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...like a car on the highway?

When they are running, the wind going past them sweeps the bugs away?

Or something like that.

I think the bugs would disintegrate at the speeds they're going.

Bugs fly into cars because they're attracted to the light, these guys don't carry torches and are a lot smaller than a car.... also the wind thing the other guy said

a bug hitting their face when traveling close to light speeds would made their heads explode.

Speedforce.

Originally posted by Stripe
When they are running, the wind going past them sweeps the bugs away?

Or something like that. At the speeds they travel at, they're moving too fast for the wind to sweep anything out of the way.

Originally posted by Scoobless
Bugs fly into cars because they're attracted to the light, these guys don't carry torches and are a lot smaller than a car.... also the wind thing the other guy said bUGS FLY INTO CARS DURING THE DAYTIME TOO. mOST OF THE TIME, THE BUG NEVER EVEN SEES THE CAR COMING.

yes they would

this among other things is why speedsters are rarely (if ever) portrayed correctly as far as real world physics for objects moving that fast, let alone organic matter.

Small dust particles would hit a person going that greater than light speed and would leave an exit wound of 12' on the other side (yes, an exageration, but not by much)

as far as ive heard, speedforce is the sorta "catch all" physics answer for the flashes, however other speedsters dont get that privilage unfortunatly

as bad as speedsters are, its nothing compared to how quantum physics is potrayed in comics, if you want a good example of this check out the new squadron supreme.... ya.....

The Speedsters avoid them with their enhanced reactions .... Unless they dont have time to.

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/2457/flashsilvergifei0.gif

Everybody understand now?

Originally posted by R.O.T. Yahman
The Speedsters avoid them with their enhanced reactions .... Unless they dont have time to.

doesnt matter

objects that would be imposible for the human eye to see would become lethal projectiles at that speed

Originally posted by inamilist
doesnt matter

objects that would be imposible for the human eye to see would become lethal projectiles at that speed Exactly!

Originally posted by Endless Mike
Speedforce. Yep, for Flash anyways.

dust particles moving at mach 1 would still have a ridiculously low amount of momentum though.... they aren't going to hurt anyone... besides, Quicksilver's mutation adapted his whole body for superspeed travel... his tendons and ligaments are as strong as steel cable... I see no reason to believe his skin wouldn't have been adapted to be durable enough for this type of situation

Originally posted by Scoobless
dust particles moving at mach 1 would still have a ridiculously low amount of momentum though.... they aren't going to hurt anyone... besides, Quicksilver's mutation adapted his whole body for superspeed travel... his tendons and ligaments are as strong as steel cable... I see no reason to believe his skin wouldn't have been adapted to be durable enough for this type of situation

lol, for dust i was refering more to the close to light speed

To be honest, when it comes to speedsters im more interested in why their skin isnt slowly worn away by continuous erosion caused by the friction with the air

im not saying the powers shouldnt work or whatever, im sure over the years writers have become aware of certain inconsistensies and done their best to rectify them

however, im sure we could all find moments with any powerset where they wouldn't hold up in the real world. I see no reason to throw away a character or powerset because they wouldnt work for real, story and imagination are way more important then scientific realism. Its a comic :P