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Physicists: Batman would need a parachute

Costumed superheroes attend the successful setting of the Guinness world record for the largest gathering of superheroes in California in 2010. Batman would need a parachute to land safely in real life, say physicists who recommend a cape redesign if the masked superhero is to pursue his exploits outside the pages of comic books or celluloid. (AFP Photo/Mark Sullivan)

Batman would need a parachute to land safely in real life, say physicists who recommend a cape redesign if the masked superhero is to pursue his exploits outside the pages of comic books or celluloid. On the big screen, the crime-fighter is able to glide from tall buildings using a…

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Stuntman sets record for surviving skydive without parachute

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A British stuntman has become the first person to jump from 700 meters high without a parachute and survive. Forty-two-year-old Gary Connery wore a specially designed suit that slowed his descent. But despite the suit, he still shot downward at a speed of about 80 miles per hour. His descent…

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