• A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
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    I would say the energy output Superman is capable of implies he’s actually a step-up transformer as well as a solar panel. He’d be much more efficient, but of course you only have one Superman.

    Now im curious. I’m just an electrician, not an engineer. How much of the grid could Superman power? Someone figure out his kilowatt-hour figures please 😅

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      The problem would be transmission, kinda like with huge powerplants that exist today.

      The most efficient solution? Probably Superman bullying world leaders and billionaires into funding room temperature superconductivity research, heh.

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        Yoda could barely lift that X-Wing, Superman can outrun bullets. The sheer kinetic force he’s capable of producing would be orders of magnitude higher than Yoda, and more consistent too

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      Depends on the writer I guess.

      Morrison? He just does a one energy cumblast while macrodosing some shrooms and Earth goes into overdrive. Humanity needs a new Si prefix for Wh.