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That's all I can think about when I watch SF movies with flying cars (e.g. Fifth Element, Star Wars, Natl Lampoon's Vacation). Where do you park? What happens
by ourmandave 10y ago
That's all I can think about when I watch SF movies with flying cars (e.g. Fifth Element, Star Wars, Natl Lampoon's Vacation).
Where do you park?
What happens if the battery dies?
Why is there so much cartoon physics?
- nine_k 10y ago1) You park in a garage or a parking lot, as you would a normal car of comparable size. 2) There's no "the battery", there are several cells, each capable of giving you enough juice for a landing if all others die. OTOH catastrophic failures are of course possible, as with cars. A parachute pushed out by a small charge can help if the altitude allows. 3) Because cartoon physics look good (and funny) on screen. I suppose the rest of Fifth Element does not look boringly realistic to you either.
- ourmandave 10y agoThe Fifth Elements dudes in the rubber masks was not a high point. But I was thinking more about Jedi jumping out of cars and not going splat on someone's windshield.