Marvel Universe Is Almost Like *Real Life* Society

TheMatt writes "Scientists at the University of the Balearic Isles have analyzed the Marvel Universe and found that it is almost like real society. The team studied the statistical properties of each character, the books they were in, and who else appeared in them (through resources like the MCP). While there were some similarities to real society, a close look revealed the artificiality. For example, the MU isn't very clustered, only 1.5x that of a random network; real life is about 10x more clustered. Of course, the realities of comics (the business) are why this occurs. Also, they found the most networked of all Marvel heroes was Steve Rogers, Captain America himself."

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[flynt]

would someone please explain what the hell this write up means to me. it appears something to do with comics, which i don't read. any info appreciated. thx.

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[erasmus_]

Hi, I'm b0r0din and I'm flamebait. Even though I tell scientists what they should be doing, I'm clearly not one, because the majority of them know how to spell. Yes, even the word masturbate.