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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Spider-Man once single-handedly humiliated the X-Men all by himself without breaking a sweat.
Power has nothing to do with being a street hero. Spider-Man is your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man because he wants to, and because someone has to be.
Same with Luke Cage and Daredevil. All three have been members of the Avengers. They mostly stick to the streets because they're needed there, and it's where they feel comfortable.
I mean, the Avengers aren't exactly picky about power levels.
You know, sometimes when the Avengers announce a new inductee I'm like, 'Really?! You think that's a good strategic addition?? This feels more like a popularity contest!'
Their choices kind of look to me more like a publisher's idea of what will sell books & toys than a cooperative of gifted public servants. But I'm probably just being silly.
OK, let's put it this way.
The street heroes the OP compares Cage to are Spider-Man and Daredevil.
We've already talked about Spider-Man. He's stronger than most characters in the Marvel universe whose main power isn't strength, has better mobility than most characters in the Marvel universe whose main power isn't mobility, his spider sense makes it almost impossible to surprise him, when it comes to smarts he's on the same league as Richards, Stark, or Pym, he's got his own personal multiverse, and so on.
As for Daredevil? He's a master ninja easily capable of winning against dozens of Hand goons at once, if we're talking physical prowess. Cage would probably have a hard time with that, even with his invulnerability.
Not all powers have to be physical, though. One of his main antagonists is Mephisto himself. And he's one of the few people on the whole Marvel universe who can resist the Purple Man's control on willpower alone (the only other one that comes to mind is Victor von fucking Doom).