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Batman is finally back in the cinema and to celebrate the day we have an episode that you feel like you have wanted a thousand times: Batman's Gadgets. Together with physicist Henry, Jack Pop takes on the Batmobile, checks whether Batman can really fly that well with his cape and finds out how realistic the iconic grapple gun is that Batman swings through the darkness of Gotham City. #Batman #Filmgorillas #ScienceVsFiction In addition to Science vs. Fiction, Jack Pop is also traveling far and wide as a science influencer - you can follow exactly what he is up to on Instagram: ▸ / le_jackpop Henry is not only Jack Pop's trusted physicist, he also teaches at the Ernst Abbe University of Jena. You can find out exactly what here: ▸ https://www.eah-jena.de/gw/fachbereic... Background and further information on this episode: Warner Bros. has released a documentary about the Batmobile. You can find it here: ▸ • Batman The Batmobile Documentary ... Here you can find information about the physics of engines in airplanes and rockets ▸ https://www.leifiphysik.de/mechanik/s... ▸ https://www.leifiphysik.de/mechanik/i... You want to know more about the fastest (rocket) cars in the world? Please go here: ▸ https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/... ▸ https://www.fia.com/fia-world-land-sp... ▸ https://www.bloodhoundlsr.com/ The article from the University of Leicester's journal "Physics Special Topics" about Batman's cape can be found here: ▸ https://pansci.asia/wp-content/upload... People can withstand a lot, but not the force of 40 g. More about this here: ▸ https://www.ds.mpg.de/131983/18 Unfortunately, we have not recreated a grapple gun. But the YouTubers here do: ▸ • Real working Grappling Gun ▸ • Just Cause Grappling Hook! And if you want to know how to make the Batman logo from mathematical functions, have a look here: ▸ https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i... /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Does radioactivity give you superpowers? How does Sonic reach the speed of sound? How many helium balloons does the Disney house need to take off from “above”? We'll do the math and try it out - with live experiments, smart experts, and you. Tell us what you want us to check, and you'll get nerd facts and show-off knowledge for your next party. MDR Wissen on the net: ▸ https://www.mdr.de/wissen/index.html Please observe our netiquette when commenting! ▸ https://www.mdr.de/s/wissennetiquette