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Physicists say Batman's cape would actually end up killing him

Matthew Jackson
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 9:31am
There are few things cooler in the world of superheroes than watching Batman leap from a Gotham skyscraper and use his cape to glide safely to the ground, but though Christopher Nolan made it look badass in Batman Begins, a group of physics students think it would go a bit differently in real life. How different? Dead Batman different.

Why a U.S. gov't agency was just forced to deny existence of mermaids

Trent Moore
Monday, July 2, 2012 - 5:40pm
From Peter Pan to classic mythology, mermaids have been in the public consciousness for years. But until this point, the U.S. government has never actually commented on their potential (or not) existence. So why did the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just put out a statement trying to burst our mer-bubble?

Nobel-winning economist says alien invasion could save U.S. economy

Trent Moore
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 5:36pm
Throughout history, war has always been one of the best economic boosters—producing all those weapons and supplies take people, and with so many soldiers in the field, it opens up even more jobs at home. Considering how big a boost a regular human war creates, how about an alien war? According to a Nobel Prize-winning economist, that's exactly what the U.S. needs right now.

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