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how does spider man climb walls?

Postby allison » 25 Oct 2010, 14:28

does spider man have super strong, sharp, little hooks on his fingers? is this why mary jane is always so unhappy?
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby Gordon Fearman » 25 Oct 2010, 14:32

In the movies, yes.

In the comics, I assume that he can use Spideysense or something.
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby Theremin » 25 Oct 2010, 14:33

I think it's sticky little hairs, like a gecko.
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby Keab42 » 25 Oct 2010, 14:33

Given that that's how spiders do it, but then his hands are covered by his outfit so maybe he uses a special material for the gloves.
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby Master Gunner » 25 Oct 2010, 14:42

Spiders climb smooth surfaces like glass due to their Scopulae, basically microscopic hairs at the ends of their legs, which take advantage of van der Walls force, the sum attraction/repulsion between molecules. The adhesion created by the scopulae and van der Walls force allow spiders to hoist up to 170 times their body weight. How Spiderman does it is because physics don't apply in comic-book or movie world. Keep in mind that if Spiderman did, in fact, have the proportional strength and agility/dexterity of a spider, he'd actually be far weaker than a normal human thanks to the square-cube law (as the mass of a creature increases with the cube of it's size, while capillary, lung, and total surface area, as well as other aspects related to maintaining total strength, only go up by the square).
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby Bananafish » 25 Oct 2010, 15:00

Master Gunner wrote:Spiders climb smooth surfaces like glass due to their Scopulae, basically microscopic hairs at the ends of their legs, which take advantage of van der Walls force, the sum attraction/repulsion between molecules. The adhesion created by the scopulae and van der Walls force allow spiders to hoist up to 170 times their body weight. How Spiderman does it is because physics don't apply in comic-book or movie world. Keep in mind that if Spiderman did, in fact, have the proportional strength and agility/dexterity of a spider, he'd actually be far weaker than a normal human thanks to the square-cube law (as the mass of a creature increases with the cube of it's size, while capillary, lung, and total surface area, as well as other aspects related to maintaining total strength, only go up by the square).


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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby Master Gunner » 25 Oct 2010, 15:03

He doesn't. That's actually just fancy falling.
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Postby Matt » 25 Oct 2010, 15:04

Master Gunner wrote:He doesn't. That's actually just fancy falling.


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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby Master Gunner » 25 Oct 2010, 15:14

I haven't actually seen Toy Story since it was in theaters, three-quarters of my life ago.
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby allison » 25 Oct 2010, 15:39

the flying always confused me.. i thought it was because he was used to higher gravity on his home planet. but then wouldn't he ALWAYS have to hop around like he's on the moon?
also i think hairy, rough fingers would ruin foreplay... spider man would be a terrible lover. unless you REALLY like heights i guess
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby Vigafre » 25 Oct 2010, 15:43

Superman wouldn't be much better. Faster than a speeding bullet? That might not only apply running.

Also, there's the super strength thing.
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby allison » 25 Oct 2010, 16:34

Vigafre wrote:Superman wouldn't be much better. Faster than a speeding bullet? That might not only apply running.

Also, there's the super strength thing.


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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby Gordon Fearman » 25 Oct 2010, 16:54

allison wrote:the flying always confused me.. i thought it was because he was used to higher gravity on his home planet. but then wouldn't he ALWAYS have to hop around like he's on the moon?
also i think hairy, rough fingers would ruin foreplay... spider man would be a terrible lover. unless you REALLY like heights i guess

That's Golden Era Superman. But he couldn't fly. Silver Era Superman gets his power from the Sun, so presumably he shoots rainbows out of his ass.
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby goat » 25 Oct 2010, 17:10

allison wrote:also i think hairy, rough fingers would ruin foreplay... spider man would be a terrible lover. unless you REALLY like heights i guess


On the other hand, I bet Spiderman is super popular with the girls who are into bondage.

Just try and get that image out of your head.

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Postby Master Gunner » 25 Oct 2010, 17:18

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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby theDreamer » 25 Oct 2010, 18:03

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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby allison » 25 Oct 2010, 19:34


...like twilight... :o
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby allison » 25 Oct 2010, 19:37

goat wrote:
allison wrote:also i think hairy, rough fingers would ruin foreplay... spider man would be a terrible lover. unless you REALLY like heights i guess


On the other hand, I bet Spiderman is super popular with the girls who are into bondage.

Just try and get that image out of your head.

Oh god, why won't it stop...


well maybe if it was the evil spider man
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby theDreamer » 25 Oct 2010, 19:43

...That...that isn't evil spiderman...that's venom...why? WHY MUST YOU HURT ME SO?!
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby Dubious_wolf » 25 Oct 2010, 19:58

Not according to the 3rd movie. (Which was bad...)
Incidentally go watch how it should have ended: Spiderman 3 on youtube, if you haven't already.
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby theDreamer » 25 Oct 2010, 20:05

OR read some of the damned comics.

Seriously.
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby Gordon Fearman » 25 Oct 2010, 20:08

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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby Dubious_wolf » 25 Oct 2010, 20:12

theDreamer wrote:OR read some of the damned comics.

Seriously.


agreed. I just thought since everyone here enjoys internet based comedic videos it was an appropriate thing to throw out there.
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Re: how does spider man climb walls?

Postby goat » 26 Oct 2010, 08:44

allison wrote:
goat wrote:
allison wrote:also i think hairy, rough fingers would ruin foreplay... spider man would be a terrible lover. unless you REALLY like heights i guess


On the other hand, I bet Spiderman is super popular with the girls who are into bondage.

Just try and get that image out of your head.

Oh god, why won't it stop...


well maybe if it was the evil spider man
http://www.halloweencostumes.com/acc-ad ... -mask.html
like, look at that tongue, mmm mmm mm
did i make that image worse for you?



Yes. Yes you did.

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