A2_9 Raindrops keep falling on my head

In this paper we attempt to find the density need for an object of raindrop size to kill a human if it were to land on their head. We conclude that the density of titanium, 4500 kg m−3, is the lower limit for what it would take to fracture the skull

A2_1 Zeus' Lightning Bolt

In this paper we calculate the heat capacity that would be required for the mythological Greek god Zeus to be able to comfortably hold a, hypothetical, `stationary lightning bolt'. Known properties of lightning and the human pain threshold were used to model the specic heat capacity required to elevate Zeus' hand temperature, from ambient to the upper limit of pain. In order for Zeus to be able to hold the lightning bolt, the calculated specic heat capacity that his hand must have was 3:33 * 10^10 J Kg-1 K-

A2_6 Don't Weight For Me, Lois

This paper details the calculation of time dilation observers would perceive of the fictional comic book character, Superman, were he to fly to the star closest to Earth, Proxima Centauri. The Lorentz factor was calculated to be 5.025, assuming Superman was flying at 0.98 times the speed of light. In addition, we calculated that observers on Earth would perceive Superman flying overhead, to be 0.38m long, given a rest length of 1.905 m. The time Lois Lane would experience, stationary on Earth, if Superman were to fly to Proxima Centauri, at this top speed, would be 43.72 years. Superman, however would experience just 8.7 years to have passed. The relativistic mass of Superman, flying at this speed was also calculated to be 522.6 kg from a rest mass of 104 kg

A2_5 Black hole Sun

This paper investigates what would happen if a planet’s host star was instantaneously replaced by a black hole of equal radius. It was found that the mass of a black hole needed to ensure near enough instantaneous absorption of the original host star is 2.3×108 M. Latterly some other consequences of the new Black hole Sun have also been explored