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New World's Finest Solicitation
23 Feb 2014 10:26 - 23 Feb 2014 10:29 #35606
by jnw550
Replied by jnw550 on topic New World's Finest Solicitation
A little interesting fact...
You know they always list these comic characters as "pressing" 100 tons max.
I work on oil and gas vessels. The tanker in the comic panel we can assume to be a general purpose tanker which they use through the channels to load and unload at different terminals. Their LDT, or unloaded weight can be as high as 20,000 tons. A ship that big, which is not the biggest, has a DWT, or dead weight, or weight all the cargo, fuel, stowage, crew, etc. is as high as 60,000 tons.
So, Power Girl could be lifting a ship to the tune of as little as 40,000 or as much as 80,000 tons in that panel! A far cry from 100, don't you think?
*Numbers are grossly rounded approximates for you math nerds.
You know they always list these comic characters as "pressing" 100 tons max.
I work on oil and gas vessels. The tanker in the comic panel we can assume to be a general purpose tanker which they use through the channels to load and unload at different terminals. Their LDT, or unloaded weight can be as high as 20,000 tons. A ship that big, which is not the biggest, has a DWT, or dead weight, or weight all the cargo, fuel, stowage, crew, etc. is as high as 60,000 tons.
So, Power Girl could be lifting a ship to the tune of as little as 40,000 or as much as 80,000 tons in that panel! A far cry from 100, don't you think?
*Numbers are grossly rounded approximates for you math nerds.
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23 Feb 2014 17:13 #35610
by shadar
Replied by shadar on topic New World's Finest Solicitation
The exception seems to be Kryptonians, who most guides put in the 100+ category. Except that PG's strength is clearly + + + + + + and then a whole bunch more.
What I thought was nice in that scene below was having the back of that tanker snap as she lifted it and dumping all the oil over her and into the water. Clearly ships aren't designed to be supported that way, and in reality, she never would have gotten it out of the water. But having it break a ways up is more dramatic, and this is a comic book. But far better than showing her actually carrying it to safety.
I also liked the way she dispatched that battle bot in the CERN scene. The way she dug her fingers into the steel and then tunneled to the surface, towing the bot behind her before it self-destructed. The only thing that was odd was discovering that her brassiere was indestructible along with the top of her skirt. Damn those comic book censors, they always mess up "reality". In "reality", her clothing should have vaporized after the first fiery blasts from that battle bot. And since she left Krypton as a baby (or so most of the PG history goes), she hardly would have been wearing a DDD bra when she left. So how she'd get one on Earth prior to meeting Supergirl (who doesn't wear anything close to that size bra in any case)?
That's not the way I'd write it. I really enjoy the concept of a gorgeous young woman standing nude in the middle of a shattered street, looking a bit dazed and cross-eyed after absorbing a super-powered punch from some battle cyborg (or Arion Destroyer in my stories), the air around her filled with the bright confetti of what used to be her colorful clothing, the shock wave from that single punch tossing people and cars in all directions, collapsing weak buildings and taking out every window within a half mile. That would be one heck of a punch -- but nothing compared to the blows she's about to return.
But then, I guess I'm a little geeky when it comes to "my reality". <grin>
Shadar
What I thought was nice in that scene below was having the back of that tanker snap as she lifted it and dumping all the oil over her and into the water. Clearly ships aren't designed to be supported that way, and in reality, she never would have gotten it out of the water. But having it break a ways up is more dramatic, and this is a comic book. But far better than showing her actually carrying it to safety.
I also liked the way she dispatched that battle bot in the CERN scene. The way she dug her fingers into the steel and then tunneled to the surface, towing the bot behind her before it self-destructed. The only thing that was odd was discovering that her brassiere was indestructible along with the top of her skirt. Damn those comic book censors, they always mess up "reality". In "reality", her clothing should have vaporized after the first fiery blasts from that battle bot. And since she left Krypton as a baby (or so most of the PG history goes), she hardly would have been wearing a DDD bra when she left. So how she'd get one on Earth prior to meeting Supergirl (who doesn't wear anything close to that size bra in any case)?
That's not the way I'd write it. I really enjoy the concept of a gorgeous young woman standing nude in the middle of a shattered street, looking a bit dazed and cross-eyed after absorbing a super-powered punch from some battle cyborg (or Arion Destroyer in my stories), the air around her filled with the bright confetti of what used to be her colorful clothing, the shock wave from that single punch tossing people and cars in all directions, collapsing weak buildings and taking out every window within a half mile. That would be one heck of a punch -- but nothing compared to the blows she's about to return.
But then, I guess I'm a little geeky when it comes to "my reality". <grin>
Shadar
jnw550 wrote: A little interesting fact...
You know they always list these comic characters as "pressing" 100 tons max.
I work on oil and gas vessels. The tanker in the comic panel we can assume to be a general purpose tanker which they use through the channels to load and unload at different terminals. Their LDT, or unloaded weight can be as high as 20,000 tons. A ship that big, which is not the biggest, has a DWT, or dead weight, or weight all the cargo, fuel, stowage, crew, etc. is as high as 60,000 tons.
So, Power Girl could be lifting a ship to the tune of as little as 40,000 or as much as 80,000 tons in that panel! A far cry from 100, don't you think?
*Numbers are grossly rounded approximates for you math nerds.
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