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"Everyone in Metropolis looks up in the sky. Sometimes we see him, sometimes we don't. But we always know he's around." --Metropolis Citizen

It's not a bird... It's not a plane...
Sure, we all know Superman can fly, but does anyone know how? In most interpretations, Kel-El seems to just reach his arms upward and start propelling through the air without any real explanation. People tend to just shrug their shoulders and say, "He's an alien" or "It's a comic book," but there may be more science to this fiction than everyone realizes. What are the chances that someone could REALLY fly through the stars without a jet or a wing? Do you need to be from another planet or have a different biology to shrug off the laws of gravity? Reality is always throwing us curve balls, and we at Sup Sci are ready for the pitch. Has Superman just been flying for so long that no one questions it anymore?

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To see what other people think about how Superman flies, click here:
   • How Does Superman Fly? (YouSci)  

Inspiration, courtesy of:
   • Superman's Flight - Stan's Rants  
Thanks, Stan! ;)

Opening song composed by:
   / teknoaxe  

The Winchester .223 Super Short Magnum:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.223_Win...
   • World record 4700 fps 223 WSSM explod...  

The Allegheny:
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/allegh...

Superman could not always fly! It's true!
http://reading-room.net/Action1/Actio...
   • Why Does Superman Fly?  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman

Jumping on the moon:
http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/Verti...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_weight
http://www.universetoday.com/19710/gr...

Javier Sotomayor and the high jump:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_S...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_...

John Byrne's Superman run:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Byr...

Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_...
http://www.space.com/17661-theory-gen...

Gravitons:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graviton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_...

Clips From:
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman (1940s)
Superman: The Movie
1993 Olympics
All-Star Superman
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Superman Returns
Man of Steel
Smallville

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