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I don't know if this is the place but some people did the science of what The Flash would have to eat to maintain speed. Has anyone in science ever did the math on how super heroes can fly?

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I don't know if this is the place but some people did the science of what The Flash would have to eat to maintain speed. Has anyone in science ever did the math on how super heroes can fly?

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It doesn’t take any energy to fly, if you’re made of helium.
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  The issue becomes how to get back down

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