Originally posted by Psychotron
Tobey out-webbed Andrew and blocked an attack from a blood lusted Tom without too much effort, so he seems to have the edge in physical stats.
To be fair, Tobey had far more leverage than Tom in that position. It's not so much about strength as simply having better position/leverage.
Originally posted by FrothByte
To be fair, Tobey had far more leverage than Tom in that position. It's not so much about strength as simply having better position/leverage.
Tom was swinging a big heavy "weapon" and Tobey flat out stopped it. Sure, he have had better leverage after the fact, but that he caught a swing with a ton of momentum behind it clearly puts him WAY above Tom.
Originally posted by ares834
Tom was swinging a big heavy "weapon" and Tobey flat out stopped it. Sure, he have had better leverage after the fact, but that he caught a swing with a ton of momentum behind it clearly puts him WAY above Tom.
Considering just how strong the Spidermen are, that glider is not really all that "heavy". You still basically have one Spiderman having nothing more than the power of his arms with some added weight vs. a Spiderman who's able to put his entire body - from his legs up to his arms - into supporting that weight.
The "relative" (for lack of a better word) mass doesn't matter. What matters is the momentum. And the mass provided by the glider would be make a huge difference to the momentum regardless of the strength involved. This is why stopping a punch, not merely deflecting it, is so difficult. You have to overcome the momentum. When you add something with a decent amount of mass behind it, the momentum grows vastly.