S3_5 Attack of the Aliens

Authors

  • Aneesah Kamran University of Leicester
  • Kira Rhodes University of Leicester
  • Lauren Doherty University of Leicester

Abstract

Modelled after a very famous scene in the film Alien (1979), we calculated the force required by a “chestburster” alien to break through a human chest cavity in one blow. We found this force to be 155000 N. We also calculated that the speed at which the alien would need to leave the body would be 102 m/s. 

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Published

06-12-2017

How to Cite

Kamran, A., Rhodes, K., & Doherty, L. (2017). S3_5 Attack of the Aliens. Physics Special Topics, 16(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2525

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2017): Physics Special Topics

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Articles