Four British physics students have calculated that Batman most certainly could not pull off the ol’ use-my-cape-to-glide-safely-to-the-ground trick he’s so fond of.
In a paper titled “Trajectory of a falling Batman”, the group argued that if he jumped from a 150-metre (492-foot) high building, the 4.7 meter (15-foot) wingspan of Batman’s cape would allow him to glide 350 meters (1148 feet).
However, he would reach a speed of 68 miles per hour (109 km per hour) before hitting the ground at a life-threatening speed of 50 mph.
However, these British poindexters failed to account for the crucial “goddamn” variable:
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This is definitely a personal thing, but I hate when they have Batman “fly” with his cape or some kind of flying harness. He does it in the most recent issue of Batman, and Batman Beyond does it all the time.
To me, one of the main points of Batman is that he can’t fly.
Like I say, it’s a personal pet peeve.
Wait, I thought the goddamn Batman COULD fly.