Odd things about superheroes...

[Eltab]

Supervillain name: Dr. Nuisance.

I'm going to have to set up a second EnWorld account now, and give myself lots of XPs and Laughs ... and a case of schizophrenia.
But every good villain has an interesting personality quirk that the hero can discover and exploit, right?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I'm going to have to set up a second EnWorld account now, and give myself lots of XPs and Laughs ... and a case of schizophrenia.
But every good villain has an interesting personality quirk that the hero can discover and exploit, right?

And vice versa!

 

[WayneLigon]

How can Aquaman talk to whales, they are mammals..it makes no sense
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The 'talks to fish' thing is something only from satirical sites on the internet and possibly the old cartoons - the correct thing is that he can telepathically communicate with any marine creature.

 

[WayneLigon]

where exactly does a New York teenager get the chemicals to make web fluid?

High school chemistry labs, Plus, you know, you can just order that stuff and have it delivered.

 

[WayneLigon]

How does Aquaman manage to breathe air or water and be fine in either for extended periods?

Lifeguards &c would find this ability to be very useful. (So would the swimmers they have to save from drowning.)
Pearl divers could extend their time underwater if they didn't have to worry about another breath.
Scuba gear manufacturers see a threat to their market.
Could somebody research an injection for this ability that lasts for say half a day?

Both Aquaman and Aqualad (either Garth or Jackson) are hybrids, and differ from other atlanteans. Usually, it's absorbing o2 through the skin, depending on the writer. As hybrids, they both get a load of physiological abilities most Atlanteans don't have.

 

[WayneLigon]

9) How did a bunch of (seemingly) low-tech or tech-eschewing Amazons create an invisible plane with advanced aeronautic & avionic technology...along with completely invisible fuel? And what is the operatonal range of that thing, considering she probably can't get her invisible fuel anywhere else but Themyscira?

How do you read dials on an invisible aircraft?

In earlier comics, the Amazons also had a super-science tech base, which they also used to create things like the Purple Healing Ray and the telepathic radio. The plane doesn't really require controls - WW controls it via the same telepathic radio tech built into her tiara.

Since it's never been shown as being fueled, we could assume it's range is infinite. Despite it having props or a 'jet' engine, it's probably not a fuel-using technology, since it's also going into outer space, under. water, etc, etc.

Later versions of the plane have it made from morphing alien crystal, capable of assuming any form and, in fact, being able to shrink and fit into WW's belt.

 

[WayneLigon]

What are the insurance rates for everyone?

Higher
The Marvel Universe at least address some of the issues by having a whole crew of people that deal with the aftermath of superhero battles -- Damage Control (you see them a little bit in the newest Spider-Man movie), and law firms (like Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway, the firm that She-Hulk worked for) that exist specifically to deal with superhuman legal issues (need modern id for your person pulled out of the distant past, or who is dead but still walking around? You go to them).

 

[WayneLigon]

That often get handwaved away:

3) How do tech guys build, maintain & repair their stuff and still maintain their secret identities? Why doesn't someone notice unusual parts being made and shipped to stately Wayne Manor? The Batmobile does NOT use parts readily available at Pep Boys.

(Also, why doesn't the Batmobile get ticketed, booted, and towed? It's an unlicensed, unregistered, uninspected car with no insurance?)

Batman has a few trusted people that do know who he is to handle that sort of thing, usually Lucius Fox. When your purchasing head is in on the thing, it's simplicity itself to re-route packages, hide contents, etc etc - plus, pretty much every computer system is going to have been compromised by him anyway). Over the years there have been lots of explanations of where he gets those wonderful toys. The most recent one being simply that Bruce Wayne announced he'd created a subsidiary called Batman Inc to provide funding and tech for recognized crimefighters.

 

[Tonguez]

High school chemistry labs, Plus, you know, you can just order that stuff and have it delivered.

yeah, nah both Du Pont and BASF have given up on attempts to make artificial spidersilk and the Germans AMSilk have got a team of 22 scientist using E Coli to grow silk proteins, I don't think that stuff is available on ebay...

 

[ccs]

yeah, nah both Du Pont and BASF have given up on attempts to make artificial spidersilk and the Germans AMSilk have got a team of 22 scientist using E Coli to grow silk proteins, I don't think that stuff is available on ebay...

Web fluid =/= spidersilk. No where even close. How Parker made the initial stuff from high school chem lab stock is anyones guess....