Brainy Quote of the Day

Thursday, February 10, 2011

"Able To Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound..."

I remember owning a copy of the original Action Comics and cover that Superman appears on, lifting a car and shaking out bad guys.

There was a little blurb that gave a reasonable explanation about Superman's powers, one of which was this (usually disgusting) little guy:

He's able to leap 200X his height!

So, let's say our hypothetical "Superman" is an even 6" tall: in flea terms, he could leap 1200 feet in the air. (He had better BE invulnerable when he lands for his own mythical sake!)
Which, in  the DC fan universe, I think is a more reasonable explanation than levitated flight.

BBC article: Flea's jumping ability explained

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