A real life astrophysicist considers whether the magnet car stunt in Fast & Furious 9 is at all possible. After rolling out in various international territories over the past few weeks, Fast & Furious 9 will debut in North America later this month. The movie, officially titled F9, is one of the many projects aiming to bring theaters back to some sense of normalcy, and it has already pulled in impressive numbers overseas. Fast & Furious 9 sees Dom (Vin Diesel) facing off with his estranged brother Jakob (John Cena) when his racing family is threatened.
The Fast & Furious franchise has cultivated a reputation for stunts that surely go against all laws of physics, and F9 is no exception. As the trailers have revealed, Dom swings a car over a cliff with the remaining pieces of a rope bridge, and Roman (Tyrese Gibson) and Tej (Ludacris) blast another car into space. The F9 stunt to receive the most attention so far, though, is the magnet car. One action sequence sees Dom and his crew pulling their enemies' vehicles toward them with a high-powered magnet. The concept has raised some eyebrows, even from those who are willing to forgive Fast & Furious' most unbelievable moments.
F9's magnet stunt gets a closer look in a new video from IGN, which enlists an actual astrophysicist to evaluate the authenticity of the scene. Aaron White watches clips from the movie and gives his take on how it would work in real life. Things start off on a relatively promising note, with White admitting he's mostly on board with the initial moves. However, when Dom soon releases the magnet's pull, White changes his tune. You can see the video down below.
White makes plenty of fair points throughout the video, including the fact that a real magnet of that power would draw all magnetic objects forward instead of a handful. Unsurprisingly, it looks like Fast & Furious 9 didn't consider all of the ramifications of activating such a powerful magnet. For those who prefer some realism with their action, this will surely rankle. On the other hand, for those who just want to have fun, F9 is likely going to be a big hit.
At the end of the video, White also briefly tackles Fast & Furious 9's space car that was glimpsed at the end of a trailer. Though director Justin Lin consulted scientists for that, White isn't optimistic about Roman and Tej's efforts. One can always count on Fast & Furious to come up with the wildest, most fantastical stunts, and half the fun is pointing out how they would never work. Fast & Furious 9 is far from reality, and that's what makes it so special.
Source: IGN
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