Something that's been bothering me for the last week or so...WHY does Superman wear boots???!!!

Jonny00GT

Chapter Presidents
May 19, 2011
576
39
28
I flat don't get it! The man of steel, who can take a bullet to the eyeball, is waring a calf high boot. Flying through the air in a suffocating boot, or with the wind between my toes...is that really even a choice???

It's silly, I know...just doesn't make sense... I'd have given him some sort of sonic vibration sensetivity ability through his feet...like Daredevil does, except with his soles.

Don't even get me started on Spider-Man!! I'm handing on a building with tiny hairs from my fingers and toes, but I'm going to put on gloves and booties? I must be overthinking this.

Just a nose scruncher rolling through my brain.

-Jonny
 
Ha! Okay. Just saw Green

Ha! Okay. Just saw Green Lantern tonight.... I'll give it a thumbs up. For an origin pic it wasn't too bad, and they got the right actor for the movie anyway. At least they do their best to explain things, train him for what's coming, and give him the proper tools for the job. You almost figure if in the same scenario, you could do a fair job yourself. Even had him run out of power, but fortunately not at a critical point like in combat, although I always thought powering up took longer to do than just a quick tap of ring to lantern.

John T.
 
Yes, I was very pleased with

Yes, I was very pleased with Green Lantern. I don't recall a whole lot about the comic, but the whay they did it in the movie made me hope for a sequal! I want to look like Ryan Renolds! Shouldn't be hard...stop eating, work out really hard and grow about a foot taller!

-Jonny
 
Superman wears boots to tuck

Superman wears boots to tuck his tights into, of course.

I think the real question is: "What kind of structural material would be needed for his jockeys to restrain him if he got real perky at the thought of Lois Lane under his x-ray vision?"
 
This thread jogs my mind

This thread jogs my mind about something I saw on TV the other day... and yes it's somewhat unrelated, but begs the same question. It was a show on America's space program and an entire segment was on the International Space Station. They showed a brief clip of one of the astronauts running on a treadmill, hooked up to a bunch of probes and monitors, and he's wearing big trampoline mattress running shoes.

Really, NASA? Come on... you're measuring human performance in orbit and you're clouding your 'scientific results' by altering human biomechanics? I can see wearing clothes because it's being video taped and such, but jeez... how stupid.
 
Gkikas wrote:Really, NASA?

Gkikas said:
Really, NASA? Come on... you're measuring human performance in orbit and you're clouding your 'scientific results' by altering human biomechanics? I can see wearing clothes because it's being video taped and such, but jeez... how stupid.



Hey man, dont tread on NASA :p
 
Hhheehe, I'm just calling

Hhheehe, I'm just calling bullsh*t when I see it.... truly though, I have immense love and respect for NASA.

I'm from FL and have a special place in my heart for it. I watch the launches from the OTHER coast of Florida... THAT is how awesome it is. Plus, it's space, man! How much cooler does it get than that!
teeth_smile.gif
 
dunetraveller wrote:I'd go

dunetraveller said:
I'd go for "multiple woven layers of ballistic nylon" a.k.a. Kevlar®.

John T.

Have you seen "Hancock"? The scene with the girl? I don't think even Kevlar is going to do the trick! Superman could probably write his name with his pee in solid rock!

And on that note...I think this thread has officially derailed! Still...food for thought.

-Jonny
 
Even more crazy- Aquaman wore

Even more crazy- Aquaman wore boots! Or tights that covered his feet. But The Sub Mariner didn't. That dude normally rocked the Euro-shorts or a Speedo.