Here's what I never really got about Superman. For a guy with one major weakness he tends to not really think outside of the box. Come to find out maybe he should have been concentrating a little more on the box itself. Here's my thinking:
If lead has such anti-krypotnite properties that when it's completely enclosed in a lead box it has no effect on the superhero, then doesn't it stand to reason that if he could work some lead into his suit then he'd be at least partially immune to it's effect? I mean, Superman has sort of always been more of the brawn than the brains. Let's face it, those glasses Clark wears really are just for show; he's no Batman or Tony Stark. But don't we think that maybe someone could find a way to weave some lead into the microfibers of the suit or something? Plus, he's super strong, so I really don't think he'd have a problem with the added weight. As far as possible ill effects for people he saved, (no one wants to see "Superman Linked to Mass Lead Poisoning" splashed across the headlines, well, maybe Lex Luther but I digress) I think that as long as no one goes licking his suit (sorry Lois, you lil freak, rawr ) everything'll be okay. Just saying.
And that is why I've always considered Superman to be (sorry guys, I gotta say it, and I know some of you will disagree) a little bit of an inferior superhero. Why wouldn't you want to do what you could to make yourself less vulnerable? You think Carol Danvers (that's Ms. Marvel for all you non-comic obsessed) is gonna pass up an opportunity to wipe out the Skrull? You think Rouge would pass up the opportunity to keep all her powers and still be able to fuck all the guys she wanted without any ill effects? Do you think Tony Stark would just pass on having perfect health but still being able to power his suit? I think not. Come on Superman, stop holding the pink kryptonite.
haha, I always thought why couldn't he just zap the kryptonite right away with his heat vision and blow it up before his enemies could use it right when they whipped it out you know. I mean he can move at super sonic speed.
ReplyDeletei think the theory there is that the reaction happens faster than that? maybe? maybe it travels at light speed instead of sonic speed? or maybe he's just dumb as a box of rocks, just like anyone who could be fooled by a simple pair of glasses as disguise.
ReplyDeleteplus i think heat might travel faster than sound, not sure, but think so
a) well that could just be a problem w/ having so much power - you start to rely on it rather than out of the box thinking. if someone can lift and stabilize 100's of tons w/ one hand, how likely is he to invent the pulley? the mind is like almost any other body part - lazy. if it doesn't get used, it gets weak.
ReplyDeleteb) yes, heat vision would most likely travel as infrared light - making it quite a bit faster than sound.