Superhero Science 2007
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| http://www.marvel-hero.jp/ img/anq/img01-11.jpg |
http://images.wikia.com/ marveldatabase/images/a/ a6/Archangel_001.jpg |
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| http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Archangel_% 28comics%29 |
http://www.marvel.com/ universe/Image: GENMcvr004CMYK.jpg |
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How many Snickers candy bars would Archangel have to eat to provide enough energy to fly himself to a height of 5,000 meters? Use measures of bird flight and scale up – bear in mind the increase in potential energy. |
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Colossus |
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| http://www.x-men.com | http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Colossus_% 28comics%29 |
http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Image: AstonColossus.png |
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| http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Colossus_% 28comics%29 |
http://www.marvel.com/ universe3zx/images/6/ 67/Colossus(ultimate).jpg |
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How long would it take Colossus to “bulk
up” from his normal weight of 250 pounds to his “armored” weight of
500 pounds? Assume that his body converts the carbon dioxide in the air to a biologically generated diamond-like substance. Calculate the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air and the length of time for sufficient carbon dioxide to diffuse into contact with his body. |
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Electro |
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| http://www.antaninet.it/ marvel-universe/ e/electro1.gif |
http://www.leaderslair.com/ marvelvillains/Electro2.jpg |
http://www.marvel directory.com/ pictures/individuals/ e_3d/electro.gif |
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| http://www.marvel database.com/ Image:Electro.jpg |
http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Electro_% 28comics%29 |
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How much amperage and voltage could Electro release in his most potent discharge? Assume scale-up from electricity generating animals, see electroplaques/electrocytes. |
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Nightcrawler |
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| http://www.marvel.com/ universe3zx/images/0/ 0b/Nightcrawler442x350.jpg |
http://www.silverbullet comicbooks.com/features/ images/robertson/ nightcrawler4.jpg |
http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Nightcrawler_% 28comics%29 |
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| http://www.marvel directory.com/ pictures/individuals/ n_1d/nightcrawler.gif |
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What would Nightcrawler's temperature drop to after teleporting from sea level to a mountaintop 10,000 meters high? Assume that his total energy (potential and kinetic) is conserved in the teleport and that the increase in his potential energy must come at the expense of the kinetic energy of his body’s molecules. |
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Scarlet Witch |
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| http://www.norse -man.net/ marvel/Char-S/ ScarletWitch.JPG |
http://www.marvel.com/ universe/Image: ScarletWitch_Head.jpg |
http://i43.photobucket.com/ albums/e374/SSSMods2/ ScarletWitch-Hood.jpg |
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| http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Scarlet_Witch |
http://www.zone-sf.com/ images/scarletwitch.jpg |
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How much force could the Scarlet Witch generate if she “hexed” a column of air 35 meters long and with the cross-sectional area of the human body and directed it at an opponent? Assume, as a result of the “hex,” that all of the air particles moved in the same direction in perfectly straight lines with their average velocity determined from the kinetic energy theory of gases. |
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