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more about #realworldphysics Purple Dave: Clearly, no matter how the math works out, Kirk should have died. That cop should have kicked him over the cliff himself for destroying such a sweet C... more » Voyou_Charmant: Clearly he can, because he did. more » hjsalberg: Dammit Jim, it's a car not a trampoline. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: OK, look, this was all covered in canon way back in the TNG days. He survives because: Fate protects fools, little children, and ships named Enterpri... more » scarbrtj: I don't mean to come off as some arrogant, elitist, know-it-all, self-indulgent, Kirk-like, pedantic ass... but you don't capitalize "newtons" as a un... more » Trowble (XBL/PSN): Dude, if Harold (aka Hikaru Sulu) was totally driving that car, he'd so take it to White Castle and being a stupid kid that doesn't know about physics... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: The drag from his third leg helped slow him down.. more » badhatharry: We're all so busy wondering if Kirk could make it out alive, that we all missed the fact that tires don't squeal on dirt. (4 sec in.) Where's your fa... more » Glare: I want more of this stuff.. I'm a big fan of Physics and a big fan of Gizmodo.. do the math. more » Ihoss: Am I the only person in the world annoyed at how the boy seems to be connected to hold on to the cliff with his belly, not his arms or legs? He hangs ... more » The-Simpsons-Rule!!: Video not working.=/ more » frigg: He's Kirk, he kirks ass!!!! more » macabron: Awesome! I would love to see a couple more of these real world calculations about other movies. Great job! more » Brian Lam: He's kirk, he can do it. more » -
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Can Young Kirk Really Survive the Car Jump In the New Star Trek?
PopSci's Adam Weiner did some calculations to see if young Kirk could survive the car jump in the new Star Trek trailer. Adam's wrong. We have the real answer in our own video.
