Cinema Science: The Logical Leaps of 'Skyscraper'

When the first promotional material for the 2018 Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson action vehicle came out, much mirth was had on social media at the expense of the poster's questionable trajectorial implications. But, as Dave Crewe explores, the poster and film alike contain ample opportunities for classroom investigation into a range of physics and engineering topics, from projectile motion to vortex shedding.

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