Would the Demolition Man become the Demolished Man?

Jacob Cox, Cassandra Obee, Jonathan Cogle, James Pierce

Abstract


In the 1993 film Demolition Man, starring Sylvester Stallone, the main character falls from a helicopter suspended by a wire of steel. The fall would generate a G-force of 14.03G and since the wire is attached to his waist it would most likely be terminal but a further, more in depth look into the problem is required.

Keywords


Film; Physics; Mechanics; Material properties; Demolition Man

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References


http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/voshell/gforce.pdf

ftp://ftp.rta.nato.int/PubFullText/RTO/EN/RTO-EN-HFM-113/EN-HFM-113-06.pdf

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/young-modulus-d_773.html

Tipler, P.A., & Mosca, G., (2008). Physics for Scientists and Engineers. W.H. Freeman.


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