How does superman fly???

[rorybbellows]

The mystery of supermans flight is something that has puzzled me for years.I dont read the comics but have seen all the films and nowhere does it even hint at his method of propulsion.
But pieceing togeather all his powers ,the only answer I could come up with is that, with his ablity to take in vast quantities of air into his lungs he must somehow be able to compress this air in his body,He then must pass some of this compressed air into his lower gut ,and then ,at will with super fast and powerful contractions of his sphincter force the compressed air out jet style ,thus rocketing himself forward at great speed and power.

This is just theory of course there may be some other explaination for his super flight ! What do you think??


RORY

[Scott McCallister]

Superman is "solar powered" His powers come from our yellow sun. Different from his red krypton sun. Everyone knows that... sheesh.

[straycat82]

Ferry dust, not to be confused with Fairy dust, that's for... well... fairy's.

[djm]

His home world, Krypton, had gravity that was enormously stronger than that of our own, so he would have seemed entirely normal there, but on our planet, with its much lighter gravity, he just gives the lightest push of his legs and he is instantly airborn. That's because his body, just like his planet, contains much more mass. Yes, that's right. Superman is denser than everybody else.

djm

[TheSpoonMan]

His home world, Krypton, had gravity that was enormously stronger than that of our own, so he would have seemed entirely normal there, but on our planet, with its much lighter gravity, he just gives the lightest push of his legs and he is instantly airborn. That's because his body, just like his planet, contains much more mass. Yes, that's right. Superman is denser than everybody else.

djm

Wouldn't having more mass be a bad thing when trying to fly?

[peeplj]

Q: "How does Superman fly?"

A: "Very well, thank you."

Q: "So what's the secret to flying?"

A: "Throw yourself at the ground very hard, and miss."

--James

[rh]

His home world, Krypton, had gravity that was enormously stronger than that of our own, so he would have seemed entirely normal there, but on our planet, with its much lighter gravity, he just gives the lightest push of his legs and he is instantly airborn.

The downside of this is that it makes things rather difficult when trying to be intimate with Lois Lane.

[djm]

Wouldn't having more mass be a bad thing when trying to fly?

Not when you have strength equal to the task of moving such weight. You lose ten points for trying to make sense. Back of the queue.

The downside of this is that it makes things rather difficult when trying to be intimate with Lois Lane.

Oh, he is far too dense for that.

djm

[Jack]

He lives in Caroluna's aviary.

[emmline]

He propels himself from a solid surface with such force that he can travel a goodly distance before gravity wins out, much like a cannonball. It's simple Newtonian physics. I'm sure of it.

[mutepointe]

the answer to everything is "physics."

[Innocent Bystander]

the answer to everything is "physics."

The answer is "Imagination". At least where comic books are concerned.

[buddhu]

Nah, so far Rory's explanation is the only one that comes close to making sense.

The applying superior leg strength in a low gravity situation thing doesn't work. It can't explain the hovering thing he's been seen to do. Nor does it explain the leisurely rate of ascension depicted in the movies.

Come on, people. Put some effort into it. This is important stuff.

[amar]

He flies because CHUCK NORRIS wants him to.
nuff said.


looks like many people have asked that question before:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... JM8K11.DTL

[Key_of_D]

Maybe Superman just thinks happy thoughts.