I am doing a paper that entails my knowledge of physics to prove errors in the movie Transformers. There is one scene in the movie where Shia (Sam, the hero) falls in Optimus Prime's hand, from around 20 stories high. Obviously Sam should ooze out of Prime's hand, but of course he doesn't. I was wondering if this error can be said to be a true error due to Newton's 1st and 2nd laws of motion. For the 1st law, Sam is stopped by an external force applied to him, otherwise he would keep falling. For the 2nd law, it proves why Prime is unharmed after the fall, and thus why Sam should be harmed and not unharmed like he actually is. Ok, so any information would be great. Thanks a billion!

Answer 1

I saw the film and enjoyed it, but do not recall that scene. If Optimus Prime's hand was descending while catching Sam, then the deceleration force could have been applied over a long enough interval of time to cause no harm. Other than the transformations themselves, I don't recall seing anything in the movie that seemed to violate Newton's laws.

Answer 2

wow, very scientific, but true.
Its still a good movie though!
All the movies are good so far :D

Also, im a tomboy, a female, that likes transformers. I'm quite weird for a girl XD

Ok bye now-