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Tango0121 Jul 2015 3:20 p.m. PST

"In this clip from Ant-Man, we get to see Ant-Man in action. But do tiny humans run the same as normal humans? Not really. Why? In short, the problem is that big things aren't the same as small things. Oh, sure everyone knows that a big hamburger is different than a small hamburger, right? Yes, but it's worse than that. If you shrink down a human to a tiny size, running doesn't look like a full size human. Let's see why.

Falling Ball Example
Let's take a ball that is dropped from a 1 meter tall stick. I know that sounds like it has nothing to do with running, but just hang on. Here is a picture…"
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15mm and 28mm Fanatik21 Jul 2015 4:02 p.m. PST

The guy rides flying insects and they worry about getting the physics of running wrong.

emckinney21 Jul 2015 4:14 p.m. PST

Aaaand … you have failed to understand the point of the article.

Coelacanth193822 Jul 2015 3:18 a.m. PST

Spoiler…


They should be addressing the physics of that "big ugly dog" from the end of the movie.

Tango0122 Jul 2015 10:08 a.m. PST

(smile)

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