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About a decade ago I was thinking about spider-man swinging down a NY Avenue, his web going from building on one side to a building on the other (you know the s
by sanoli 11y ago
About a decade ago I was thinking about spider-man swinging down a NY Avenue, his web going from building on one side to a building on the other (you know the scenes I'm talking about), and I realized it just couldn't be. Pretty quickly he'd touch the ground. Gave a good explanation to my friends and half of them didn't get it, the other half thought I was wrong/stupid because of course you can swing down an avenue like spiderman. Now I got the itch to call these same friends and tell them about these bridges. Thanks!
- Steko 11y agoSounded like all of your friends didn't get it and I don't get it either, enlighten me!
- lsd5you 11y agoMy take is this - to maintain height he would have to switch sides on the upswing. If he's attached to the side of a building he would hit that building first before achieving any upswing. (Unless of course the web is pulling him in. Possibly it contracts after it hits the buildings, or it reels in somedow)
- vlehto 11y agoYou can turn forward momentum directly into upswing. So if he does switch at the low and high point of a swing, it might work. At low point he would shoot bit backwards, at high point bit forwards. He doesn't need to maintain height, but energy.
- sanoli 11y agoThe thing is, he doesnt swing in a straight line. he goes forward but also in a zig zag path, so the web would end up getting longer and longer each time.