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The science of being Aquaman. It would suck more than you might think
Sure, you’re not supposed to think about comic book characters too bad. If you overanalyze superheroes, you’ll come away with nothing. But poor Aquaman, he gets so much shit for being Aquaman in his limited domain. But being Aquaman is far different than being just super strong or super fast.
Aquaman is, for all intents and purposes, a marine mammal. And, with the exception of a healthy mane in later incarnations, he is effectively hairless. As a human, we would expect his internal body temperature to hover around 99°F, or about 37°C. Even at its warmest points, the surface temperature of the ocean around the equator is only about 80°F/27°C. At the poles ocean temperature can actually drop a few degrees below freezing. In the deep sea, ambient temperature levels out around 2 – 4°C. The ocean is cold, and water is a much better thermal conductor than air. Warm blooded species have evolved many different systems to manage these gradients, including countercurrent heat exchangers, insulating fur, and heavy layers of blubber.
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posted 22 July, 2012
by cranberryzero
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thenameismylo reblogged this from iheartchaos and added:
Wow, his life does suck. I should really stop making fun of him.
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blackgoliath reblogged this from iheartchaos and added:
oh god poor aquaman it’s a good thing comics don’t adhere to any sort of scientific realism
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loki41426 reblogged this from iheartchaos and added:
You explaining how Aquaman doesn’t suck using science proves how much he sucks. “Epic Fail”
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