superman is my favorite superhero but i know his limits. First one is he can run faster than a speeding bullet how much more 1000 miles an hour more. Now flying is way different he is fast but not that fast, He can fly almost near the speed of sound but not break or pass the speed of sound. also on the first superman when you see him go around the world really fast you thought it was because he was faster than light but if you go back a listen you can hear swish over and over again witch should tell you he is not faster than sound or even light. Now to wrap this up the earth fully rotates around the earth every 24 hours. So maybe if you rewind it it might reverse time. A few more things its a proven fact when your in outter space with no gravity you can run or fly faster. also think of superman as a tornado a little one now image it around the world. now if you think about it could reverse the world. By the way the flash racing superman is like superman racing a normal person.
2007-03-15 19:20:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
I think you're wrong about Superman not being able to fly faster than the speed of sound. Light is waaaaaay faster than the speed of sound, see below. I doubt anyone would say he's faster than light, that would be silly.
speed of sound = 769.5 mph or 1238 km/h
speed of light = 670,616,629.384 mph
The flash racing superman is like superman racing a normal person?? The Flash is no normal person, there are comic books about the superman vs flash race. Some of these comic books have the races end in a tie. See link below.
2007-03-23 11:57:47 · answer #1 · answered by Lost Poet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no dispute to anything that you are stating. However, if you really want to get technical, based on the desired continuity that you chose to begin with Superman was at one time able to only leap tall buildings not fly. It wasn't until Superman's origin story was revamped in the late 40's that he was able to fly.
Also one time Superman was strong enough to moved the earth and other planets, but that was also changed. He also was able to breathe underwater and in outer space, but like so many things in his continuity those things were also changed.
Pertaining to Flash: the world's fastest man, Flash can access, what he calls the "Speed Force", Superman can only use his own super speed. Now it is unknown why Superman can not access this same "Speed Force", but if he could you can only imagine just how face he would be.
Finally, somewhere along the way, the writers and publishers decided to limit Superman's powers because it would not be much of fight if he could do anything. Also if research it carefully, Krytonite wasn't introduced until later in Superman's continuity.
2007-03-15 20:01:28 · answer #2 · answered by scgraphix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You make some good points, but let me make one. While Flash is faster than Superman, both have the ability to time travel. You would need to go faster than the speed of light to do that.
2007-03-16 04:16:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Superman was "faster than a speeding bullet". At least on the old TV show. I still get what you're saying though. I mean, if he can reverse the Earth's rotation and all... Anyway, for giving you such a pedantic, douchebaggy answer, I'm going to ask you to please thumb me down now. Much obliged...
2016-03-29 00:45:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has pretty much stated all my points. And their is no way Superman can beat Flash in a race once he taps into speed force. You really shouldn't base your arguements off movies because they can regurarly be inaccurate and distorted from the actual comic.
2007-03-23 06:25:49 · answer #5 · answered by jscorpiox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to DC the flash is faster than superman
2007-03-15 20:22:29 · answer #6 · answered by nobody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK brainiac...how can you hear air swishing when superman is flying around the earth if there is no air in space!
2007-03-15 19:29:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You forgot the third point:- Superman Is Imaginary
2007-03-15 19:29:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you are correct i used to love superman movies and comics and cartoons. and they say faster than a speeding bullet.
2007-03-15 19:25:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not a question. DOH!
2007-03-15 19:24:24 · answer #10 · answered by Sarge1572 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋