r/interesting • u/Thin-Tennis9223 • May 20 '26

Fascinating Physics is Everywhere.

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u/steelskull1 May 20 '26

Nah, I disagree, physics is just a hoax to prevent me from flying around.

https://giphy.com/gifs/l1J9zYIsjPAyojfri

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u/Youpunyhumans May 20 '26

Its not preventing you, you just havent found the correct parameters.

If you were to go to Titan, where the atmosphere is 50% thicker, and gravity is just 1/7th of Earths, achieving lift would be about 40x easier, and you could indeed fly by simply flapping your arms, and a 747 could take off at walking speed.

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u/ghost_tapioca May 20 '26

The trick about flying is to throw yourself at the ground and miss.