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Comic Book Physics 101: The Flash, The Fastest Man Alive

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The Physics of the Flash

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Title: Comic Book Physics 101: The Flash, The Fastest Man Alive

Speaker: Dan Claes​

When: February 28, 7:00pm​

Location: Adele Hall Learning Commons

Description: How fast can the Flash move? What rates of acceleration must he achieve and how does he do it? Should the Flash’s speed really help him cross oceans, run up the side of buildings, catch bullets, or vibrate through walls?

Dan Claes Dan Claes is a professor and the Department Chair of UNL's Department of Physics and Astronomy.

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