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He gets his strength from the sun.

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[-] fancyl@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Does that mean that Superman is a plant?

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Perhaps more of a coral with legs?

[-] a_new_sad_me@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

To be that annoying guy - photosynthesis = photo synthesis= light driven synthesis= light controlled driven chemical reaction.

The human body uses sun light to create synthesis melatonin and vitamin D

[-] Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Ergo, I am Superman. And I know what’s happening.

[-] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Christopher Reeve is pretty much a vegetable

[-] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Along with solar panels, yes.

[-] pjwestin@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

In the original The Dark Knight Returns, Superman gets hit by a nuke and can't reach sunlight to recover. Instead, he absorbs a rainforest's worth of photosynthesis. That's probably not considered cannon, but it kind of backs up the idea that they're both using photosynthesis.

this post was submitted on 14 Jun 2024
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