Batman could fly, but he'd crash and die

[struggle4progress]

LONDON | Mon Jul 9, 2012 2:21pm EDT

... In a paper titled "Trajectory of a falling Batman", the group argued that if he jumped from a 150-metre (492-foot) high building, the 4.7 meter (15-foot) wingspan of Batman's cape would allow him to glide 350 meters (1148 feet).

However, he would reach a speed of 68 miles per hour (109 km per hour) before hitting the ground at a life-threatening speed of 50 mph.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/09/entertainment-us-batman-idUSBRE8680YZ20120709

[SoDesuKa]

1. But He's a Super Hero

Why doesn't Lois Lane ever notice that Clark Kent never eats?

[dr.strangelove]

2. please, his "bat air brakes" slow him down

and his "bat land softening device" makes it a sweet landing. That utility belt is amazing.

[HopeHoops]

3. He uses the same tricks jets do. He swings his butt out in front and "reverses thrust".

[Yavin4]

4. Stuff Like This Reminds Me of the Final Stanza from MST 3000's Theme Song

If you're wondering how he eats and breathes
And other science facts,
Just repeat to yourself "It's just a show,
I should really just relax
For Mystery Science Theater 3000.

[struggle4progress]

6. .

[Xyzse]

5. Well...

Batman is supposedly smarter than these knuckleheads so he would have had to figure out a way to compensate for that.

People paraglide, there are ways to slow those things down, one way is to spiral slowly downwards. If anything he'd have methods of shifting his cape to act as flaps to also slow speed down. Acrobatics also help, you'd notice that in free running(parkour), there are people who would jump a height of 20 feet or more with nothing but their bare bodies and roll unharmed.

I can't find some of those videos any more where you see guys jumping off 20-30 foot ledges and rolling as they land without the use of any support.

LOL can't believe I'm such a dork.