How does Superman fly? everything has equal and opposite reactions. So what Superman push against?

when he flies?


Superman can change direction in mid-air in an instant while speeding at the speed of light. How does he do it? What is he pushing against to change direction in mid-air? Is he pushing against the air?





sometimes he can fly cruising speed with Lois on his arm and change direction too. How does he do this? Is there a scientific theory behind his flying? Physics?|||Easy. He's a comic book character. He can do anything without the help of physics.|||I had always understood he merely jumped, that with his amazing strength and impact resistance he could leap over a building. When hurling through the air a skydiver can change direction and soar in some sense like a glider, albeit with a very poor glide angle. That was all he did. In later renditions his abilities in this regard became exaggerated but not fundamentally different.|||It's very simple, the rules that govern the universe don't apply to fictional characters. You're just supposed to turn off the part of your brain that would normally go, "WTF?!" when you encounter something like that. It's called a suspension of disbelief.|||There's a branch of physics that can explain it...it's called Chuck Norris Physics...of course, no one works in that branch. They don't dare.|||*coughhe'sacomicbookcharactercough*