Outline for the Second Term Paper

Bolt the Movie: Science Fact or Cinematic Fiction?

I. Introduction

• brief summary of movie and the scene being analyzed
• action and reaction
• Bolt's jumps
• Bolt's super-bark

II. Action and reaction

• Bolt runs full speed towards an on-coming vehicle
• Bolt and the vehicle collide
• Vehicle is catapulted into the by the force of Bolt, but Bolt does not have a reaction to the action
• Would make sense for Bolt not to move if he had an enormous mass, but there is no evidence of that
• In real life Bolt would have had some reaction- Either run over by the vehicle, or thrown into the air due to the impact

III. Bolt’s Jumps

• He can jump very high
• He can also jump over far distances
  - He jumps from one freeway overpass to another, and they are about a half-mile apart
- He jumps over a hovering helicopter
• He jumps off of a freeway overpass onto a moving train
  - When he lands, he keeps on running and doesn’t even tumble or stumble

• In real life, Bolt could not produce enough force allow to jump as high or far as he does.

  - He has an unrealistic jump magnification

  
  

IV. Bolt’s super bark

• His super bark destroys everything in its path
• It sends vehicles, helicopters, and people flying into the air
• The sound is so loud, that it has a strong force
  -If the sound of his bark was really that loud, him and Penny would probably suffer from hearing loss
• If he did this in real life, it would be related to resonant frequencies

V. Conclusion

• summarize and pull all the key points together