Could Ozymandias lift this?

Originally posted by TheVaultDweller
I was kind of curious where people think Ozy's actual strength level is at. It's pretty clear from his striking that it's above that of a normal person, but by how much?

So, the question is simple. Could he lift and carry this chunk of concrete? I picked this because I feel like it's a feat most Super Soldiers could probably replicate without too much trouble, but they're stronger than Ozy IMO, so it should be more of a challenge in that regard at least.

You get an idea of the scale by looking at Cage's hand and shoulder at the bottom.

So, could he lift and carry it? I personally wouldn't be surprised if he could, but I think he'd have to put some serious effort in, but I am curious to know what others think.

Well you would have to scale it off his other feats.
Off the top of my head.
1. Picking up a 230-260lb person and throwing him through a skyscraper window.
2. Jumping over 30ft away from a standstill
3. Crushing a laser gun with his feat
4. Kicking Rorschach more than 15 ft away

If the concrete weighs between 2-4 tons then yes, between 4-6 tons then I'm not sure, and over 7 tons then mostly likely no.

Most certainly Luke is stronger than Ozy. That's not a question. The gun bend takes more force than lifting the concrete. And Luke did that effortlessly.

Nah, this is not a strength comparison. The point of the thread is more to get an idea of where Ozy's lifting strength level is, given that a lot of his strength feats are striking-related.

I'd say no he can't lift it, but I guess having a calculation on how much force it would take to throw someone threw bullet proof glass is needed before being sure.

Anyone still own Watchmen on DVD? lol

I think they actually go into a bit of detail about the type of glass in a scene where the police, CSIs etc. are looking through Comedian's apartment, but I can't remember the specifics of what they said.

Ozy seems around 1/2 Luke's strength, based on feats.

He might be able to pull off 1-2 tons.

A person that could lift 2000 lbs and was faster and agile than the top athlete would be pretty crazy to see them actually fight a regular human.

And it would probably also be extremely brief. Seriously, if Ozy existed and hit a normal person as hard as he hit some of the people in the film, he'd outright kill them.

I can't imagine this going well for any real life person:

Originally posted by TheVaultDweller
I was kind of curious where people think Ozy's actual strength level is at. It's pretty clear from his striking that it's above that of a normal person, but by how much?

So, the question is simple. Could he lift and carry this chunk of concrete? I picked this because I feel like it's a feat most Super Soldiers could probably replicate without too much trouble, but they're stronger than Ozy IMO, so it should be more of a challenge in that regard at least.

You get an idea of the scale by looking at Cage's hand and shoulder at the bottom.

So, could he lift and carry it? I personally wouldn't be surprised if he could, but I think he'd have to put some serious effort in, but I am curious to know what others think.

looks like 10 tons, but im guessing as i have no idea on how to calculate that stuff, anyways Ozy can prolly lift a 1/4 of that and nothing more

Originally posted by BrolyBlack
Ozy was punching people across the room with ease, Luke as far as I know never tossed anyone 30-40 feet on a regular basis.

So how do we gauge Ozys strength

Is this good enough

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
looks like 10 tons, but im guessing as i have no idea on how to calculate that stuff, anyways Ozy can prolly lift a 1/4 of that and nothing more

That concrete looks to be a bit less than 1 cubic meter.

https://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/concrete-weight.html

It's around 2-3 tons.

thanks

Originally posted by TheVaultDweller
I can't imagine this going well for any real life person:

Ya a real person would be dead nigh-instantly. High-end on both Ozy's end with the kicking power and Rorschach's end with not getting his skull, spine, neck, and face obliterated.

As for the lifting feat, I would say negative, but maybe slice that thing into a half or a third and he could manage. Maybe a fourth.

Nope

That block isn't a full block, it's missing rather large chucks. I'd say 1.5 to 2 tons max.

Ozzy should be able to lift** it with great difficulty as he clearly superhuman going by what we've seen him do, especially if his upper-body strength is comparable to his lower-body.

**That's lifting it, I doubt he could walk around with it like Luke did.

So, I see a couple of estimates putting Ozy's lifting strength somewhere between 1 and 2 tons from a few of people, which is the aim of this thread. Is that about right, in terms of a number for Ozy, or are there any objections?