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You asked and now you've got the answer! Because with this edition we're starting our superhero series! We're getting support from my nerd buddy and physics pro Dr. Henry Holland-Moritz from the Ernst Abbe University (▸ https://www.eah-jena.de). The big question: Would superheroes work in real life? Would they be able to do what we see in comics, games and movies? And if they do: Would they survive? Would WE survive? Look forward to episodes in which we go really far out of the scientific window. #supermario #nintendo #sciencevsfiction Sources, background information and other information about this episode: Why and how do things fall? A short introduction to the topic of gravitational acceleration, g-force, mass and weight: ▸ • Free fall and gravity ▸ https://www.ds.mpg.de/131983/1 ▸ • Mass, weight and gravitational force - What... How heavy are you on Mars? Or Jupiter? You can find out with the gravity calculator: ▸ https://astrokramkiste.de/schwerkraft/ NASA's exoplanet database: ▸ https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech... Even more information about the almost 4,000 exoplanets that NASA has confirmed so far, nice and clear: ▸ https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/ ▸ https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech... Do you want to become a planet hunter yourself? Here you can discover and classify exoplanets: ▸ https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/n... The Joule-Thomson effect: ▸ • Joule-Thomson effect - Why is deodorant ... (simple) ▸ https://www.spektrum.de/lexikon/physi... (not so simple) Time for dry ice! ▸ https://www.simplyscience.ch/teens-li... For nerds with a lot of time: Super Mario World completely played through: ▸ • Super Mario World - Worlds 1 to 9 (Fu... For nerds with little time: Super Mario World Speedrun in 10 minutes: ▸ • Super Mario World Finished In Under 1... There are even more reality checks in our "Superheroes vs. Physics" playlist: ▸ • Science vs. Fiction with Jack Pop - al... Also check out the videos from the Ernst Abbe University, our physics headquarters: ▸ / fachhochschulejena /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Does radioactivity lead to superpowers? How does Sonic reach the speed of sound? How many helium balloons does the Disney house from "above"? We'll do the math and try it out - with live experiments, smart experts and you. Tell us what we should check and you'll get nerd facts and show-off knowledge for the next party. MDR knowledge on the net: ▸ https://www.mdr.de/wissen/index.html Please observe our netiquette when commenting! ▸ https://www.mdr.de/s/wissennetiquette