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The science behind superheroes

Published October 14, 2008, 7:21 am, MSU Reporter

Who's the faster comic book hero, The Flash or Superman? It's a question for the ages, and one that Thursday's physics and astronomy seminar, "The Uncanny Physics of Comic Books," hoped to uncover. The event was hosted by Minnesota State's physics department as part of the Clint Crosby and Lockheed Martin seminar series.

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