>>Don't forget the superfast heros who will jump to the camera in front of the explosion, in slow motion, just to prove the futility of superpowers.
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>No, they walk away from a building that's about to explode (usually they've just flicked a lit zippo into a pool of petrol) and don't even flinch when it explodes behind them.

So pedagogy does work! They have learned that running and jumping are futile - no matter what they do, they will be at the exactly same distance between the camera and the explosion.

Just like Roger Rabbit said "I can do it, but only when it's funny".