Why is it ?

Question

Why is it when someone shoots Superman he can stop the bullets, but when someone throws a gun at him he ducks down ?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?
If a woman can be a meter maid, can a man be a meter butler?
If an orange is orange, why isn't a lime called a green or
a lemon called a yellow?
If God sneezes...what should you say?
If knees were backwards, what would chairs look like?
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If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?
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Holland called Holes?
If soap is used to make you clean, why does it leave a scum?
If someone has a mid-life crisis while playing hide and seek,
does he automatically lose because he can't find himself?
If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill herself,
is it considered a hostage situation?
If the cops arrest a mime, do they have to tell him he has the
right to remain silent?
If the folks at the psychic hotlines were really psychic,
wouldn't they call you first?
If the funeral procession is at night, do folks drive with
their lights off?
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
If white wine goes with fish, do white grapes go with sushi?
If women wear a pair of pants, a pair of glasses, and a pair
of earrings, why don't they wear a pair of bras?
If you ate pasta and anti-pasta, would you still be hungry?
If you bear a child, why do you

Answer 3

No one, even superman, WANTS to get hit with something. Bullets are going so fast it is hard to get out of the way... pretty easy to duck a gun.

Answer 4

The real question is: Why, when someone shoots off several hundred rounds at Superman while he's walking to toward them, would then think that pulling a pistol on him would do any good at all?

Answer 5

Well I think it is the big S on his chest that stops the bullets and he doesn't have one on his face so he has to duck

Answer 6

Don't know the answer to that one mate but congratulations on having the best badge/picture on here. Roll on Saturday and LUFC3 Stoke 0

Answer 7

I hate to let you down but...................
He`s not really superman, he`s an actor :-) and if he didn`t duck the gun would hurt like heck.

P.S. Santa isn`t real either :-)

Answer 8

Duck's down is a well-known source of Kryptonite.

Answer 9

most badies dip their firearms in ink before throwing them at you (this actually has ancient roots stemming from chimpanzees throwing faeces) Superman just doesn't want a black stain on his rather fashionable blue suit and red cape.

Answer 10

even Superman gets a little paranoid with a butt in the face... xx

Answer 11

Because the weapon is really a water balloon that looks like a device, and he doesn't want to get his beautiful suit all wet.