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[–] piefood@feddit.online 43 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

The Pro had a funnier take on the same basic idea:

the pro

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Both comic artists have some misapprehension about how solidly a plane's wings are attached.... maybe they're Boeings.

Another thing is that if you get past the initial ka-pow! moment, the real issue would be how super are those swimmers? They might work like heat seeking missiles.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 weeks ago

Been a while since I read it, but Larry Niven had a whole essay on this subject:

https://larryniven.net/?q=man-of-steel-woman-of-kleenex-by-larry-niven

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