Recorded October 8 and 21. The breath powers: history, science, and creative implications.
Answers, insights, and commentary on:
History:
Is super breath its own power?
First instances of super breath in the comics
First instance of cold breath in the comics
Adoption in adaptations
Science:
How breathing works
Basics
Applying strength
World record techniques
Does super breath implicate cold breath necessarily?
Extinguishing fire
Fire triangle / tetrahedron
Vapor as fuel
Cooling hot stuff
Thermodynamics
Cold is not a property
Blowing on your hand
Unreliable sensation
Alternative explanation
Gas cooling catch-all
Mathematical limitations
Absolute Zero
Absolute Hot
Freezing air
Gas heat transfer
Creative:
Magical Thinking
Story reasons for the power
Story reasons against the power
Is it okay to question stories?
Investing in reality for stories
Truth catching up to fiction
Science in fiction
Teachable attitudes and interactions
Magic and fantasy another time
…and much more!
Sources:
Science of Superman (2006) | Warner Home Video
Nonexistent Objects Imaginary Worlds- Crash Course #29
Breathe! | Glenn Wolkenfeld
Great Wakkorotti | Animaniacs
Brian Jackson | Stan Lee's Superhumans
Circular Breathing | Wikipedia
Only Vapors Burn 1947 Chemistry of Fire | US War Dept.
Liquid Nitrogen Grease Fire | Cody's Lab
The Physics of The Impossible (2008) | Michio Kaku
First and Second Law of Thermodynamics | Flanders & Swann
Why does heat transfer from hot to cold? | Fact Tap
Substance of Silence | Stuff to Blow Your Mind
How Entropy Powers The Earth | Minute Physics
Misconceptions About Heat | Veritasium
What Is One Degree? | BBC
Why Is My Breath Hot? | Ask Science
Absolute Zero - Absolute Awesome | SciShow
What Does Liquid Nitrogen Do To Your Face | Grant Thompson
The Physics of Heat- Crash Course Physics #22
How Iceman Is Actually a Bomb! | Nerdist
Magical Thinking | Imaginary Worlds
Supergods | Grant Morrison
26 Facts on Family | Mental Floss
No. of questions kids ask daily | Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Testimonials | Science & Entertainment Exchange
Aesthetics- Crash Course Philosophy #31
Superman The High Flying History (2012) | Larry Tye
Thermodynamics of Love (2009) | David Ng
Negative Temperatures are Hot | Sixty Symbols
Superman Memory Crystals | Physics World
The Science of Superman (2002) | Mark Wolverton
The Science of Superheroes (2002) | Gresh & Weinberg
The Science of Supervillains (2005) | Gresh & Weinberg
The Physics of Superheroes (2005) | James Kakalios
Superhero Powers Explained | University of Leicester
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