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Jun. 29, 2012
Spider-Man Gets a Physics Lesson
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The Amazing Spider-Man opens in theaters next week--will there be some spidey-science on the screen? Physicist James Kakalios, author of The Physics of Superheroes, and a science consultant on the movie, breaks down the physics of Spider-Man, and explains why even superheroes need to obey some laws of nature.
In the video below, Kakalios describes The Decay Rate Algorithm, an equation he contributed to The Amazing Spider-Man.
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James Kakalios
Professor of Physics
University of Minnesota
Author: "The Physics of Superheroes: Spectacular Second Edition" (Gotham, 2009)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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The Physics of Superheroes: Spectacular Second Edition
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