that's pretty fast
but i wonder what his maximum acceleration was - if it was greater than 9.81 ms^-2 then he could go into orbit and then bash smith down like smith did to him in the super brawl
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new here, just wanna give a little info on how superman can catch lois lane without ripping her in half and maybe it may help someone understand why neo can do it too.
for more info on this, go to millarworld.net and go to the general discussions thread and look for the science of superheroes, it will be on the first or second page of the general comics discussion area, also if you want some more info, click on the search option and type in HOW SUPERMAN FLIES and another thread should come up with some info, but the majority of stuff is in the science of superheroes thread.
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Second, it has nothing to do with the Earth's lighter gravity per se. The problem on Krypton is that it has 467,000,000 times more mass than the Earth and therefore anything on the surface of krypton experiences pressures so great that it is simply impossible for life as we know it to thrive there. However, as has been noted in certain experiments, an electric current can reduce the effects of gravitation on an object. Therefore, certain single-celled microorganisms on Krypton developed the ability to transform sunlight into electricity and use it to create a counterbaric (antigravity) effect. This lifeform then evolved along much the same lines as earth life since it converted the red solar energy into a countergravitational field similar to the 1 Gee we experience on Earth. In humanoid and animal kryptonians, the counterbaric gene is connected to the creatures nervous system so that it can be controlled and generated at will.
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Our sun is yellow and therefore provides considerably more energy than Krypton's distant red sun. Also, Earth has considerably less gravity and therefore Superman can generate extremely powerful antigravitational and anti-inertial fields at will. He can also extend these field to anything or anyone he touches, therefore, he can catch Lois Lane, for example, as she falls from a building without harming her no matter how fast she's falling because the tactile field he generates uniformly counters her mass inertia at every point in her body.
its also been noted that supermans powers are a form of tactile telekinesis that he is unaware about and just uses them because theyre natural to him.
Good explanation Jimmy, and welcome to the forum
BTW more mass = more gravity, also acts on the atmosphere so there would be higher atmospheric pressure than the same gases would have if they formed the earth's atmosphere. Of course since krypton had a well evolved civilisation I assume thet the atmosphere has stablised and was not in formation.
The funniest music video in the world is Eminem - Without Me, when Elvis is sitting on the toilet, reaches in and pulls out a sandwich and eats it - where did that come from? roflmao
04-16-2004 11:01 PM
