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[–] piefood@feddit.online 43 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The Pro had a funnier take on the same basic idea:

the pro

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Both comic artists have some misapprehension about how solidly a plane's wings are attached.... maybe they're Boeings.

Another thing is that if you get past the initial ka-pow! moment, the real issue would be how super are those swimmers? They might work like heat seeking missiles.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago

Been a while since I read it, but Larry Niven had a whole essay on this subject:

https://larryniven.net/?q=man-of-steel-woman-of-kleenex-by-larry-niven

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Hancock (2008) had a similar bit, with the titular character blowing a few holes in his roof during a one-night-stand.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I've read for years about this scene being written, but not included. Imagine my surprise when I found out that it was not only filmed, but made easily available online!

[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I swear I read a thought experiment on this topic decades ago in a Penthouse or Playboy.