The Mathematics of Spider-Man

Have you ever wondered if it would be possible to be Spiderman? Watch as Skip Garibaldi, Emory University Winship Distinguished Professor of Mathematics, discusses if Spiderman's powers are mathematically possible.

[@sewagedump]

I could explain the small cartridge and how he keeps so much into a such a small container. His web fluid is liquidated and once it's oxidized it turns into a thixotropic substance. Wet till it escapes the cartridge.

[@Luke.Raistrick]

wow been looking for an answer like this for year thanks but how much could he hold

[@Luke.Raistrick]

That is really cool man I'm gonna do more research on thixotropic substances. Thanks!!

[@oak3785]

This guy knows his stuff from the comics (y)

[@earnestyoung2440]

Though he does have natural spider webs in some comics...

[@oak3785]

He gained them throughout the comics and lost them

[@earnestyoung2440]

Ahmed Abdalla Yeah but I thought it was Universe specific.... I didn't know the Amazing Spider-man Universe had that ability....KILL ME.. but I may be wrong. I could have HELP ME PLEASE sworn it was Ultimate Spider-man Universer

[@oak3785]

Earnest Young LMFAOO The Ultimate Universe never had organic webs whatsoever lol. Peter had it yes, but that's in the mainstream, it was part of continuity so you're not really wrong either :)

[@earnestyoung2440]

Ahmed Abdalla Oh thanks, I NEED YOUR HELP I didn't know that piece of information. Thanks

[@kkehoe5]

Why not address the fact that the silk needs to be supersonic in order to attach fast enough for his movie swings?

[@TheJmanUniverse]

1 cartridge contains at least a mile of webbing stated in the movie, x2 web shooters, over 2 miles of silk

[@hydrolito]

The Spider was a Pulp magazine character in 1933 and serial movie The Spider's web in 1938 where he battled villian the Octopuss long before Spider-man appeared in a comic book in 1962 and encountered Doctor Octopuss even later.

[@27brennan]

Now consider that just like the ant, if a spider was to be as tall as we are it would be far far supieor in terms of speed and strength. Next time you kill a spider of decent size (black spider not the soft skin red or multicoloured, you try and break a leg off and then snap the leg, depending on the size of the spider, a human won't be able to break its leg. Just sayin.

[@hydrolito]

Some lines might be retractable so he can use more than once. To propell a grappling hook there is an invention by the British called Al-52 which uses compressed air to propell the grappling hook how fast it goes I don't know.

[@Jopuma]

This video was so awesome! I'm also quite curious as to the background music that was playing through the video.

[@narutolove12]

lol stan lee and jack has to be a very very smart dudes

[@lslewis]

That and the right genetic match in a human being.

[@shawnjumpy497]

im just waiting till i can spiderman

[@humbob1113]

I enjoyed this video, instant sub and i hope to see more of these funny videos.

[@soseah1]

Actually in the comics Peter gets organic webs after he 'reborns'

[@aminghanbari3687]

1:50 if you watched that part of the movie u will see u are wrong because he couldnt actually use his web shooters because the reptile broke them

[@mauricepassmore]

he does have enough in one cartage he and one scene he jump down from a skyscraper and there was a helicopter far away

[@korlumchukhu5483]

the original spiderman is the best.

[@TurtlePrimeAnimations]

I never thought as a kid that math would be involved of a comic book character. As a kid I though Spider-Man swinging was just as Superman flying but it not even close to that now that I realize that I’m older

[@oferozery]

That's not mathematics. It's physics at best.

[@totyshy]

can you put spanish subtitles pleaaaaaaaaaaase.

[@SamEContreras]

.....okay um. I just want to be spiderman soooo....

[@RazielGir]

A whip can move faster than the speed of sound, so why can't his webs?

[@alphareaper1214]

just do what they did in the movie...get spider DNA inject into a subject like a mouse or somthing then if a works try it on a human...btw i would volenteer for that

[@daniellovesgabeebingspider7589]

it always bothered me that they cant just right Spiderman without hyphenating

[@Lameawsome]

Well actually if a human had spider silc so if we could shoot webs our webs would be the strongest thing in the world

[@sewagedump]

Love the Atomic Mix Lab song.

[@spidersweat638]

fr fr speaking fax

[@dmnkandasorata3493]

nice dude

[@JohnSmith-qm5sh]

Hyphenate, man. Hyphenate.

[@ebiljebus]

MEEster GariBALdi!

[@gck86]

what about iron man?

[@nondasterzopoulos8036]

please tell me when the webb of spiderman will be created

[@A5J4DX]

hope

[@JackDJ-r1q]

👍

[@briancardenas8361]

Yeah but the amazing spiderman and Spiderman are different comics the amazing spiderman is more intelegent the the old spiderman

[@spiritualzayandspiritualqu177]

Not true he's actually dumber

[@criscrosxxx]

@@spiritualzayandspiritualqu177 how tho!? Dude is shown working with conners in making the lizard .

[@texboy98]

or cancer

[@dontmakemychoice]

Interesting video I must say.

[@ariorosadi8862]

that's not true

[@michaelanddrakecoolkids6682]

Frgi