Christopher Reeve's SUPERMAN Should Have Caused Earth's Extinction
Remember when Superman reversed the Earth to save Lois in Superman? Well if the science was realistic in the film, Superman would have caused the Earth's extinction. Click to learn the science behind what if Superman reversed the Earth's rotation.
Richard Donner's 1978 Superman is one of the most iconic film of all time and the one that started the superhero film genre. In the film's climax, after discovering Lois Lane (played by Margot Kidder) has died, Superman decides to reverse the Earth's rotation which would create time travel so he could save Lois Lane. Confusing? Certainly. Now a group of physics students at University of Leicester calculated how fast Superman would need to go to reverse the Earth's rotation. It's stated Superman would need to fly at 660 million miles per hour to reverse the Earth's rotation. The figure equates to an angular velocity of 46.296 radians per second (98 percent the speed of light). Superman's size also plays as a factor in this calculation . Superman would have to increase his mass 13.7 million times over. By flying at near light speed, he'd build up a large amount of energy, which in turn would result in Kal-El having a larger relativistic mass, making it theoretically possible.
The research states that "Whilst there is no danger of the moon being significantly affected by Superman, the act would would have set near-Earth objects such as asteroids on a course for Earth." It also states that due to the changes in atmospheric pressure and wind speeds would wreak havoc on the planet which would almost certainly cause the extinction of humanity. Sounds delightful does it not? What are your thoughts on this? If we had Superman exist, would you want him to reverse the Earth's rotation you sicko? Comment below, let me know. Peace and remember...