Querkey Movie Physics

[Gilthalion]

<B>CATCHING GLAMDRING:</B><BR>True enough, the aerodynamics of the fall would have made catching up to the sword a physical impossibility.<BR>~~~Fortunately, Gandalf was able to call upon his mutant power of magnetism to summon the sword to his hand.<P><B>THE STEEP CAVALRY CHARGE:</B><BR>How did the Rohirrim get their horses to charge down such a steep slope and keep their saddles at the bottom?<BR>~~~These horses were indeed akin to the mearas and so were hardier and more sure of foot than other horses. The Rohirrim were a cavalry practiced in the arts of war and were able to use the momentum of their descent to knock aside the outthrust spears of the orcs and to charge right through them.<P>Another matter regarding the angle of the charge is that the Sun had to also be at this angle, making it rather later in the morning than dawn.<BR>~~~Gandalf must have changed the angle of refraction of the atmosphere in the vale.<P><B>ELVISH CLOAKS:</B><BR>The packs actually ARE under the Elvish cloaks. Woven into the fabric with the seemingly magical arts of the Elves is the ability of the cloak to take on the appearance of stone, or wood, or grass, or soil, or dirt, or backpacks...