tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post1309841458455822428..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Things That Made Me Happy....Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-71972976427226787852011-12-17T09:14:14.517-05:002011-12-17T09:14:14.517-05:00Very useful material, thank you for the article.
w...Very useful material, thank you for the article.<br /><a href="http://www.wheretogetcoupons.net" rel="nofollow">where to get coupons</a> | <a href="http://www.picklingsalt.org" rel="nofollow">pickling salt</a> | <a href="http://www.centerpiecesideas.net" rel="nofollow">centerpieces ideas</a>Arlennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-61485316961054120342008-04-18T13:36:00.000-05:002008-04-18T13:36:00.000-05:00"red sunlight operating as an immediate power-shut..."red sunlight operating as an immediate power-shutdown never made sense to me"<BR/><BR/>Me, either. I think the current explanation is that being hit by light of the wavelength mix typified by red sunlight sets his whole solar-based metabolism into 'power save' mode, preventing him from using any solar energy on his powers even though he might have plenty of energy still stored in his cells. The mere *absence* of sunlight doesn't do this, explaining his powers working at night.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09112215621728247275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-83246003841996117072008-04-17T14:03:00.000-05:002008-04-17T14:03:00.000-05:00A certain ace attourney is already on to Dc for th...A certain ace attourney is already on to Dc for the contradictions appearing in countdown to final crisis 2<BR/><BR/>http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=2529697David pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14120693580102798706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-24162825962699248462008-04-17T13:14:00.000-05:002008-04-17T13:14:00.000-05:00"he defuses the heat "Oh now don't YOU start too!"he defuses the heat "<BR/><BR/>Oh now don't YOU start too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-13132338037257542082008-04-17T13:11:00.000-05:002008-04-17T13:11:00.000-05:00"Artic Alexandria"ooooOOOOoooo0000oooo !!!MUST you..."Artic Alexandria"<BR/><BR/>ooooOOOOoooo0000oooo !!!<BR/>MUST you do that???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-21793477969776344512008-04-17T11:27:00.000-05:002008-04-17T11:27:00.000-05:00To Scipio:Speaking of sweet octopus love, I just s...To Scipio:<BR/><BR/>Speaking of sweet octopus love, I just saw this article: <BR/><BR/>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/17/BAGF1060FF.DTL<BR/><BR/>I guess I never should have doubted you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-24127592612075423862008-04-17T09:11:00.000-05:002008-04-17T09:11:00.000-05:00I figured that Superman and Ultraman had traded co...I figured that Superman and Ultraman had traded costumes, and "Superman" was just faking the effects of kryptonite poisoning. I blew it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-60837749278170305102008-04-17T08:39:00.000-05:002008-04-17T08:39:00.000-05:00I did NOT immediately catch the cleverness of Supe...I did NOT immediately catch the cleverness of Superman's Kryptonite ploy...in fact I was more or less thinking to myself the same thing that Megistus was...and then of course, it turned out that Superman was using his BRAINS! That pleased me to no end.<BR/><BR/>I blush to admit this, but Hercules was fabulous.<BR/><BR/>Poor Wally. But watching Jay get peeved was worth it.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-30754012312887129192008-04-17T07:36:00.000-05:002008-04-17T07:36:00.000-05:00I also remember Wally West always jonesing for a r...I also remember Wally West always jonesing for a raise and overtime pay when he was in the Justice League Europe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-15665673723012756302008-04-17T05:19:00.000-05:002008-04-17T05:19:00.000-05:00"My God... the "robot polka" thing was from Hercul..."My God... the "robot polka" thing was from Hercules. The INCREDIBLE Hercules. A MARVEL comic."<BR/><BR/>I <B>subscribe</B> to <I>Incredible Hercules</I>. A book about a classical Greek demigod, written by Fred Van Lente of "Action Philosophers"? <BR/><BR/>Heck YEAH I subscribe to that Marvel comic.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-39224712763011136392008-04-17T04:32:00.000-05:002008-04-17T04:32:00.000-05:00Something that's been bugging me about Salvation R...Something that's been bugging me about Salvation Run. <BR/><BR/>Why are Joker and Luthor in charge of these groups?<BR/><BR/>I mean, I can almost see Luthor. But if you're the Joker and your power is being crazy and evil and there's other people there who are just as crazy and evil and also pull out pieces of your spine with their thumbs, it doesn't quite work.<BR/><BR/>See also people being scared of Deadshot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-82223849561593805282008-04-17T03:03:00.000-05:002008-04-17T03:03:00.000-05:00My God... the "robot polka" thing was from Hercule...My God... the "robot polka" thing was from Hercules. The INCREDIBLE Hercules. A MARVEL comic.<BR/><BR/>Is... Is that allowed, here?<BR/><BR/>I'm scared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-58964771085707948462008-04-17T01:19:00.000-05:002008-04-17T01:19:00.000-05:00I like Slam Bradley's foe; who is he?Well, the col...<I>I like Slam Bradley's foe; who is he?</I><BR/><BR/>Well, the color scheme, age, and aditude seem to be that of Billy Numerous, a minor villain from the Teen Titans cartoon show.<BR/><BR/><A>http://www.titansgo.net/characters.php?id=74</A><BR/><BR/>Costumes a little different, but it's far closer then Multiplex. I could also see Billy Numerous carrying a safe out of a building like that, essentially out in the open.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-78955228955122525192008-04-16T22:43:00.000-05:002008-04-16T22:43:00.000-05:00Ah-- the Best Book I Probably Didn't Buy This Week...Ah-- the Best Book I Probably Didn't Buy This Week.Jacob T. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575549001627195334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-25338276403977614102008-04-16T21:17:00.000-05:002008-04-16T21:17:00.000-05:00Freezy breath is in Legion of Super Heroes in the ...Freezy breath is in <I>Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century</I>.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-27118074864918447032008-04-16T21:13:00.000-05:002008-04-16T21:13:00.000-05:00Huh-- musta missed a Superbook, because 'freezy br...Huh-- musta missed a Superbook, because 'freezy breath' doesn't show up in either Superman or B&B.Jacob T. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575549001627195334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-23374412196959831862008-04-16T18:45:00.000-05:002008-04-16T18:45:00.000-05:00"Only Clark Kent would apologize for getting burie..."Only Clark Kent would apologize for getting buried under rubble."<BR/><BR/>Just imagine what he'd be like if his ship had crashed in Canada* instead of Kansas! Ba-DUM-Pum!<BR/><BR/>*Probably Saskatchewan.<BR/><BR/>In fact, how about a whole dumb Elseworlds-y Canadian Superman thing where he grows up in Smalljaw Saskatchewan and moves to Torontopolis to become a reporter...<BR/><BR/>Okay, maybe not.Jack Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347116217773724467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-52381000642115656232008-04-16T15:21:00.000-05:002008-04-16T15:21:00.000-05:00I'd guess it probably works in a similar way that ...I'd guess it probably works in a similar way that his "heat vision" was explained in the immediate post-Crisis world. It was said that he has "pyrokinesis", a mental ability to create heat, apparently by speeding up the molecular action of the air, which manifests itself in a red glow from his eyes. Perhaps the "freezy-breath" works in reverse; he telekinetically slows down the molecular action of the air. He exhales to "trigger" this effect because even he doesn't understand how it really works.<BR/><BR/>Or, as Micky Moran said in an issue of <I>Miracleman</I>: "Superbreath??"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-80849028967704048352008-04-16T15:08:00.000-05:002008-04-16T15:08:00.000-05:00If I remember correctly (from early 1970s reprints...If I remember correctly (from early 1970s reprints -- even I'm not old enough for the originals, the first use of the super-cold breath had Superman actually sucking down air from the frigid upper atmosphere and then exhaling it at the target. Now, doesn't that make much more sense? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-49195478932099564082008-04-16T12:32:00.000-05:002008-04-16T12:32:00.000-05:00Perhaps it's a psychosomatic effect. Kryptonians h...Perhaps it's a psychosomatic effect. Kryptonians have no powers on Krypton; Krypton has a red sun; ero, under a red sun-ray, I must have no powers. He loses his powers because he believes he does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-26623043422764527982008-04-16T12:24:00.000-05:002008-04-16T12:24:00.000-05:00"the red sunlight operating as an immediate power-..."the red sunlight operating as an immediate power-shutdown never made sense to me."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that always smells much more like Magic than Science. But they don't seem to be able to let it go, do they?Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-20968120417064584492008-04-16T11:42:00.000-05:002008-04-16T11:42:00.000-05:00And this, dear friends, is why physics majors shou...And this, dear friends, is why physics majors should not be allowed to read comic books.<BR/><BR/>*cue 1980's-era end-of-cartoon laugh track*Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245489666250405989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-78258887523250370842008-04-16T11:28:00.000-05:002008-04-16T11:28:00.000-05:00I don't think it quite racks up with "and then a m...I don't think it quite racks up with "and then a miracle occurs" level. I thought it was generally understood that the Kryptonian cellular structure is built to absorb solar energy of a certain frequency. This evolved to counter the harsh environment of Krypton. Under Earth's yellow, more energetic sun, that system kicks into overdrive and gives us the Kryptonian smorgasbord. However, once that energy is absorbed, it has to be stored in some non-photonic (chemical?) form, or else Clark would, well, glow. Which would kind of make maintaining a secret identity hard.<BR/><BR/>Further, the energy doesn't seem to be decentralized. I mean, it's not like the power used for heat vision is stored in his eyes, while the strength energy is stored in his muscles. The logical conclusion (all hail mighty Occam) is that his cells operate as a sort of network battery, storing all his energy everywhere, and moving it around as necessary (evidence: when Superboy Prime gets sunlight on his hand and suddenly has all his powers back).<BR/><BR/>So remember the first rule of physics: energy is energy is energy. Ignoring the thermodynamic impossibility (Superman can't possibly absorb enough energy from radiant sunlight to generate his powers), then it's gotta be stored somewhere, whether that energy is used to generate heat vision, to negate gravity, or to impart potential energy (lift) heavy things. Heat is just another form of energy, if so low down on the electromagnetic scale that his cells couldn't really do anything with it other than move it around.<BR/><BR/>P.S. this theory is why the red sunlight operating as an immediate power-shutdown never made sense to me.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245489666250405989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-70735373043513808872008-04-16T10:40:00.000-05:002008-04-16T10:40:00.000-05:00"given that his entire cellular structure is built..."given that his entire cellular structure is built around shuffling energy around, he defuses the heat almost immediately"<BR/><BR/>Hmm. There's lot hidden in that sentence, Brian! <BR/><BR/>That's not too far off from putting "and then a miracle occurs" in the middle of an equation, is it...?Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-17567321771819014282008-04-16T10:32:00.000-05:002008-04-16T10:32:00.000-05:00supernaturally strong diaphragmDoesn't Power Girl ...<I>supernaturally strong diaphragm</I><BR/><BR/>Doesn't Power Girl have one of those?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com