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!
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.
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-
To determine if the scene in Transformers violates Newton's first and second laws of motion, let's analyze the situation.
Newton's first law states that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will continue moving with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force. In the movie scene, Sam falls from a great height and is caught by Optimus Prime's hand. According to the first law, Sam should continue falling unless an external force acts upon him.
In this case, Optimus Prime's hand provides the external force that stops Sam's fall. However, it is important to note that Optimus Prime is a fictional character with extraordinary strength, so it is reasonable to assume that his hand is capable of applying a force strong enough to stop Sam's fall without violating Newton's first law.
Now let's consider Newton's second law, which states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass. The equation can be written as F = ma, where F is the net force, m is the mass, and a is the acceleration.
In the movie, Optimus Prime's hand is unharmed after catching Sam, which implies that the net force acting on Prime's hand is minimal. Since we know that Sam's mass is relatively negligible compared to Optimus Prime's, it is possible that the force exerted on Prime's hand is well within its capacity to remain unharmed. Therefore, this scene does not inherently violate Newton's second law.
Based on this analysis, it seems that the scene you described does not necessarily contradict Newton's first and second laws of motion. However, it is essential to remember that this is an analysis of a fictional scenario.