The Speed Force, A Theory or Why How I Learned to Stop Worrying about the Speed Aura

[Iron Sun 254]

The Speed Force, A Theory or How I Learned to Stop Worrying about the Speed Aura
The explanation as to how speedsters can move so fast is that they tap into an extradimensional “speed force” which allows them to move at extreme speeds. This is my own personal theory of what it actually is and how the way it allows speedsters to move actually explains away a need for the so-called “speed aura” which protects speedsters and those they carry with them from the negative effects of their high velocities.


What is it?

To explain what it is, let’s go back to the time of the Big Bang, to the creation of the universe. Before the Big Bang (I know there are those who consider this statement nonsense, but go with me here) there were no physical laws. At the moment of the Big Bang, the energy and matter that came out settled, some how, into the laws that we see today. One of these laws is that the speed of light is approximately 186,000 miles per second. Another is that energy can be changed to matter and vice versa based on the formula E= MC2. If the speed of light were twice as fast as it is, the amount of matter which would be formed by a particular amount of energy would only be ¼ as much. Increase the speed of light by 1,000 and the amount of equivalent matter would be a millionth as much and so on. Imagine a universe where the speed of light were so unimaginably fast that all the energy in the entire universe would not allow for even a single electron to form out of it. That’s what I see the speed force as, a universe where all the energy is moving so unimaginably fast that it’s always going to be in the form of energy. The speedsters are able to tap into the energy of this alternate universe and when it interacts with the matter of the regular universe, our matter starts to take on the ability to move incredibly fast.


What does this have to do with the Speed Aura?

One thing is clear about how speedsters move and that is that the speed force is automatically controlled by their subconscious minds. We know this to be true because no matter how fast they run around the Earth, they never leave the ground. Their minds must be using the speed force to produce a downward force to keep their feet on the ground otherwise when they ran in a straight line the moment they went faster than orbital velocity, because they’d moving faster than gravity could hold them down. This never happens. I believe that the same happens with the so called “Speed Aura.” What I think is happening is that the Speedsters are subconsciously lending the Speed Force energy to the air in front of them allowing the air molecules to move faster to so they’re able to just get out of the way. Wally has been able to lend speed to bigger objects but this is just conscious effort to do what’s already happening.


What about when Bart had all the Speed Force inside him?

That’s a lot of Speed Force for one guy to hold. I’d say all he was doing was containing the only conduit to the other Speed Force universe, not the Speed Force itself.


What kind of loser would waste his time thinking up this?

Me. I’m that kind of loser. Sure, I know Geoff and DC aren't going to adopt this paradigm, but it's an explanation that makes sense to me.

Crazy theory over.

[stephbarton v.2]

Actually I think this is awesome, thank you for sharing (although parts of it make my head hurt )

I love it when fans come up with theories like this, it's just part of the fun of comics, making the stuff that can't work/shouldn't work, well, work.

So kudos, that's a brilliant idea.

[Iron Sun 254]

Thanks! I was just trying to explain what I saw happening and come up with a scientific explanation.

[BarryAllenfan*]

Wow..a lot of thought went into that. Now try to explain how a man can fly, shoot villains with heat vision and cold breath while moving planets with super stregnth...that is your homework for today

[BarryAllenfan*]

err that would be super strength...oops

[trmnlvlctyyy]

The Speed Force, A Theory or How I Learned to Stop Worrying about the Speed Aura The explanation as to how speedsters can move so fast is that they tap into an extradimensional “speed force” which allows them to move at extreme speeds. This is my own personal theory of what it actually is and how the way it allows speedsters to move actually explains away a need for the so-called “speed aura” which protects speedsters and those they carry with them from the negative effects of their high velocities. What is it? To explain what it is, let’s go back to the time of the Big Bang, to the creation of the universe. Before the Big Bang (I know there are those who consider this statement nonsense, but go with me here) there were no physical laws. At the moment of the Big Bang, the energy and matter that came out settled, some how, into the laws that we see today. One of these laws is that the speed of light is approximately 186,000 miles per second. Another is that energy can be changed to matter and vice versa based on the formula E= MC2. If the speed of light were twice as fast as it is, the amount of matter which would be formed by a particular amount of energy would only be ¼ as much. Increase the speed of light by 1,000 and the amount of equivalent matter would be a millionth as much and so on. Imagine a universe where the speed of light were so unimaginably fast that all the energy in the entire universe would not allow for even a single electron to form out of it. That’s what I see the speed force as, a universe where all the energy is moving so unimaginably fast that it’s always going to be in the form of energy. The speedsters are able to tap into the energy of this alternate universe and when it interacts with the matter of the regular universe, our matter starts to take on the ability to move incredibly fast. What does this have to do with the Speed Aura? One thing is clear about how speedsters move and that is that the speed force is automatically controlled by their subconscious minds. We know this to be true because no matter how fast they run around the Earth, they never leave the ground. Their minds must be using the speed force to produce a downward force to keep their feet on the ground otherwise when they ran in a straight line the moment they went faster than orbital velocity, because they’d moving faster than gravity could hold them down. This never happens. I believe that the same happens with the so called “Speed Aura.” What I think is happening is that the Speedsters are subconsciously lending the Speed Force energy to the air in front of them allowing the air molecules to move faster to so they’re able to just get out of the way. Wally has been able to lend speed to bigger objects but this is just conscious effort to do what’s already happening. What about when Bart had all the Speed Force inside him? That’s a lot of Speed Force for one guy to hold. I’d say all he was doing was containing the only conduit to the other Speed Force universe, not the Speed Force itself. What kind of loser would waste his time thinking up this? Me. I’m that kind of loser. Sure, I know Geoff and DC aren't going to adopt this paradigm, but it's an explanation that makes sense to me. Crazy theory over.

Iron Sun 254

Cool theory...

[Iron Sun 254]

Wow..a lot of thought went into that. Now try to explain how a man can fly, shoot villains with heat vision and cold breath while moving planets with super stregnth...that is your homework for today

BarryAllenfan

Oh, that's just magic.

[ADGood]

To explain what it is, let’s go back to the time of the Big Bang, to the creation of the universe. Before the Big Bang (I know there are those who consider this statement nonsense, but go with me here) there were no physical laws. At the moment of the Big Bang, the energy and matter that came out settled,

Iron Sun 254

You're absolutely right; this section is meaningless from a scientific perspective. Not a dig, just...an academic rambling.

One of these laws is that the speed of light is approximately 186,000 miles per second. Another is that energy can be changed to matter and vice versa based on the formula E= MC2. If the speed of light were twice as fast as it is, the amount of matter which would be formed by a particular amount of energy would only be ¼ as much. Increase the speed of light by 1,000 and the amount of equivalent matter would be a millionth as much and so on. Imagine a universe where the speed of light were so unimaginably fast that all the energy in the entire universe would not allow for even a single electron to form out of it. That’s what I see the speed force as, a universe where all the energy is moving so unimaginably fast that it’s always going to be in the form of energy. The speedsters are able to tap into the energy of this alternate universe and when it interacts with the matter of the regular universe, our matter starts to take on the ability to move incredibly fast.

Iron Sun 254

This part is pretty cool. It's the same principle that they came up with in Futurama to explain space travel, and one that I've always liked.

"That's impossible. You can't go faster than the speed of light."

"Of course not. That's why scientists increased the speed of light in 2208."

"...Also impossible."

The physical constants observed in our universe are...well, just that. It's what we observe in our universe. String theory aside, there's nothing that says that those constants - like the speed of light, or the gravitational constant, or what have you - had to be what they are. They just happen to be as we've observed them. For all we know, in another universe, they could be different. And if, as has been suggested, the Speed Force is extradimensional - a separate universe, essentially - the speed of light could easily be different from what it is 'round these parts.