Physics Question: What Would Happen if Superman Punched You? - Neatorama

If Superman didn't pull his punch and hit you at full force, what would you experience? I mean besides a bad day. Well, Jake Roper says that you'd feel 190,000,000,000,000,000 joules impact your body. That would be like 2,800 times the power of the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.

Obviously such a punch would negatively impair your lifestyle. The temperature of such an impact would reach 143,999,999,999.540.3 °F. Roper says, "You'd be liquefied at the atomic level."

So don't tug on his cape.

-via Geekologie

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In fact Superman himself has stated something to this effect several times both in the comics and animation continuities. One example is the Man of Steel, World of Cardboard speech from Justice League: Unlimited.

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If you want a good laugh, read SF author Larry Niven's essay "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex." It's about Superman's love life. --Vikya

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I think, for the sake of the comics, we can assume that Superman never punches full force. He has the power to regulate the punch as to achieve his goal at hand. So to speak.

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Anyone punched by Superman should immediately consult a psychiatrist, preferably a krypton psychiatrist.

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143,999,999,999.540.3 °F... holy significant figures Batman!

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His fist isn't the only mass involved if the punch is thrown properly. The entire linkage from the ball of his foot through his hip, shoulder and arm are all involved.

Also, Superman is a stupid and broken concept.

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Anyone punched by Superman should immediately consult a psychiatrist, preferably a krypton psychiatrist.

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I think, for the sake of the comics, we can assume that Superman never punches full force. He has the power to regulate the punch as to achieve his goal at hand. So to speak.

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If you want a good laugh, read SF author Larry Niven's essay "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex." It's about Superman's love life. --Vikya

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