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From: jim@randvax.ARPA (Jim Gillogly)
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Subject: Re: Superman II, some answers
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Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 12:50:24 EST
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> Super people can't hurt Superman with ordinary objects, huh?  If I threw a
> beebee at you, it would not hurt you.  But if I climbed to the top of a
> very tall building and dropped one on you, it could go right through you.

Not so - the beebee would be slowed down to its terminal velocity.  That's
why a caterpillar dropped off the same building would be likely to
survive, but a horse would be spread across several blocks.  Depends
on the ratio of surface area to mass, or some such.

Now, if you were to drop that beebee on me from the tall building on
an AIRLESS planet, I might be in serious trouble...

	Jim