Movie Wonderwoman Would Be Quite Literally... Hot.... Science Applied To Fiction

[Spacescifi]

It is always both interesting and amusing what reality dicates when science is applied to any movie superhero.

 

Here we will discuss her.... or rather the character she portrays since she is obviously OOC here lol.

 

 

According to her wiki online:

1. She has greater endurance because her muscles produce less lactic acid.

Reality: This would probably do more harm than good overall.... they could have said she just does not tire quickly and they would not have had to explain why because she is Wonderwoman after all.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326521

2. Her muscles and bones are more dense.

Reality: She would be heavier. And if going by any of her feats in the movies.... I would say she she weighs quite a bit given how strong she is and the muscle power/density actually required to pull off any of the feats she does.

Without any calculations I just know the answer is.... a lot.

Based on that... Wonderwoman probably weighs a ton or more.

This also means her body would struggle to get rid of waste heat, which means she would be sweaty all the time.... at least any time she is doing superhero stuff. She would also be thirsty especially during and after doing superhero stuff.

She would run the risk of death by fever if she did not drink enough water or cool down otherwise when overheated.... which for her would occur EVERYTIME she became Wonderwoman.

Combat: Wonderwoman kicks and punches bad guys and sends them flying in the movies.

Reality: Given how absurdly dense and heavy her muscles and bones would need to be to do what she does, and how much energy output she is putting out... lets just say that a punch or kick from wonderwoman would be... messy. She would both pierce and obliterate stuff that any normal human would only knock back with a hit.

 

Conclusion: That actually applies to most superheroes who have super strength/speed.

Funny thing is that more classic fantastic powers like flight etc would tax the body less... since those do not require any input beyond a desire to fly or use them.

 

Conclusion: You really cannot have realistic superheroes fighting bad guys without them turning bad guys into pasty smears. All those movies would be rated R.

 

Edited February 7, 2022 by Spacescifi

[kerbiloid]

If she was weighting a ton, the podium would crash, as she is also a model.

***

She is equipped with a twin energy concentrator, providing her with superpower on demand.

(Kind of energetic vamprisim. Remore power control fed by the energy of millions of teenagers watching TV.)

(The spiritual energy, I mean, of course.)

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

Now work on Hulk.  Make me believe the physics! 

Remember - he can smash and throw a 65 ton main battle tank...

Im guessing that 'mild mannered Bruce Banner' is pretty dense 

Edited February 7, 2022 by JoeSchmuckatelli

[Flavio hc16]

This is why I love Omniman and The Boys, yes, the way they have the superpowers is irrealistic and somewhat handwhaved, but the results on the environments and people are not, and stuff get very messy very fast

[kerbiloid]

The Lightning. It rules.

Spoiler

 

[Vanamonde]

Some content removed. Keep it clean, people. 

[DDE]

So what you're saying is that she would need radiators.

Hm.

[Spacescifi]

7 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Now work on Hulk.  Make me believe the physics! 

Remember - he can smash and throw a 65 ton main battle tank...

Im guessing that 'mild mannered Bruce Banner' is pretty dense 

 

Ironically hulk almost has an advantage due to having more mass to spread out his waste heat..... which is totally nulified by the fact that he has an even higher energy output than wondy at times.

Same result.... a sweaty hulk who would be on the verge of fever death without drinking water regularly or cooling down.

 

And by the way, as dense as both hulk and wondy are, touching them would be like touching a statue, their skin won't budge unless THEY poke it themselves.

 

By the same token if either one fell on you.... you would utterly crushed like a ton fell on you.

Sadly..... a super like this could never enjoy a massage.... unless it was done by heavy machine designed for massage.

Nor could they use chairs or cars or.... anything designed for normal people... they woukd crush all they sat upon.

Their life would require a lot of catering to their.... special needs.

 

Edited February 7, 2022 by Spacescifi

[wumpus]

On 2/7/2022 at 5:32 AM, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Now work on Hulk.  Make me believe the physics! 

Remember - he can smash and throw a 65 ton main battle tank...

Im guessing that 'mild mannered Bruce Banner' is pretty dense 

So in addition to super strength (and super sweat), he can also magically increase the rigidity of whatever he is standing on so that (size 20? US) feet aren't piledriven into the ground while throwing a 65 ton main battle tank...

[snip]

There's a reason these movies (and source material) aren't worth putting on the "science fiction hall of shame" thread.

Edited February 8, 2022 by Vanamonde

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

Yeah - these 'super heroes' would actually have to be secret crime lords, stealing millions just to feed themselves.

[Vanamonde]

Reminder: the sex lives of superheroes is not an appropriate topic for this forum. 

[Nuke]

super heroes never really made sense to me.  i dont really like the genre, except where they are being deconstructed, like watchmen, or even dune. as with typical humans with exceptional abilities, each would tend to use those abilities in their own self interest and would neither be heroes nor villains. anyone who thought their superpower would entitle them to special treatment, would quickly be put in their place by the others. 

Edited February 8, 2022 by Nuke

[Spacescifi]

7 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Yeah - these 'super heroes' would actually have to be secret crime lords, stealing millions just to feed themselves.

 

More like they would live or die based on public support?

As heavy as they are they will barely be able to walk if they do not get enough energy from the food they eat... and there is no way to steal all that food and eat it too without being disrupted.... since people will fight them.

 

Unlike a normal human being these guys would have to probably eat a ton literally of food or more.... which will make meal time take an hour or hours... since it's a small mouth versus a literal ton of food.

Even if they went the grim route of becoming an apex predator it would not ensure they get adequately fed... since unlike mere beasts.... humans won't stop until they put down anyone preying on them. Even if it was a decade ago... they don't have short term memories like animals. They remember.

Edited February 9, 2022 by Spacescifi

[Nuke]

if vampirism was real, it would be considered a disability. 

[Spacescifi]

28 minutes ago, Nuke said:

if vampirism was real, it would be considered a disability. 

 

Who knew.... being a superhero is to be dependent on others for life.... less a gift a more a curse.

[kerbiloid]

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CursedWithAwesome