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Originally posted by h1a8
You don't understand basic physics. You can't pull anything if you don't have something to pull against.
The car fills the same role as the f@cking ground does normally. Captain America isn't aided by the car anymore than a power lifter is aided by the surface of the earth.
Originally posted by h1a8
Cap will simply be pulled out of the car if he didn't brace against the seats.
Bracing against the back seat affords Captain America extra leverage, and use of the stronger muscles of his lower body. That's it. It doesn't add the momentum of the car to his pull. If Captain America wasn't physically strong enough to overpower the Helicopter when the line goes taut, then he would have been yanked clean free of the car regardless of where his leg happened to be situated.
Originally posted by h1a8
If Cap didn't brace against the seat then will the helicopter have pulled him out of the car?
No.
Originally posted by h1a8
If Cap was glued to a skateboard then would he be able to pull down a helicopter?"
Assuming the skateboard doesn't break under the strain then yes, he'd pull down the helicopter. The car doesn't matter, Captain America pulled the helicopter down of his own volition, what he is standing on is irrelevant.
Originally posted by h1a8
If you avoid the questions then that means you know I'm right but are trying to save face for prideful reasons.
They were stupid questions.
Originally posted by h1a8
unverified numbers? What? Look in any strength of material book, hell it's everywhere online. I'll even post you a site myself. The pipe is structural steel, not cast iron (which rusts like hell), and not high grade aluminum either. The structural engineer didn't disagree that the material was structural steel. He just doesn't think it was 1cm thick that's all. From the scan it looks like the pipe is about 1cm thick.
It's a rooftop ventilation pipe, it's not made out of structural steel, and it's not a 1/3 of an inch think. Hence: unverified numbers.
If it's an old building with a boiler and hot water convection using steam for heat, then that pipe is cast iron. The fact that they rust easily and deteriorate is what would have allowed Batman to tear it free of it's roof top fittings. If it's a newer building, then it's almost certainly a high grade aluminum. You couldn't hang a ton off that pipe with out ripping it clear of the roof, let a long a truck.
Originally posted by h1a8
Every hear of a combo? Bat can land a lucky hit that will momentarily jar Cap and then he can easily apply pressure points before Cap comes to. Or Bats can simply counter with a pressure point strike.