• Question: have you made any superhero things?

    Asked by anon-243496 to Mick on 7 Mar 2020.
    • Photo: Michael Schubert

      Michael Schubert answered on 7 Mar 2020:

      I’ve helped with lots of superhero things! I’ve worked on the science of Spider-Man (to see whether or not a spider bite could really give you powers), Captain America (to help figure out how the Super Serum would make him strong), the X-Men (to find out how the X gene could work), the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, and more.
      One of my favourite superheroes to work on is Spider-Man. In case you were wondering, a spider bite is very unlikely to give you superpowers! Most spiders don’t have enough poison in their bites to harm a human being, so there’s no need to be afraid of them. In fact, even if they can’t give you superpowers, they are very useful to have around the house because they play an important role in the bug ecosystem.
      Ask me anything you like about superhero science (or spider science)!

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