Wonder Woman’s Real-Life Dr. Poison: Fritz Haber
In Wonder Woman, Dr. Poison has everything going for her as a classic villain. She's broken. She's creepy. She's troubled. She's brilliant. And she knows her science. Apparently in the thrall of General Ludendorff, Dr. Poison – Isabel Maru, played by Elena...
Getting ‘Spaced’ in Guardians – How Long Would You Live?
No spoilers or anything, but for a two-movie franchise, Guardians of the Galaxy has a lot of people ending up in space without spacesuits. And as it’s been seen for just about everyone, it’s not the place you want to be. Used to be, people thought you’d just blow up...
The Physics of a Spider-Man Slingshot
Ask any physics teacher, physicist or engineer: we love Spider-Man. With only some minor tweaks, you can make Spider-Man (or one of his major villains) work as an example in pretty much every topic of a general physics course. Our pal, Assistant Physics Professor and...
Sciencing The Mummy’s Zero G Sequence
Mummy wants action. And Tom Cruise likes his stunts. Cruise has a history of every action film he‘s in having at least one over the top, “real” stunt. Summer movie season is coming, Cruise’s The Mummy opens on June 9th, so of course, there’s a major stunt to...
Quick Physics: Did Marvel Kill Jeremy Lin?
We don’t want to alarm anyone...but Jeremy Lin might dead. Or a super-strong mutant. Or…something. Previously, in talking about Squirrel Girl and her fall with the Rhino, I explained that checking The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl’s science of her fall would be something I...
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