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This would make his speed 4x faster and thus way better at
his job.
Offshoots:
*Get the flash a Canoe!
*Get the flash a butter churn!
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Who or what is "the flash"? |
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<moving hands in balancing motion> pleading dum ...
pedanticism , pedanticism ... pleading dum</moving hands
in balancing motion> |
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Can a bicycle even turn at speed? |
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After a fashion, yes; it rather depends how strong your desire is to retain any element of directional control. |
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If you attempt a narrow-radius turn at high velocity, you will undoubtedly finish up moving in a direction very different from your original trajectory. Just how different tends to depend on which emergency room (or indeed mortuary) the paramedics decide to deliver you to. |
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8th with super human speed comes super human
reflexes. I belive the flash while people may not be
able to do controlled turns at speed i belive the flash
would have more than enough time to react. |
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It's not Flash's reactions but rather the physics of the bicycle
tire and turning mechanics. Give him a tron-cycle. |
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The canoe would be better. |
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Not in the vast majority of urban areas (Venice and Amsterdam excluded). |
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Serious question: provided the driver is skilled cant
mechanical limitations of wheeled vehicles be
overcome? race car drivers can recover from skids by
counterseering and reducing speed, and etc. |
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His reflexes may be fast enough but, unless his weight increases with speed, centrifugal force is not his friend. |
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We're gonna need a bigger oil-can. |
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(2 fries) thats what all of the churned butter is for! |
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What would be the impulse force on the chain I wonder? |
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Not a significant problem - motorcycle chain drives and frames can transmit 100kW without issues. It's just a matter of correctly sizing the components. |
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A lightweight frame of aluminium alloy, or titanium, would be strong and stiff enough to retain its geometry. Hardened steel roller chains and sprockets just need appropriate lubrication to operate reliably. |
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