Could Wolverine’s Claws Cut Superman? (Because Science w/ Kyle Hill)
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It’s the ultimate showdown the unbreakable claws of Wolverine and the man of steel, Superman. Could Logan’s adamantium claws actually break through the Last Son of Krypton’s skin? Kyle cuts down the science on this week’s Because Science!
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Wolverine: cuts steel
Supermam: man of steel
Problem solved
Who are you who are so wise in the ways of science
He cant only a kryptonite Sword would do it
This matchup would be comical at best. Wolverine does not possess heightened superhuman strength; he is perhaps only two or at best three times stronger than a power lifter according to his comic book feats, with enhanced agility as an additional trait. In other words, while a world-class power lifter may be able to deadlift 1000 pounds, he cannot slam dunk a basketball.
Logan, on the other hand, could likely deadlift 2000 lbs (certainly not the movie version, that's for sure), but could also jump up and stand on top of a basketball net.
Considering this, people seem to forget that adamantium is literally described as "nearly indestructible," which is a far cry from being completely indestructible.
Wolverine would still need considerable force to cut through solid steel, and in the realm of comic books, we often overlook the laws of physics with many abilities, so accuracy might be questionable at this point. However, it would also depend on the sharpness of his claws. Regardless, if they were sharpened down to a few nanometers, they would not be able to pierce Superman's skin, which is considerably stronger and harder than adamantium.
Kal El: "What kind of monster are you?"
Wolverine: "The Wolverine."
The honey badgers are giggling.
is it bad this guy is better than any teacher I've ever met
This guy gets paid if you get excited and want to watch more - teachers are not paid more if you learn more or want to listen to them more.
Yes but we learn more whit this guy then whit our teachers
Jorge Alejandro Granadillo True!
I whish some teachers were like him
NO. ITS TRUE.
hey did u know that krypyonite can be liquidized wolverine can coat the liquid on his claws
Zafar Habib yup
Zafar Habib I was thinking the same thing. XD
Well, technichly krypton is a gass, so yes, but it would have to be very very cold
Krypton (real) has nothing to do with Kryptonite (fictional)
Why would he do that if the claws would kill superman anyway why add kryptonite
1:16 give this man an oscar
Better: a MythBusters show
Kyle, now that you mentioned Superman, can you make a Because Science about the super hearing and how it is super ridiculous? thanks!
Oh you mean how he heard that high-frequency signal from over a hundred million light years away in the vaccume of space...haha yeah good times
Diego Pachón always thought it's some kind of psionic hearing rather than hearing through his ears.
not just the vacuum of space, he heard it faster than anything can actually travel unless quantum entanglement works with living being entangled to a signal? which I doubt
It's also totally ridiculous how superman supposedly can smell odours from across the planet
If Superman can smell things across the planet that means he must know I had Mexican last night, that poor Alien I hope he doesn't have super smell
I love your videos they're addicting and i cant stop watching, i hope this channel lives on forever.
Would you make a video theorizing the density of Adamantium? I made my own estimations, and my result was about 18 to 19 grs/ml. I used Wolverine's weight, average skeleton weight and bone density to get a accurate volume (and yes, I substracted the volume of the marrow inside the bones)
But can his claws cut through a nokia?🤔🤔
maybe but it would just keep working
Gimberg Preval it would regrow 2 more Nokia's!
Please, no more nokias, we have them at a controlled number already
Well I once fought against a Hydra, it was horrible, worst part was it was made up of Nokia 3310, Nokia 3320, Nokia 3410 and Nokia 3420. It lunged one of it's heads towards me, making a loud ringing noise as it roared towards me, E¹-D¹-E-F#-C#¹-B-D-E-B-A-C#-E-A. It was terrifying. My trustworthy steed died, with one swipe the Nokia Hydra made my iHorse's battery die. The only weakness of that Hydra was that each time I cut off one of it's head, 2 new heads sprouted out from the neck, but thankfully the weak point is that each time the new heads were of newer and newer models. After a while it's battery died out, and I barely survived, my iBlade was heavily damaged. and my iKnight armor was in shambles and I lost both legs and an arm, 4 teeth, and got 6 broken ribs and a broken collar bone.
@The Major +1 for your efforts. you did your best.
theoretically,wolverine could cut through Superman's skin. The problem is that his claws would never actually reach his skin. Superman has an invulnerable aura around his body that is unbreakable against anything that isn't kryptonian so the claws would skid off without doing any damage
+Mr. Papabear
That's easy. It stops moving, or the the thing it hit starts moving. The same thing happens if you hit a relatively sturdy object with another relatively sturdy object. If one can't break through the other, then the moving objects stops moving, or the stationary object starts moving.
Also, Superman is vulnerable against magic. You could cut him with an enchanted butter knife.
"A compromise."
Tom Leonard "skyrim flashbacks"
popeye697
Tell that to Thor who in a crossover bloodied up superman.
Thanks for the great work you do in keep science fun.
Keep up the good work.
I just cant stop watching your because science videos...you get answer to all my questions!! :D
Can Wolverine cut steel? Yes
Is Superman the man of steel? Yes
Therefore he can cut superman
Damn this video could have been MUCH shorter. -- KH
Nerdist lol
Nerdist Guess its time to hire me
You have cut right to the heart of the matter.
Damn conclusion... 😂😂
He could cut Superman if the writers decided he could.
enough everyone, we found the right answer
way to kill the mood
Dead on. That's also why Sci-Fi space travel moves at the speed of plot.
slashandbones13 someone had to say it
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THANK YOU for mentioning quantum entanglement as a means of communication at the end! I have long been saying that quantum entanglement is the key for communication at extreme distances, where even the speed of light becomes “slow” for communication purposes.
Mate, just came back from work and ive been watching you for an hour.
You produce some brilliant content. Love how easily you write mirrored its impressive
Keep up the good work champ.
I know this comment is 4 years old but I'm hoping you learned the video is flipped horizontally, and he's writing normally with his right hand.
For those arguing that I didn't take into account Superman's skin strength and force field:
1. Force fields aren't a thing, so I didn't want to just make a ton of assumptions.
2. Nanoblades have been shown to cut powerful versions of Superman: i128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/methosivanhoe/kc-137.jpg Even though Wolverine's claws aren't "magical," I think the claws being able to cut Supes is a good compromise between the science and the comics based on panels like these and what I said in the video! -- KH
There are only 3 constants that come into play when it comes to damaging Superman:
1: Kryptonite
2: Magic
3: Other 'super' beings
Since Wolverine is none of those things, I still can't see Wolverine hurting Superman, especially since we're ignoring Superman's speed in this scenario, in which case, Wolverine would never be able to land a hit in the first place.
the video is not about wolverine cutting superman with his claws, it's about if the claws are capable of cutting superman.
Nerdist sure force fields as we know them in fiction aren't a thing but they are an extension of the concept of magnetic fields are they not? Magnetic fields exist and can apply a force. The earth, the magnet on your fridge, fields being used to steer protons in colliders.
Some scifi writes force fields as just high energy oscillating fields that resist energy weapons and physical weapons. Stargate for instance. Usually the downside of these fields is the required energy to maintain resistance to a threat or finding the fields oscillation frequency and penetrating that by slipping through the periods where the field is not present.
Doesn't Superman have a bioelectric field now? I'm not well versed in comics but I remember seeing that one DC animated movie where they talk about his bioelectric field and powers stemming from it. If they wrote it in such a way could wolverine penetrate that field? I'm assuming they'd have to write that superman can make his field generate that much force to resist that sort of pressure from wolverine?
His bioelectric field protected him from solar winds or something in the movie would that not lend credence to it being able to stop wolverines claws?
The magic nanoblade here is orders of magnitudes sharper than obsidian and superman did that to himself, he could have been applying a trillion times more force than wolverine could attack with for all we know.
There are no such thing as force fields. There are field propagation of the four fundamental forces, nothing more nothing less. Electrical currents such as magnetic fields can't do shit against physical objects moving unless the atoms of that object are 10% or more aligned in the same direction.
And if the magnetic field was so strong that it didn't allow metals to pass through it and repulsed everything, then anything in that field living or dead would have each and every atom forcefully aligned in the same direction, instantly turning anything into plasma. Just due to the amount of energy needed.
Well Wolverine did stab the Hulk with his claws in Hulk vs Wolverine and people often compare Hulk and Superman since they are two of the most powerful beings in their respective universes.
So I guess I would have to agree that Wolverine could cut Superman.
Marth superman is far more stronger than hulk
ROCKY 362 nah hulk has world breaker strength
Big Ben superman prime . I know its a worthless debate we can go years on this debate and it has no end.
Hulk wins because he doesn't wear underwear on top of his pants.
sups beat hulk already
That wolverine/statue of liberty clip always bothered me too 😂😂😂😂
I've been binging on this for a few days (thank you so much for existing btw), and I've noticed that the longer your hair gets, the tighter your shirts get and the more high energy you get. 😉❤️
OK, but at what point of injecting the metal in liquid form would you sharpen it to that extreme? And if they're indestructible they could not be sharpened once solid.
I know, that's why I was talking about what nerds would accept Stryker-wise. -- KH
It is said in the films once is cooled down, there is no coming back.
Well originally Wolverine didn't have claws, bone or otherwise, before stryker put the adamantium on his skeleton, and stryker put the claws into his forearms so stryker could have made the adamantium blades that sharp pretty easily before putting them into wolverine. And the only things that have ever resisted his claws cutting force in the comics has been Cap's shield (also adamantium) and Mjolnir (made of an asguardian/dwarven metal similar to adamantium and enchanted by Odin, who scientifically speaking would be considered a reality warper)
scientifically, reality warping does not exist.
Cap's shield is vibranium not adamantium... and I alway wandered.... if Cap's shield can disperse de force of any hit perfectly... wouldn't a hit from the shild be like nothing ?
Regarding the Statue of Liberty scene: Why hasn't anyone pointed out the even more obvious? He has three razor-sharp claw blades. All three dig into the statue. It only falls off at the furthest point afterwards, however, and not in three pieces.
No it doesn't, watch it again.
*edit* Though it's in four pieces. One section between each blade and the larger upper section.
2:50 Please continue, i wanna hear this.
But that's not how superman's durability works... his durability isn't a function of material toughness but of a protective forcefield around his body powered by the solar energy he absorbed... so Wolverine could not generate the force needed to get through Superman's energy shield to get to his skin... (which he could definitely cut if he could get to it)
The correct assessment.
So wait, does that mean you could kill him if you teleported a rock inside his body? Does that mean night crawler might be able to kill superman?
Probably not, as Nightcrawler can't usually willingly teleport himself into something solid; the molecules of his body become entangled with whatever he intersects with (which is strange, considering that his powers work by shunting him through a wormhole and he displaces air fine.) Kitty Pryde, on the other hand, almost certainly could phase a pipe through his skull and leave it there, if she could get him to sit still long enough. But as long as his super speed is still a factor I'd wager that even if she got the pipe in, Supes could probably get away faster than she could let go to unphase it. Reacting faster than most humans can think is a perk.
ah the classic superman niche
I think he could pass thru the protective feild cuz the suns rays that form this shield are still made of molecules right? And the blades can cut or pass thru molecules. So his fist would be stopped but the blades should pass thru.
What if superman's secret to strong skin is by having unbreakable molecular bonds? Then the claws would just bounce off like a lead pipe.
Alright, but I'd have to make so many more assumptions that I don't think we could come to any conclusion. -- KH
+nerdist many people have pointed out ka'el's force aura that repels all non kryptonian matter. I guess we have to drop a few assumptions when it comes to superman.
And how do we know that Superman is even made out of molecules and baryons in the first place? As opposed to some form of exotic matter related to Kryptonite.
But superman has bled many times, therefore he doesn't have unbreakable molecular bonds.
When weakened or fighting a "force" similar to his home.
I mean, if Doomsday's rock hand can pierce Superman, I'm sure Wolverine's claw can.
Da Wreckor Wasn't that only because he was exposed to kryptonite, so his cells weakened?
Da Wreckor that was because of kryptonite
Doomsday has indestructable bone and punches with above planetary lvl strenght. Wolverine isnt even close
Also superman must be ixtremly drained to get wounds. If he is full of energy those bones wouldnt cut him just like in comics
Alexander Kieler wouldnt it be enough to lace his claws with Kryptonite to damage Sups?
dude I watch so many types of these vids everyday from different people and yours are one of the greats 👍
Great video. 2 things. 1) You say that given ''enough pressure '' wolverine's claws can cut through anything, but Wolverine only has so much pressure he can apply. He isn't super strong. 2) An idea for another video: If we were to take someone with an increased healing factor and cut them up they would grow back to normal given enough time (although not much time would be needed depending on the individual). What would happen though, if we were to cut them up, or maybe just take a he part of their body away and restrict their space (i.e. putting them in concrete or a very small confined space)? Without sufficient space what would happen? Which would win out, the concrete or Wolverine's healing factor?
Don't forget about Clark's bioelectric aura which also protects him from attacks
Kal El you just gave away your identity.
technically, it is said in several occrence of superman that he have a thin force field around himself (explaning why his costume is so resillient). I don't know if it is boelectric, but that would explain why his costume is torn apart in hand fight sometimes. But let's get to the idea that it is bioelectric (Supereel powaaaaa)
We've seen that Wolverine adamantium is subjet to electromagetism (Magneto in da place, bitch!), so his claws wouldnt even make it to the body of Kal-el in the first place, Logan not being strong enough to force through the fiel by pure strengh.
Kal El that's only the newer versions of superman. At his peak power in the '60's he had no aura, he was impervious to any attack, and could dive through the heart of suns (albeit not red giants) His clothes were indestructible because they changed like he did when he came to Earth. Somehow. And it doesn't matter if Wolverine can cut through him or not, Logan's strength and speed are far inferior and he couldn't even get close to Superman to try.
just said that.. wait. lol
his cloth came with him ? Full adult cloth came with a baby ? And the fact they absolutely don't look like Jor-El or Lara-El cloth is normal ? seriously ?
I thought superman got his invulnerability from an energy aura, so wolverine would have to be able to cut through a forcefield
Nah, just super strong outsides, as in his eyes deflect bullets
Josiah Matthews yup
thx for the save
Erudalty VIden gotchu
Josiah Matthews wolverine cut through forcefield many times. never once stopped him
Hey speaking of Solar Energy, can you do a really important calculation for me. In the Digimon franchise, a being called WarGreymon has an attack called "Terra Force" and what its descriptions said was "Takes all of the energy within the atmosphere and concentrates it into one spot, then fires it as an extremely dense, high-temperature energy shot."
How much energy would that require to make the Terra Force attack?
This is like my favorite segment on all of youtube...
Thor talking about adamantium claws vs superman skin
Confusing, right? -- KH
Look, It's great that you try to quantify Superman with science. But when the guy can hear a sound in the vacuum of space from 25 light years away AND THEN fly to the source of that sound in just a little over 10 MINUTES (and that might even be lowballing that feat), it is very clear evidence that you can't.
Zarion Wildclaw 👏👏👏 you win sir
it's just a theory chill
That's why superman is the most boring superhero ever.
Flash would be back in 0.0000000001 seconds.
ReaLZiee I am calm, and I get that it is the theory. I'm just stating the problem with theories like this.
Kyle,
A few questions:
1. Would the cities from the Bioshock series, Rapture and New Columbia, be possible to build?
2. What would be required to make them work?
3. Is the concept of plasmids and vigor from the series something that could potentially be a real thing to any degree?
If you see this and answer it, thank you so much! I haven't had this much fun learning in a very long time. I feel like I would have taken math way more seriously if my teachers had been able to show application to fun things like this.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The crown applies a counter-force against Logan's claws from the center of the diadem out towards the point of entry, but this is oblique to Logan's actual trajectory, which results in a shift in the direction of his velocity. This process is continuous over time such that it results in a centripetal deceleration.
considering that superman has survivied in places were cells would never be able to survive, its pretty safe to assume that his skin is above science
NOTHING IS ABOVE SCIENCE DALTON -- KH
*Nothing is above science, because science, Dalton
The blades wouldn't necessarily have to destroy cells in their path, just separate them.
No wonder even at Hulk's Rage Wolvie can cut through his very strong muscle. Sups has an bio-electric aura powered by the sun so yeah Wolvie can cut through Sups skin if he's drained enough bio-electric aura like Doomsday did. Oh and also if Doomsday can adapt to being cut by Adamantium later on he cannot be cut anymore so Doomsday wins.
I don't know about that last part
Kyle could do really good in the mirror dimension reading those flipped words.
best episode yet, the mention of knapping obsidian for the win
A materials strength is based on how much energy it takes to break the bonds between the atoms (or, more usually in metals, the grain structure of the metal, which breaks first). So if the blade is thin enough that it doesn't matter how strong those bonds are, then it isn't breaking them, just passing through them, therefore not cutting.
Highly doubt that Logan's claws could cut in between sup's cells because the cells would not budge and it would not matter how hard logan slashed at him, but it really depends on what version of Superman we're talking about.. Perhaps if Logan was holding a shard of kryptonite in the palm of the cutting hand superman could get cut
With Kryptonite, You could cut superman with a pocket knife
His cells can be cut though the thing that protects superman is a combination of his molecular density and a bioelectric aura if Wolverine was able to apply enough force he could rip Superman to pieces.
But superman was killed by doomsday from being brutally punched to death.
GengarTV the argument here is that adamantium is harder than supermans skin. Thus all you need is sharpness and force and wolverine wins. Of course superman is fast enough to avoid being cut at all but if he was cocky and didn't expect the blade to hurt him it would surprise him for sure
yeah but that was a young sup's early in you his carear befor he new how his powers worked and the sourse of his powers plus he faught doomsday a 1000year IMORTAL killing machine that can adapt to his openents with poisen exending spikes that can cut superman and the poisen can hult a healing factor
Excellent video! In order for this idea to work, we have to imagine that wolverines claws are molecules' thick; which his claws totally are! Super strong and extremely sharpened metal, makes wolverines the ultimate super weapon. He was developed to take on impossible tasks, which is why Department H send him to take down the hulk during his earlier missions. He was sent to take down the Hulk! The Hulk! This helps to further prove the amount of confidence that can be placed on The Wolverine!
His claws also sharpen themselves against his knuckles every single instance they extend which also keeps their sharpness maintained and increasing due to unbreakability.
Question: Rayleigh scattering is the process where small particles will scatter certain wavelengths of light. If blue light is 450nm wavelength, then particles under 4.5 nm will scatter blue light. Does a 3-4 nm cutting edge also scatter blue light? Or does it need to be particles which are scattered and not along a cutting edge?
I agree with his ending statement about the crown clip, it's a nice scene for movie purposes but the second you start thinking about it it's ruined beyond hell :x
How powerful is Jimmy Neutron? Please do this one, I really want to know :)
And Kyle, if you do actually do this, don't say Jimmy's IQ is 210, because the person who said that was Beautiful Gorgeous and she, at the time, knew absolutely nothing about Jimmy except for what he had told her, and it's never been explicitly stated. Jimmy himself did say his IQ was "literally off the charts" and he has a machine that measures IQ in 3 digits, so his IQ has to be at least 1,000 if that's the chart he meant. BUT PLEASE DO IT.
Sensei Jack limitless
See the thing is that IQ's over ~170 aren't possible unless you are adjusting the score for age. So he gets a super high score, but it's on a child scale and if he were taking a adult test he wouldn't get higher than 170.
The thing is you really can't get that high on a IQ test, at best you can get every question right, which only gets you up to ~170.
The point I want to stress, is that the IQ scale just doesn't work for individuals too much smarter than the range of normal human intelligence.
Valcor Wabajak I've already taken that into account, but the thing about an IQ test is this:
People take it and the highest they can get is a 170.
What about the people who made the formulas? Let's say there was one person in the world who had invented every single formula and every language, grammar rule, etc. Would he still be at 170, making him just as smart as the people who learned the things he invented/discovered or would he be smarter? Plus it's a TV show where they tried to rationalize breathing in space, so anything can happen, and very easily with IQs. The IQ test itself may not list you higher than another individual, but that doesn't mean you aren't any smarter. There really is no "limit" to IQs, especially in Jimmy Neutron where Sheen's estimated top IQ in one episode was literally infinity.
Sensei Jack My point is just that the IQ test isn't really useful for measuring superhuman levels of intellect.
Even abstracting it; the IQ test works off percentiles, however if you are the smartest human alive, no IQ test could measure extra intelligence beyond that.
The IQ test is fundamentally a comparative metric, not a measure of absolute intelligence.
People using IQ in scenarios where you are dealing with entities smarter than any human, really irks me because _that's not how it works_.
Valcor Wabajak Oh I see what you mean, I misunderstood what your point was, but (I could be misunderstanding again) Jimmy made a machine that measured his IQ above 170, and for the sake of argument I'm going to assume it works, because he's made much more ridiculous things.
Idk man supermans skin is strong enough to survive the center of the sun where nuclear fission happens I just can't see him being able to be sliced and diced by wolverines claws even if they were razor sharp
Jay Bisky yeah but Kal-El is powered by the sun's so that's kind of hand waivable not really a milestone when you're a solar battery
Midnightv but still his cells need to have the tensile strength in order to molecularly stay together through that kind of environment do u believe that wolverines claws could separate his super cells? Superman has survived miles lazers kryptonite darkseids omega beams idk man I'm just skeptical
Jay Bisky But you're fine with a flying alien fighting an immortal metal boned mutant lol
EP3mentalist but their not immortal metals. they have been cut threw. a metal can only hold up to so much. superman's skin is past measurable densities. in fact at his point it is unmeasurable. superman would just be hit by wolverine and wolverines claws would bend or break under the pressure
*fusion not fission
Love that pen you got there!!
Knives sure are CUTTING-EDGE technology when you think about it.
this pun is so lame, its already almost good again
hi
The answer is yes and no. The problem is how inconsistent Wolverines cutting ability is. There are instances where Thor took a full force swipe across the face and wound up with minor paper cuts. Then there was a time he lost a whole arm due to Wolverine's claws.
Superman and Thor are comparable in durability feats.
But we don't know what Superman is made of. Science doesn't really apply to him.
StupifiedRex it's comics, it shouldn't.
We know that he has bled before which means he's not completely invulnerable. While we don't have exact data I'd argue his skin is probably on par with some of the strongest materials in the universe, but that'd still mean it can be broken by one of the other strongest materials.
wishbone346 He held a black hole in his hand.
I doubt it.
StupifiedRex There's a difference there. I mean that difference makes no god damn sense because a black hole should just tear literally any matter apart, but a blade that cuts a molecular level is causing damage far different than a black hole would. You can't compare the two. It's like how some material can withstand a nuclear explosion but can still be cut by other more conventional means.
wishbone346 I do have to agree. although theoretically if we could create something denser than a black hole. such as superman's skin. then nothing could cut down to that molecular level. because as we know it, black holes are the densest thing known to man. and the strongest theoretical metal is amazonium. worn by diana. aka wonder women. so I would have to say that as long as there is a sun. there is a superman. so wolverines claws would prove to be nothing to the son of krypton
what you talked about at the end Quantum entanglement. ive told so many people that would work your the first person ive seen to agree with me
Hey, I love so much this videos, and I have one good question for one: How Godzilla atomic breath works? I know is hard, but would be awesome to a video
>not taking supermans bio-electric field into account
wew lad
He's been cut though that before. Well, unless it didn't exist at the time.
don't forget his dense molecular structure...... you know. what makes up his body and all.... so many things skipped because.... science
And with this bio-electrik aura he can move object without breacking them (like f*** boat and plane) and literally bend time and space to fly and moving faster than the speed of light ....
The video wasn't titled "Could Wolverine's claws cut through Superman's bio bullshit", it was "Could it cut through his *skin*"
Tyrant Lizard King
the question still remains, could wolverine's claws cut superman??? with his bio-electric field. most likely no, and considering superman has a super dense molecular structure.... even if the field wasn't a factor, it's VERY VERY UNLIKELY wolverine could do more than scratch him..... hell doomsday didn't have a bio aura, and he could tank pretty much anything, and superman's skin is almost as tough.... so i'd say, no, wolverine's claws can't cut him
So could Wolvie cut threw Luke Cage's unbreakable skin?
Also, more Star Trek science, please. :-)
I think Luke Cage's skin would definitely get snikt-ed -- KH
they actually used adamantium in the comics to perform surgery on luke once, iirc
Luke's not impenetrable. He got shot.
People forget that Superman has Luke Cage's power. He's not just strong; another one of his powers is super-invulnerability, exactly like Cage.
Adamantium is one of the few metals that can cut Luke Cage.
He got shot by some Vibranium I believe in the series. I think it vibrated it's way into him, and his healing was forcing the metal deeper inside him.
There should be a super hero called “Reality man” who has logic and reality powers
Hi Kyle. These sections are always educational and I like this one. There is a nerdy thing that sort of stands in the way of your analysis from a fictional perspective though.
Superman's toughness is not a physical property of his skin or flesh. A lot of Superman's powers are explained by the idea that he generates a powerful bio-kinetic field in most situations. This explains how Kryptonians can carry and even catch falling objects much larger than himselves without them falling apart, their flight and biologically impossible speed and strength and their vulnerability to red sunlight and kryptonite. If Kryptonian skin were simply dense and tough, they could never be made instantly vulnerable by those kinds of radiation, not without their skin literally melting off. Kryptonians project a biological force field under yellow sunlight, and hurting them requires some means to disrupt that field or deplete it somehow. I'm not sure how this is consistent with Superman simply getting overpowered by physical force, but I think Superman is literally invulnerable to conventional edged weapons under most circumstances. So unless Wolverine's claws have a specific interaction with psychokinetic fields I'm not aware of, they wouldn't hurt Supes.
3:36
Kyle: "This is Obsidian"
Minecrafters: "Are you really in charge here?"
Remember when Superman was shot in the eye and not only the bullet didn't do anything but it was crushed without leaving a mark? I believe that if his eye can withstand that his skin (which can also withstand air atoms coming onto it with speed greater than the speed of sound) can withstqnd those blades...
& yet I’ve seen Wolverine slice 50 cal bullets & deflect bullets as well as block plasma blast with those claws.
The bullets aren't sharp. They are applying their force to a MASSIVELY larger surface area. They would need exponentially larger amounts of force to equal the same amount of pressure as his blades
I'm convinced, but would still like to know more. How deeply would Wolverine's claws be able to cut into Superman's body.
I've sometimes used razor blades in sculpting clay. The blade will easily cut through the clay, but the deeper it goes, the more pressure I have to exert. I suspect this is because of the friction the clay causes on the sides of the blade, which builds up surprisingly fast.
So, assuming Wolverine's claws will cut Superman, do they make kitten scratches? Do they make shallow cuts? Deep cuts? Lop of limbs?
regarding spinning around the crown of the statue (is that a thorny crown?) if Wolverine can have individual control of each blade for example if he flexes muscles inside his hands such that he can slightly angle the claws sideways to create more friction the he could feasible "grab" hold of what he is cutting or slow it down enough so that he can swing over before completing the cut. There is such a thing called "edge alignment" when test cutting with a sword that if your form is poor then you will have a harder time or be unable to cut through your material for example wet tatami with green bamboo in the center. Or ... when you make chips with a hatchet do you not chop and when the edge bites the wood then twist to flake away material? This is using a cutting tool beyond just cutting.
the true test is to ask Wolverine to jump up and impale the ceiling with his claw and then hang with one arm ... Bub. Then ask how're you hangin'? He will say "I'm gripping the ceiling with my claws Bub" ... then to show off Wolverine pulls himself up with said arm then without declawing he pulls his claw out and instantly jam it back up to impale the ceiling again, then he stabs the ceiling again in quick succession punching holes in the ceiling without falling down then finally end up hanging again with just his claws vertically embedded casually looking at you, Bub. (The only telltale sign is that his arm muscles are taut from gripping with the sides of his claws to hold up his own weight). Then he relaxes and falls gently down from the ceiling. ... OR ... take your own sword, an XVa type for example and impale a watermelon with it then pretend you can't pull it out by twisting the blade as you pull thus causing drag against the weight of the melon ... but when you relax and pull straight the blade comes out easily (and now you have to clean up after). Thank you .(Snikt)
Starting with this video, each week after an episode drops here you can head over to my Instagram (instagram.com/sci_Phile/) for extra rants, thoughts, and mini episodes! -- KH
Huge nerdist fan
hey, just to say, quantum entanglement is still limited to the speed of light. its not insta msg
You're right, I had a slight misconception here. Collapsing the wave function does happen more or less instantaneously, but because the measurement of the first particle is probabilistic, there is no real way to send information. Sorry for the confusion. -- KH
Nerdist how does the flash run down the stairs while he's running super fast?
its Gucci KH. I myself was trying to develop a communicator based on QI but damn physics telling me what to do.
UNEXPECTED KATANA!
Unexpected Katana replaces Surprise Lightsaber. I love it.😂😂😂
great episode
Technically wonder woman's sword is the sharpest thing ever
hawkeye's bow is the strongest weapon in the universe
No you have it all wrong the sharpest thing is safety siccers
Didnt ask
Clorox Bleach ok you need black jesus
@@linleybaruch8368 Nice one, and Hulk's pants is the strongest armor
how does the flash see when he's running?
How Quicksilver listen Sweet Dreams while he is running?rsrsrs
Karam Sayer because his senses are enhanced by speed to
It's the same answer you will get concerning any question about Flash: The Speed Force. It not only allows him to move at superluminal velocity, but it protects him from all the negative effects that would have.
+Aj Forte thats so dumb but its comics so it isnt
"What do I see when I run across the country Superman? *Everything* and *Everyone*."
"I can think at the speed of *Light*"
As said by the Flash himself, he can also perceive Attoseconds so yeah.
hi Kyle, love this episode but quick question thought;
if obsidian blades are 3 nanometers thick, than how thick are the blades on steel scalps, military knives and sword (especially the Katana)?
I never understand what he's saying when talking about the science but I just love the videos
Does anyone notice that he is writing backwards
Pinda Clan he's not. He's writing on glass and the image is inverted.
He's not. The video is mirrored.
We could ask... But the lack of ease with which he writes makes me think that he's writing backwards and they're not flopping the video. I'm not sure why, since mirroring video frames is something every video editor ever can do.
Tony Hammitt
They're definitely mirroring it. It's not quite as obvious here but there's plenty of videos where he wears shirts with pockets that are changing sides.
but it is just a theory a science theory
Stop it. -- KH
Nerdist that's hilarious I was just watching one of his videos
Aaaaaand cut... get it? cuz the.. wolverine.. and the.. ill be over here.
AAAAAAND CUT (Superman)
OHHH no it isn't
I love how you close out the vid BECAUSE SCIENCE
I just love the way you (dis)agree with the Stan Lee; the one who wins is the one who you script to win.
how the fuck superman shave if he is the man of steel? can u do a video on that?
arman sayeed he barrows logan.
Technically he can use his fingernails to scrape his stubble off. On the other hand, he has to bite his fingernails (bad habit) or scrape his fingernails shorter with his own fingernails.
He reflects his heat vision off of a mirror at an angle and uses that to shave.
Actually, no less that Neil DeGrass Tyson answered that one. Sandpaper can be used to rub away steel, even though sand is technically softer. Water can be used to cut through steel. It's all about abrasion, rather than cutting.
Heat vision.
Also, steel rusts.
But could he cut Batman?
harry scott NO.
harry scott yes...
Batmans human
harry scott easily. decapitate him with ease. I know your joking but man that's still silly tbh
Yes, but for some nerd reason no. -- KH
Not if Batman was prepared
6:00 Starfleet as well as other technically advanced space-fairing cultures couldn't always send messages instantly though. Various episodes and movies talked about it taking time for messages to be sent (when the plot called for it to force the characters to make their own judgement calls or when they can't call for help fast enough). The established explanation for this is that their territories contain vast networks of communication satellites that relay communication data through subspace from the source through the necessary number of satellites until it reaches the destination.
They may be able to cut through anything with the force he can generate but the cut would only be as deep as the depth of the edge of the blade on his claws. Each claw is many, many times wider then their edges, I'd guess somewhere around half an inch thick. So even with the edges being sharp enough to push through the molecules of steel, there's no way your forcing the material to spread open to thickness of the claw body without a ridiculous amount of force, far more than Wolverine could possibly generate.
What would happen if Superman punch Logan. Because of Logans healing, adamantine bones and because of superman super strength.
Possibly cause a black hole.
Henry Smith My bet's on, his flesh goes splat everywhere, but his skeleton flies off planet orbit.
Well since Hulk has both bent and torn adamantium I imagine if he hit hard enough he would destroy the adamantium. Or at least bend the shit out of. at which point logan would regenerate into a mangled mess.
Cricket101382 Hulk can bend Secondary Adamantium, not True Adamantium like what is present in Wolverine. And if Superman punched Wolverine, his skeleton would survive and he would heal.
If Superman punched Wolverine upwards... into the Sun. Then he would kill him....? Does Wolverine survive the Sun?
If Wolverine could cut Superman with his claws, then Captain America could just outright destroy Superman with his Vibranium shield.
How come?
Cause of the shields properties. It's made from a combo nation of both Adamantium & Vibranium.
if he could hit him, he might be able to daze him...but assuming a shield doesn't have a blade, I doubt it could do much more. On the other hand, it might allow capt to block a hit from the man of steal (not full force, ie sped up around the world, mind you)
FlyingShazbot Oh please, superman wouldn't be hit by wolverine or captain america. They're snails to him.
Wolverines ability to cut Superman has nothing to do with the materials it's made from, it's completely because of his claws's sharpness. Considering how Captain American has hit many things and people with his shield and haven't sliced all of them in half I highly doubt it has any sort of sharp blade, not to mention that sharp.
Awesome videos! One of my favorites! But you said Wolverines claws being the sharpest, but in another video you explained why wonder woman sword was the sharpest due t splitting atoms I believe. Lol
hi nerdist! yeah I've been watching a few of ur videos and I think u guys are doing great work. I have a question that I'd like u to answer? do u think the murasama blade could cut kryptonian skin?
NOTHING CUTS SUPES FAN ARMOR!!! Its a million times stronger that plot-armor, the second toughest kind of armor in existance!!!
That's the Bat armor actually, the strongest form of PIS.
He's not talking about armor, just his skin dude
Chad Benjamin what is PIS?
Random Gamer Plot Induced Stupidity
Chad Benjamin lol okay thats hilarious for a while i was going to look into it 😂
You and Matpat should collab.
I'm sure MP is too busy but I finally met Vsauce Jake in person last weekend! Would love to work with that dude. -- KH
coolest outro youve done 😂
One thing though: For a cutting weapon the edge geometry is even more important than the sharpness. Sure, the actual edge of a blade would penetrate something if sharp enough - but that doesn't do you any good if it can't go deeper than a few micrometers before the thicker part of the blade gets stuck between both sides of the cut. As thick as Wolverine's claws are portrayed it's doubtful that he'd be able to cut steel even if we assume maximum sharpness. He simply wouldn't have enough force to bend the metal away from the actual cut to make space for the rest of the claw.
You can make a splitting axe razor sharp but it would still be worse at cutting vegetables than a dull kitchen knife.
... Did someone say Dragon Glass?
No sir. Nobody did.
Except GOT season 8.
So add obsidian knives to superman's weaknesses?
Can't, obsidian isn't the second hardest thing on earth...... Although it is in minecraft. In fact, on earth, obsidian is very brittle.
The hardests thing are usually the most brittle.
Sorry, my English isn't good. I mean fragile.
Lo Wai Ip
Exactly, the hardest things are often the most fragile. If you throw a diamond (the hardest natural material known to humans) at the ground, it will break into a million pieces.
Hard materials are very weak to impact, they are only good when you need something that can't be cut, scratched or easily deformed.
This is with the assumption of you are hitting the scatter point, some ending of its molecular structure. Otherwise, it is very difficult to break a diamond. On the top of that, some of the material that are among the hardest are metals. They have relatively strong tensile strength allowing some degree of deformation. Tough, I just found out that obsidian actually is as hard or possibly harder than glasses as they hold the blade better, which mean it is not that fragile as I am thinking of.
@Nerdist Wolverine could Start a cut along lady liberty, and then twist his arms to gain friction from the side of his blades, since what he is cutting has fairly high tensile strength it would cease to cut. Hopefully he gains enough so that he can adjust his cut and hold technique to get all the way around. Not sure is i am explaining myself correctly, but I am sure you get the idea.
Thanks for doing this episode. I have argued for and against but mostly against this notion of Wolverine's claws cutting through "anything" I argued with less facts or pizazz but with the same basic theory that if they were sharp enough and strong enough, like you described here, than Wolverine should definitely be able to cut through "most" things. Where I started having issues with it is against nigh indestructible or so-called invulnerable characters like Supes or more commonly the Hulk , the Thing and other Marvel heavy weights. Like Wolverine’s claws they are by comic book definition, unbreakable. I know some materials are resistant to blunt force trauma and other do well against piercing or cutting damage but these invulnerable characters are supposed to be impervious or near impervious to all forms of physical damage. This video seems to say that anyone with a little strength and a really sharp object can cut Superman and by proxy any equal or lesser physically robust character. Isn't it also demonstrated in the comics that these characters can't be pierced even with needles or cut with scalpels to undergo medical procedures? Many of these objects also being exceedingly sharp.
This makes sense...but will I accept it? Absolutely not.
Very scientific of you. -- KH
***** You know whats not very scientific? Kyles illustrious mane. It disobeys the laws of physics. No ones hair is that bouncy and voluminous!!!! NO ONES!!!!
The editing in these videos are getting
Out of hand
Agreed!
Kenneth Wong YEAAAAAAAAAAH
*Shoots self
Well, they're good, but did you notice, when he zoomed on Katana, he didn't enhance?!?!
They have a long way to go.
sharp
Boo. Also, my editor Charles is flippin' great, so I keep challenging him. -- KH
he even cuts through that concrete/steel or whatever wall when he escapes after he gets the metal in him
One thing nobody thought about, When project Cadimus creater superboy (pre new 52/rebirth) they determined that though they could not clone Kryptonian DNA, Due to Supermans body being protected by a shield of some sort. Even Dead (or so it seemed) they're sharpest needles could not even touch him. it was determined by this that he had some sort of shielding as opposed to simply tough skin. this was how they figured out how to make superboy bulletproof, but manipulating his human DNA to use a similar force field. While i do think Supes has tough skin, i also believe there is some sort of force field, to further protect him. it's also how i think he fly's as well.
*I can't see how any can take this video seriously.*
Thanks for watching. -- KH
Step Dad that's not the point. Yes the superhero stuff is just for fun and using your imagination. it's about the science of it, and the science of it is still applicable in real life application.
Chris Halligan *My problem is that they clearly know nothing about how Superman's body works.*
Step Dad Okay soooo how does his body work then?
Chris Halligan *First of all, his body has an aura that would stop his claws from even connecting to his skin. Secondly, saying Wolverine's claws can stab Superman is like saying obsidian can stab Superman, it's absurd. Lastly, Batman has stated that the only thing that can stab Clark is a kryptonite knife. His cells are to strong for anything to penetrate, hence why he's virtually indestructible.*
Quantum entanglement will resolve a very serious modern problem: lag.
TurdFurgeson571 this is the single most usable comment on this video. while people argue about fictituos things, you sir are a hero
Please never stop. Thanks in advance. :3
With enough force, right? the old Marvel RPG had some really nice rules about that, and Logan had an upper limit on what he can cut (he's not technically super-strong), but if someone gave those claws to anyone stronger, say the Hulk, he could cut virtually anything even other adamantium stuff like Ultron!
what would happen if super man punched captian americas shield as hard as he can?
SMOKEY TARANTINO The shield would break
First the shield breaks and so does the planet afterwards.
and so does superman cause the shiled whould first direct the force back and then break cause it couldnt return to it's original shape anymore
All the new york will destroy by the force of the punch and super man needs a doctor 😂😂😂😂
Monika Adhikari pop
Comic books and science. There's a joke there somewhere.
haha, right?? I was just thinking the same thing... but, this 'show' is pretty cool though.
because nerds and geeks enjoy talking about objectify pointless things in abused details
not just any joke though.. an ULTRA-JOKE! ... written in big red block letters over and exploding speech bubble
I love your profile pic. So happy to see another Darker than Black fan. I used to have the exact pic.
slashandbones13 Lame.
I got a question. If we had a blade just as precise and thin as Wolverine's claws, but made out of a non-indestructible steel, would you be able to cut through gun barrels and humvees, but only for one or two strikes?
1:13 nice effects man