Superman Science: The Real-World Science Behind Superman's Powers

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the science of superman Introduction Superman may be the most famous super hero of all time Who doesn’t know his origin story Sent to Earth as a baby from the dying planet Krypton Raised in Kansas as an ordinary human by Jonathan and Martha Kent But this hero is far from ordinary As an alien from another planet Superman has all sorts of powers that we can only dream about Superman’s not only fast and strong he’s not called the Man of Steel for nothing but he also flies is incredibly smart and has super-vision As ordinary humans we can’t shoot heat beams out of our eyes leap to the top of a building outrun bullets or bend steel beams with our bare hands At least not yet But the human and animal world is full of some pretty amazing triumphs of flight sight speed and strength Science engineering technology and a lot of inspiration from nature have allowed humans a little taste of Superman’s skills From fantastic feats of strength to supersonic speed the impossible becomes possible when we start thinking like super heroes