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Can you run as fast as The Flash?

Mysteries of Science

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How to Survive Running at Super Speeds

The Flash would need to have lots of other powers in order to survive running at such super speeds. One of them is you have to have super resistance to air drag. When your foot is pressing against the ground, the atoms in your shoe are rubbing against the atoms in the ground. And very often, a small amount of electrical charge is transferred to you.

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