If Superman Punched You in the Face... — July 27, 2013

If Superman Punched You in the Face…

If Superman punched you in the face you would hardly feel a thing.

You wouldn’t see it coming. Literally. If Superman punched you in the face you would also hardly feel a thing. That is because the force of his punch would absolutely obliterate you and everything around you. In the video below by Vsauce, we learn the physics behind the punch.

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