# Mundane aspects of Superman's powers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 19, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909 "2014-09-19T04:54:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/61 "2014-09-21T01:53:54Z")
For Superman, every zoo is a petting zoo. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/62 "2014-09-21T02:15:17Z")
Not having to sleep would be cool. Or horrible. I’m not sure. But you could get a lot more stuff done. > [@bup](#): > > Any chick he wants to see naked…he does. Those sexy skeletons. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/63 "2014-09-21T02:34:47Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > Not having to sleep would be cool. Or horrible. I’m not sure. But you could get a lot more stuff done. No, Superman has to sleep for psychological reasons- in one pre-Crisis story he got a bit whacked out from going too long without sleep. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/64 "2014-09-21T02:35:12Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > [Why Superman kinda likes fighting Darkside.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywo6F4xYTvA) My all time favorite Superman punches. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/65 "2014-09-21T02:47:32Z")
Since Superman is not bothered by heat or cold, he saves a lot on energy bills. He only has to turn on the heat or A/C when company’s coming. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/66 "2014-09-21T10:44:03Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > I’m not confident that that was one of Superman’s powers. Do you have a cite or a reason for believing that this would be among his abilities? He can withstand extreme heat, which means he probably doesn’t need to sweat, at least at normal temperatures. ---
**Author:** ![DonLogan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@DonLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonLogan)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/67 "2014-09-21T12:52:16Z")
Goes as the same thing every damn Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/68 "2014-09-21T12:57:00Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > He can withstand extreme heat, which means he probably doesn’t need to sweat, at least at normal temperatures. There’s a JUSTICE LEAGUE comic where the Flash deduces that something must be wrong because Superman is sweating (at which point, cue the big reveal). ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/69 "2014-09-21T13:10:23Z")
He never has to use a microwave to heat his coffee. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/70 "2014-09-21T14:17:57Z")
> [@simster](#): > > He never has to use a microwave to heat his coffee. He can spill McDonald’s coffee in his lap without damage. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/71 "2014-09-21T19:28:22Z")
> [@Osiris\_the\_1st](#): > > It is, however, really bad for the door. > > It’s kind of mind boggling how careful he would have to be all of the time; moving through the world for Superman would be like living in a world full of sentient soap bubbles. [Or cardboard.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_5UwS57X8) ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/72 "2014-09-22T15:57:12Z")
> [@AtomicDog](#): > > He can beat Chuck Norris. Settle down, now. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/73 "2014-09-22T16:27:51Z")
Traffic jam, schmaffic jam. Doesn’t have to worry about getting run off the road when he’s riding a bike. Probably pretty good at finding fish when he goes fishing. > [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > I’m not confident that that was one of Superman’s powers. Do you have a cite or a reason for believing that this would be among his abilities? Because if he had B.O., it would level planets. People would talk. > [@DonLogan](#): > > Goes as the same thing every damn Halloween. Batman? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/74 "2014-09-22T16:35:03Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Any chick he wants to see naked…he does. But does being perved by x-ray vision hurt the girls? Is it like getting exposed to x-ray radiation? Did all the girls in Smallville High develop breast, butt, and crotch cancer? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/75 "2014-09-22T17:40:22Z")
> [@Spoke](#): > > Since everything is so easy for Superman, it’s impossible for him to get a decent workout. Superman becomes super-flabby super-quickly. I don’t know about the New 52 Supes, but both Lori Lemaris and Lois Lane pointed out, somewhat irritably, that Clark had a perfect physique simply by virtue of his powers, while they both had to work hard at it. (Lori had had her mermaid’s tail transformed into human legs at the times and was having to work out to keep herself a babe.) ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/76 "2014-09-22T19:28:13Z")
I’m crashing into this thread to mention that the current _New Yorker_ has an article on the origins of Wonder Woman — who created the character, and why. It’s a surprisingly complicated and very interesting story. You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2014, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/77 "2014-09-23T07:51:00Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Or cardboard.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_5UwS57X8) Superman fans always point to this as an awesome moment, which it kinda is, but it’s funny because he gets his ass handed to him right after this and has to be saved by Luthor. ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/78 "2014-09-23T14:31:24Z")
> [@treacherouscretin](#): > > i’m crashing into this thread to mention that the current _new yorker_ has an article on the origins of wonder woman — who created the character, and why. It’s a surprisingly complicated and very interesting story. > You’re welcome. thank you! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/79 "2014-09-23T14:43:30Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > … not worry about cavities… Or gum disease. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909/80 "2014-09-23T16:52:25Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > Superman fans always point to this as an awesome moment, which it kinda is, but it’s funny because he gets his ass handed to him right after this and has to be saved by Luthor. Which is why the JLU finale sucks eggs. The writer (Dwayne MacDuffie?) was so busy being clever he forgot who the damn protagonists of the show were. I was actively irritated when I saw that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-aspects-of-supermans-powers/698909.md?page=5)