Physicist Rates 11 'Fast And Furious' Movie Stunts | How Real Is It?

Diandra Leslie-Pelecky takes a closer look at the physics of the "Fast and Furious" franchise. Here she reacts to 11 memorable scenes from the popular movie series and rates them based on their accuracy.

Leslie-Pelecky addresses physical feats of the "Fast and Furious" crew, including stunts by Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Luke Hobbs (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez), Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker), Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham). The franchise is known for its mind-bending physical feats utilizing cars, boats, trucks, tanks, planes, and even a submarine.

Could you launch a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro onto the deck of a boat? Can you roll a 1987 Buick Grand National under an oil tanker? Can you use a bank vault as a catapult? Could a multimillion-dollar sports car jump from one skyscraper to another? Would a 2012 Dodge Charger SRT-8 be able to smash through the nose of an airplane? And could someone flex so hard that they break a plaster cast? Leslie-Pelecky breaks down the science behind some of the franchise's most iconic scenes.

Leslie-Pelecky is a motorsports writer and blogger and the author of "The physics of NASCAR." Her blog, Building Speed, focuses on the science of motorsports. She was an associate professor of physics at the University of Nebraska and received her PhD from the University of Michigan.

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Physicist Rates 11 'Fast And Furious' Movie stunts | How Real Is It?