Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith for November 06, 2019
November 05, 2019
November 07, 2019
Transcript:
B = 1/3 = bugs encountered per kilometer by a moving vehicle with a one square meter forward surface (units = m2) S = 1/3 = forward surface area of Superman (units = m2) D = 5500 = distance from Fortress of Solitude to Metropolis (units = km) BSD = what Superman actually looks like when he saves you I'm here to help!
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 4 years ago
I’m unconvinced there are as many bugs at Superman’s cruising altitude as, say, at windshield height for a car.
Ida No over 4 years ago
Yeah, you really don’t want to know about his dry cleaning bills.
BRBurns1960 over 4 years ago
The Fortress is in the Arctic Circle, there are times when the flies are so thick in Canada they can kill a moose. I think “B” is entirely too optimistic.
AlanM over 4 years ago
At the speed he travels there is compression wave in front of him in the air. Nothing would actually strike him. It would be shoved out of the way.
Plods with ...™ over 4 years ago
Does ‘B’ take into account the slant of the one square meter of sur-face area?
Rauderi over 4 years ago
This assumes Superman isn’t all that aerodynamic. Or that the wall of air he puts in front of him at that speed wouldn’t shield him by making bugs explode away from his face. (But also probably ignite the air or cause a nuclear reaction. But that’s quibbling. :p)
drycurt over 4 years ago
Ten miles will do it during love bug season.
Stephen Gilberg over 4 years ago
Good thing Metropolis doesn’t have a smog problem.
Jim over 4 years ago
Bug Juice Justice?
Or, “Rattled exoskeleton marathon man.”
https://youtu.be/yuUaaq8tOJ4
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
Nice comic, Supes had to travel a slow speeds lower to the ground for that.