Photo: "Superman Returns" Science: Decoding the Movie Hero's Powers



Actor Brandon Routh soars in a scene from the 2006 movie Superman Returns.

A number of theories have been used in attempts to explain the Man of Steel's power of flight, including an unusual reaction to Earth's gravity and levitation via theoretical particles.


Photograph courtesy Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.


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