12 Marvel Cinematic Universe moments that made no sense

Marvel Cinematic Universe moments that make no sense

12. Hank Pym uses a tank as a key chain in Ant-Man

Let’s start by talking about everyone’s favorite subject: physics. There’s a minor yet confusing moment in the very first Ant-Man movie that contradicts its own explanation of how shrinking objects work. Now, I know that discussing physics in a world where magic, infinity stones, and the God of Thunder exist may seem somewhat unnecessary, but hear us out for a moment.

The physics behind how shrinking or expanding objects using Pym Particles work doesn’t make any sense when you think about it. The movie makes it seem as if it was very straightforward by explaining the only thing that changes when altering the size of an object is the space between its atoms. However, every other property such as the object’s mass should remain constant.

That’s why Ant-Man’s punches still hurt even when he shrinks down to the proportions of an ant. The force of an object equals its mass times acceleration, so Scott should have the same mass whether he’s small or not for his hits to inflict the same amount of pain. Now that we got the boring part out of the way, let’s move on to how the movie contradicted itself.

There’s a scene in which Hank Pym reveals the key chain he’s been carrying around through the movie is a real tank that was shrunken down. The problem with this is that the tank should weigh the same whether it’s small or not due to its mass being constant across both sizes. So either Hank Pym is strong enough to lift and carry around a real tank, or the movie goes against its own logic (and we’ll say the latter is a little bit more probable).

There are many moments across all three Ant-Man movies where this same problem is brought to light (like when Scott Lang rides over an ant). However, Hank Pym’s keychain may be the clearest example of this occurring, gaining its spot as the first entry of this list.