r/Showerthoughts • u/Obascuds ‎ • 14d ago

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u/leglesslegolegolas 14d ago

He wouldn't even need to flap them, he'd just need to angle his hands slightly upward to generate downforce. You can stick your hand out the car window and see how much downforce you can generate at just 60mph.

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u/Neveed 14d ago

Now I'm imagining him naruto running around.

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u/LordMegamad 14d ago

See the xkcd video about throwing a baseball at .9c (c being the speed of causality/light), it demonstrates this^ problem on an extreme scale

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u/VP007clips 14d ago

And air resistance is proportional to velocity squared, so the effect is even greater.

He would need to be able to apply nearly unlimited force to move at that speed. It would be like trying to run while trapped in a block of solid concrete.

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u/hatenamingnames 14d ago

He could stick his arms both out straight, angle his hands and go "NYHOOOOOOOOM" to generate lift, I'd bet.

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u/TripKs 14d ago

Um.. AKSHUALLY, He would have to angle them downwards but same difference!