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so Hulk should beat Superman (read this)

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James Kakalios is a comic book nerd but he’s one with a secret identity. He is a physics professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota. That means when people are arguing in a comic book store about whether The Flash could outrace Superman, Kakalios might have a plausible scientific answer. Now Kakalios has taken his years worth of useful and useless knowledge and turned it into the very funny and informative book, The Physics of Superheroes.

NRAMA: There’s always that old joke about who would win in a fight between Superman and the Hulk. But can that be explained with science?

JK: From a physics point of view, I would go with the Hulk for the following reasons: the angrier he gets, the stronger he’s going to get. There’s even an explanation for this because as he’s getting frustrated there’s more adrenaline pumping in his system, so that’s a trigger for increase in his strength and if he keeps pounding on Superman until it was nighttime then Superman won’t be soaking up any solar radiation and he starts getting a little weaker. So I think eventually the Hulk might win that one, but that’s purely from a science point of view, not from a fan point of view.

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Clearly this guy doesn't know much about Superman's powers.

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Clearly this guy doesn't know much about Superman's powers.

clearly you should shut up.

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Clearly this guy doesn't know much about Superman's powers.

Or much about human emotions. From a scientific point of view, an individual can't have infinite/unlimited rage or adrenaline. There must be some type of nourishment for someone to keep fighting.

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Originally posted by miraclethree
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=91158

James Kakalios is a comic book nerd but he’s one with a secret identity. He is a physics professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota. That means when people are arguing in a comic book store about whether The Flash could outrace Superman, Kakalios might have a plausible scientific answer. Now Kakalios has taken his years worth of useful and useless knowledge and turned it into the very funny and informative book, The Physics of Superheroes.

NRAMA: There’s always that old joke about who would win in a fight between Superman and the Hulk. But can that be explained with science?

JK: From a physics point of view, I would go with the Hulk for the following reasons: the angrier he gets, the stronger he’s going to get. There’s even an explanation for this because as he’s getting frustrated there’s more adrenaline pumping in his system, so that’s a trigger for increase in his strength and if he keeps pounding on Superman until it was nighttime then Superman won’t be soaking up any solar radiation and he starts getting a little weaker. So I think eventually the Hulk might win that one, but that’s purely from a science point of view, not from a fan point of view.

Clearly this guy is a genius!

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Or much about human emotions. From a scientific point of view, an individual can't have infinite/unlimited rage or adrenaline. There must be some type of nourishment for someone to keep fighting.

I Hulk's case I don't think that really matters.

Hulk is always refered to as amping from anger but I think there is evidence that he also responds defensively.

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I Hulk's case I don't think that really matters.

Hulk is always refered to as amping from anger but I think there is evidence that he also responds defensively.

Agreed. However, that doesn't make him lose any less. Superman still takes him 10/10.

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Agreed. However, that doesn't make him lose any less. Superman still takes him 10/10.

only in your deluded fanboy mind tis guy a pure comic nerd he should know what the **** he talks about.

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only in your deluded fanboy mind tis guy a pure comic nerd he should know what the **** he talks about.

He thinks that Superman gets weaker at night.

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Originally posted by miraclethree
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=91158

James Kakalios is a comic book nerd but he’s one with a secret identity. He is a physics professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota. That means when people are arguing in a comic book store about whether The Flash could outrace Superman, Kakalios might have a plausible scientific answer. Now Kakalios has taken his years worth of useful and useless knowledge and turned it into the very funny and informative book, The Physics of Superheroes.

NRAMA: There’s always that old joke about who would win in a fight between Superman and the Hulk. But can that be explained with science?

JK: From a physics point of view, I would go with the Hulk for the following reasons: the angrier he gets, the stronger he’s going to get. There’s even an explanation for this because as he’s getting frustrated there’s more adrenaline pumping in his system, so that’s a trigger for increase in his strength and if he keeps pounding on Superman until it was nighttime then Superman won’t be soaking up any solar radiation and he starts getting a little weaker. So I think eventually the Hulk might win that one, but that’s purely from a science point of view, not from a fan point of view.

maybe this guy should actually read some superman comics, that might help...

and the whole 'faster than hulk can react' thing was completely ignored too... messed

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He thinks that Superman gets weaker at night.

He didn't say it in an absolute sense.

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He is, so it must be true now!

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He didn't say it in an absolute sense.

He is, so it must be true now!

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He didn't say it in an absolute sense.

"Until nighttime then Superman won’t be soaking up any solar radiation and he starts getting a little weaker"

That sounds pretty absolute to me.

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"Until nighttime then Superman won’t be soaking up any solar radiation and he starts getting a little weaker"

That sounds pretty absolute to me.

Yes I figured it might, work past that and get back in touch with me.

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Yes I figured it might, work past that and get back in touch with me.

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The guys book is great. I've read it. He's a complete genius.

But he's still wrong about this.

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hulk just needs a couple deep blows to land to knock his ass out.

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Again, people are equating strength with power. The two are different, not to mention that it would take Hulk a while to even get into Supes' weight class.

Anyway, closing. This isn't really worth our consideration, and is just more fuel for the ridiculous fire that is Hulk fandom.

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