28
      @MistaJ28 2 роки тому

      @@nikhilmhatre3473 thats laughable. Superman thought he was going to die somehow, which is why his last wish was to save his mother. So can you tell me how Batman would find who's Superman's mother when he thought Superman was just an alien who came out of nowhere?? Batman didnt see him as a human. He thought Superman was someone who came with a plan to trick this world into war and destroy it or conquer it. If Superman said "save his mother", things would be completely different. Batman will think that Superman is just trying to mess with his mind. But Superman wasnt trying to mess with his mind. He said "save martha" because even if he died, he would've given Batman a clue about who he was supposed to save.

  • @jor_dasan1810
    @jor_dasan1810 3 роки тому +8

    Love this dude! Im so getting his book!

  • @JajaRabaraOAE
    @JajaRabaraOAE 3 роки тому

    The graphics and animation on this video are a very nice touch!

  • @AshlynOne
    @AshlynOne 3 роки тому +1

    This guy is amazing. Please keep bringing him back. Also wtf was that outro? Just decided to use a clip of his Skype Call imploding?

  • @Xan923
    @Xan923 3 роки тому +3

    Why couldn’t I have a physics teacher like him 😭

  • @ophiuchus992
    @ophiuchus992 3 роки тому +3

    18:10 superman is photosynthetic and can project light beams from his eyes, so yes he would be able to change the spectrum of color in order to visualize various types of dimensional sight

  • @heyy8074
    @heyy8074 3 роки тому

    thank u for uploading this

  • @r3dr4t37
    @r3dr4t37 3 роки тому +1

    I am so amazed by this video. He is basically a really life sheldon cooper.

  • @igorvishnyakov9250
    @igorvishnyakov9250 3 роки тому +4

    "It's unlikely they're both named Martha" Man, it's so much incredible coincidences happens in this world, you would not believe it

  • @HeroicHorizon
    @HeroicHorizon 3 роки тому +6

    No one:
    Me: Hold on a second, why doesn't x-ray vision get a higher score...Clark can in fact generate light from his own eyes, which seems to be the requirement for the x-ray capabilities...in conclusion he's just toning down the distructive capacity of his heat/laser vision to gain x-ray capabilities... isn't that a miracle exemption🧑‍💻... I recommend an upgrade to 8/10.
    Me: 👀 it was in that moment I knew I became too involved in this video 😂

    • @doctaflo
      @doctaflo 3 роки тому +1

      He should’ve lost MORE points: How are the x-rays getting back to his eyes? when you get an x-ray, there’s an emitter on one side of you and a photographic plate or computer sensor on the other side to receive the radiation and form the image. maybe some tiny fraction of x-rays deflected by electrons would bounce 180 degrees back, but then the total dose of radiation would surely be lethal.

    • @HeroicHorizon
      @HeroicHorizon 3 роки тому +1

      @@doctaflo Hahaha good one

  • @TheMoises1213
    @TheMoises1213 3 роки тому

    Love this!!! He’s so ecstatic talking about it and he knows what he’s talking about yess!

  • @virminlord
    @virminlord 2 роки тому

    This guy was awesome! Do a part 2 if you haven't already

  • @MediaCastleX
    @MediaCastleX 3 роки тому +3

    Wow after watching this, math looks easy... 😅

  • @tyronelau4200
    @tyronelau4200 3 роки тому +6

    I should be asleep but this is interesting

  • @josephloughrey9529
    @josephloughrey9529 2 роки тому

    His commenting and breakdowns are the best ever 10/10 but his grading pattern is a bit all over the place :D
    Great video, Great guy!

  • @garywang4359
    @garywang4359 3 роки тому +1

    Listening to this dude explain the sport of creating the world record belly flops, all I can think about is Superman and Cyborg's conversation about would you rather live or just die.

  • @errorerror8700
    @errorerror8700 2 роки тому +3

    I like him. He is explaining really good and he has a sense of Humor.
    It cost him some points using the imperial instead of the metric system. 😑

  • @FirstNameLastName-tg3rc
    @FirstNameLastName-tg3rc 3 роки тому +3

    20:47 If I was that dude, I'd be pissed.

  • @zubaid-.-2846
    @zubaid-.-2846 3 роки тому +2

    Breaking down the Flash in the Snyder Cut of Justice League would be glorious.

  • @AustrianCitizen
    @AustrianCitizen 3 роки тому +2

    I was about to lose it several times, but when the pipe came in, I was done 😂 7:57

  • @god1356
    @god1356 3 роки тому +3

    I would like him to do fast and furious, he will rage

  • @cougarkids4978
    @cougarkids4978 3 роки тому +11

    I’m happy they had this guy again. He’s really funny and he actually likes the movies.

  • @miklu26
    @miklu26 3 роки тому

    This is so cool! More please

  • @melontusk7358
    @melontusk7358 3 роки тому

    I love how improbable the Martha scene was, which means it makes a lot of sense for Batfleck to freak out (the dude also has PTSD). And by the way, could you ask Professor Jim to do an episode breaking down the DC Multiverse? With String theory and multidimensional branes and how Darkseid came from a different world than ours? Or how Superman flies in "Man of Steel" (by manipulating gravitational fields with gravitons, which is why snow particles were levitating around him?There is so much potential for a video. I've always adored his work on "Watchmen".

  • @ManveerMattu
    @ManveerMattu 3 роки тому +4

    I love Superman

  • @event_horizon1158
    @event_horizon1158 3 роки тому +4

    This is my professor right now and he’s amazing at giving examples that are simple and easy to understand

  • @RealCrazyDiamond
    @RealCrazyDiamond 2 роки тому +1

    This guy is legit a super hero himself. I would love to see a movie about him fighting evildoers with science.

  • @drewchmieleski9631
    @drewchmieleski9631 Рік тому

    I'm taking this dude's class next semester; this is gonna be so much fun

  • @izzojoseph2
    @izzojoseph2 3 роки тому +2

    This dude makes me want to study physics

  • @yifanzheng1999
    @yifanzheng1999 3 роки тому +4

    I remember reading the Physics of Superheroes when I was younger, it was great

  • @KoiKat_
    @KoiKat_ 3 роки тому

    A book about the physics of superheroes?
    Now I know what to get my dad for Christmas.

  • @rafaeru_
    @rafaeru_ 3 роки тому +2

    "It gets downgraded by being able to actualy create photons from his eyes..."
    THE DUDE CAN LITERALLY SHOOT LAZORS OUT OF HIS GODDAM EYES BRUV

  • @sldho66man
    @sldho66man 3 роки тому +3

    Now i’m no scientist, so can someone explain to me why the shouldn’t be able to run vertically? Isn’t the centrifugal force supposed to give him more weight, so he actually has weight to push down on the wall?

    • @darkdraagoon
      @darkdraagoon 3 роки тому +2

      Cause to stick to a surface you need to have force that push you into that surface. So if Flash run first and he use the force to run, he will push himself away from the wall and there is no force to push him back into the wall to keep running like that.
      Example would be you get a string and attach something to one end, spin it around but then let go. The object will fly away from you. The flash will be in reverse which he will fly to the centre instead of sticking to the wall.

    • @SennaAugustus
      @SennaAugustus 3 роки тому

      You can try it yourself. Go into a swimming pool, and kick out against the wall. You'll need some effort to get back to the wall again.

  • @TotallyNotAFox
    @TotallyNotAFox 2 роки тому +1

    9:38 - There are a lot more factors to consider though, like different calibers, composition of the bullet, how thin the metal is or how brittle / flexible. The russian T-34 for example was also made to withstand small arms fire but every grenade with a calibre over 50mm was a threat of breaking the armor and cause it to turn into shrapnell for the crew - because the steel they used was too brittle

  • @wizzyx3k
    @wizzyx3k 2 роки тому

    That Dr. Manhattan explanation has my brain in a gelatin state.

  • @CarlosCardoso2amissao
    @CarlosCardoso2amissao 3 роки тому +7

    "The Flash can't run on a wall". Dude it's The oldest trick. Have you ever seen a death globe?

    • @puneetha7167
      @puneetha7167 3 роки тому +1

      He said flash cannot run on flat vertical surfaces. The death globe stunt u r talking about has a curved wall on which the cars and bikes speed on(I hope that is the trick u r talking about)

  • @kevinhedman2314
    @kevinhedman2314 3 роки тому +3

    I love how you always know these are legit physicists by how nerdy they look. Glad to know I’m getting good info.

  • @haruruben
    @haruruben 3 роки тому

    I mean this as the ultimate compliment, this guy is the greatest nerd ever

  • @BuyoganExtendedStories
    @BuyoganExtendedStories 2 роки тому

    I like this guy. He explained physics so simple that I can understand

  • @Boogie3D
    @Boogie3D 3 роки тому +3

    A physicist who mixes imperial and metric units all the time...

    • @ethanwilliams7706
      @ethanwilliams7706 3 роки тому +5

      America being complicated for no reason at its finest

    • @Peter_Cordes
      @Peter_Cordes 3 роки тому +1

      Only because he's trying to accommodate a general audience that includes the US, where he lives. If he was just talking about this for fun with other physicists over coffee, they'd likely be mostly metric. (Although again, they'd be in the US and have that unfortunate influence on their choice of units for casual usage.)
      I was pleasantly surprised how little US units were used in this.

  • @MaegnasMw
    @MaegnasMw 3 роки тому +5

    His estimate for the speed in the first segment (falling from a large height to a shallow pool) is WAY off at 44m/s. If you fall from 5m gravity accelerates you to 10m/s (that's 36km/h or 22.5mph). if you fall from 20m, gravity takes you to 20m/s (72km/h or 45mph). In his example, falling from 11m gave 44m/s??? In what universe?? :P

  • @sebastianperalta5139
    @sebastianperalta5139 3 роки тому

    Great video. This guy is amazing

  • @zwd7898
    @zwd7898 3 роки тому +1

    About the energy thing for the flash and needing to eat. In several comics the flash always had to eat. And kid flash even had a compartment in his chest that area where he kept special made energy bars for that purpose.

  • @phoqueme
    @phoqueme 3 роки тому +3

    What sort of physicist doesn't know about the Speed Force? 🤣 Suspicious...