Re: How fast can Superman run?

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From: Bronis Vidugiris
Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 00:00

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In article <800249221@news2.compulink.com>, drizzt <drizzt@cml.com> wrote:
)Assuming that Superman has unlimited strength and superfast legs, what 
)would be his maximum running speed with a pair of regular Nike's.

Well, since he can fly, (think he's got a reactionless drive, too, at least
I've never heard of him generating a backwash that you'd need to conserve
momentum  - it's possible it's some sort of field effect though - magnetic?
anti gravity?) , so he could probably exceed the frictional limit (if there is
any) :-(.

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