TMC
05-26-2016, 01:26 AM
http://www.vulture.com/2016/05/flash-cw-fake-science-earth-2.html
Historically, of all the top-tier superheroes in the DC Comics pantheon, the Flash is the one most closely tied to science. Well, okay, “science” with heavy quotation marks around it: in comic-book lore, ordinary dude Barry Allen got his speed powers after being drenched in electrically charged chemicals - an explanation that’s a long bus-ride away from serious physics. As such, the Flash archetype represents a kind of universal fantasy about science: that the natural world is far less mundane than it might seem, and the right combination of research and chance can unlock wonders. Throughout the character’s many decades of existence, his stories have drawn upon quasi-scientific notions - time travel, parallel universes, power-unleashing equations - far more often than those of his peers.
Historically, of all the top-tier superheroes in the DC Comics pantheon, the Flash is the one most closely tied to science. Well, okay, “science” with heavy quotation marks around it: in comic-book lore, ordinary dude Barry Allen got his speed powers after being drenched in electrically charged chemicals - an explanation that’s a long bus-ride away from serious physics. As such, the Flash archetype represents a kind of universal fantasy about science: that the natural world is far less mundane than it might seem, and the right combination of research and chance can unlock wonders. Throughout the character’s many decades of existence, his stories have drawn upon quasi-scientific notions - time travel, parallel universes, power-unleashing equations - far more often than those of his peers.