According To Physics Study, The Flash Could Do More Harm Than Good With His Rescues

The study comes from a group of physics students from the University of Leicester, who use the famous scene from the CW pilot for The Flash in which Barry saves a cyclist from an oncoming car. The speed at which Barry was traveling, they reason, would actually cause much more damage than the car could have.

Of course — as CinemaBlend states — Barry’s powers can help to compensate for the potential for damage in ways that science can’t account for since the powers operate in a fictional universe and have physics of their own.

Not only is the Speed Force a factor — I’m pretty sure that during Mark Waid’s long run on the post-Crisis on Infinite Earths version of The Flash he dealt with this very issue — but so are other abilities he has, such as the ability to lend or borrow velocity to people or objects, and to vibrate through objects, and/or at a speed that makes him in- or semi-tangible.

Nevertheless, for math and science types, it could be fun to check out the study and chime in at the bottom to let us know what you think.