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The Physics of Superman

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the kryptonian-motion dept.

eieken writes "The physics of Superman mostly belong in the realm of comic books, but some scientists decided to give their input on the matter. The article tells of 'a scientific experiment in which a researcher put several chickens in a centrifuge and raised them in twice-normal gravity for months at a time. When they emerged, the chickens were stronger and had larger bones and muscles, and greater endurance. In other words, they were superchickens.' Do they have human sized centrifuges?"

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  1. For more along the lines of the summary... by Nybarius · · Score: 5, Informative

    see the book "The Physics of Superheroes". It's about exactly what you would expect.

  2. Development of Supermans Powers Over Time by David_Shultz · · Score: 5, Informative

    For anyone interested in the development of Supermans powers as the series progressed, check out this website:

    http://www.johnath.com/~david/etc/superman.html

    As other posters have mentioned, yes, it is true that he started without flying ability -he could leap only one eighth of a mile. The development of his powers is actually quite staggering, going from what nowadays would be a lesser superhero, to being one of the most powerful superheroes in the combined comic book multiverse.

  3. Re:its that time again... by jdbartlett · · Score: 5, Informative

    No, but if you like, you can go through all 10,600 Google results for "welcome our new * overlords":

    http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aslashdot.org +%22welcome+our+new+*+overlords%22