BATMAN NEEDS A NEW CAPE TO AVOID KILLING HIMSELF



Physics students have calculated that the superhero's method of using his cape to glide from tall buildings - as seen in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins - would result in him hitting the ground at life-threateningly high speeds.

In the film, the caped crusader - played by Christian Bale - wears a cape which becomes rigid when a current is passed through it, allowing him to glide over Gotham City in a similar manner to a base jumper in a wingsuit.

Four MPhys students from the University of Leicester have published a paper claiming that although this method of gliding would be possible, Batman would be likely to suffer a fatal collision when he reached the ground.

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