RCJoh-@attglobal.net
Well, you were the one who asked...
Rick
Lisa Winchester wrote:
I bet Michael here is a HUGE Seinfeld fan as well as being a Superman
expert.
-Lisa
RE: Questions for Kryptonite -- And the answers :)
Micha-@CH2M.com
Jan 26, 2006 14:37 PST
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are interested in the "official" answer :
http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=comics-sfaq#Q34
Enjoy. Michael Q34: What is kryptonite? Why is it dangerous? A34:
Surviving fragments of Superman's home world of Krypton are knownas
kryptonite. In the last days of Krypton, a chain reaction with
theplanet's core caused a build-up of enormous pressures. These
pressuresfused the minerals inside Krypton into the new,
radioactive,super-actinide element kryptonium. Furthermore, the pressure
grew to betoo much for the
planet's mantle to contain, and Krypton exploded in aviolent eruption.
The resulting kryptonite is the ore of kryptonium, andit is best known
for its green hue. Even if the planet Krypton had notexploded, the
radiation from the kryptonite would have eventually killedall the
inhabitants in what the Kryptonians called the Green Death. Though the
radiation from kryptonite is harmful to all life, it isespecially
harmful to Kryptonians (notably Superman). Kryptoniteradiation rapidly
fills Superman's cells and drives out the solar energystored therein.
Prolonged exposure to kryptonite would be fatal toSuperman. There is no
relationship between kryptonite and the chemicalelement krypton, though
Superman's home world was probably named afterthe element. The main
source of kryptonite on Earth is a rock that was attached tothe rocket
ship
that brought Superman to Earth. This one rock has beenfashioned into at
least two forms. Superman gave Batman a kryptonitering (formerly
belonging to Lex Luthor--see also
Q24<http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=comics-sfaq#Q24
) in case someone ever needed to use it against the Man of Steel. Some
kryptonite bullets were stored in a lead container in the Fortress
ofSolitude (see
Q39<http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=comics-sfaq#Q39
). In addition, the mischievous imp Mr. Mxyzptlk magically created some
redkryptonite that robbed Superman of his powers. This red K has been
seenonly during the "Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite" story line.
Batman also created a red kryptonite variety that makes Kryptonian'sskin
transparent, while not effecting humans. This caused Superman'spowers to
increase to the point where he couldn't control them due tothe
unfiltered rays of our yellow sun going straight into him. Ra's AlGhul
duplicated this in the "Tower of Babel" story line in the JLA comicbook.
A whole spectrum of Kryptonite varieties were briefly seen at
thebeginning of the "Supergirl from Krypton" story line in
theSuperman/Batman comics when a
Kryptonite meteor crashed to earth, mostwere collected and stored by the
JLA and JSA, but were later stolen(most likely by Lex Luthor). Lex
Luthor incorporated a variety of these new colors into the gloves ofhis
battle armor, in "Superman #2" (November 2005) Lex explains theaffects
and properties of these various types of Kryptonite: * Green Kryptonite:
Deadly to Kryptonians. * Red Kryptonite: Causes erratic and
unpredictable behavior inKryptonians. * Blue Kryptonite: Deadly to
Bizarros. * Black Kryptonite: (Affects currently unknown). In the
pre-Crisis years (and the Pocket Universe), there were a myriadof colors
of kryptonite which plagued Superman and other Kryptonians.For
information on these varieties, see the RACFAQ<<A
href="http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=comics-racfaq"
http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=comics-racfaq>at
the Superman Homepage.________________________________From:
mark-@yahoo.com [mailto:mark-@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, January
26, 2006 2:24 PMTo: ob-@topica.comSubject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Questions for
KryptoniteSort of, the sun gives him powers and krytonite takes it
away.MErik Voldengen <er-@fusium.com> wrote: Then why does he act he's
dying when it's around
an't....move....Kryptonite...sapping....super.....powers...........Isn't
it the sun or something?___Erik VoldengenFusium, Inc.2037 NW
LovejoyPortland, OR
97209503-226-7099www.fusium.com<http://www.fusium.com>
________________________________From: mark-@yahoo.com
[mailto:mark-@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 2:06 PMTo:
Bike-@hotmail.com; ob-@topica.comSubject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Questions
for Kryptonitetechnically, it doesn't bother him, his whole planet is
made ofit, it just makes his "powers" go away. On his home planet the K
makesevery there seem like humans, with no cool powers. it is the
absencehere on earth of K that makes him "super".now can we go back to
zip ties, and how old "masters" reallyaught to be
<http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/04.gif> MarkLisa
Winchester <Bike-@hotmail.com> wrote:I want to know why it bothers
Superman so much. ;-)~Lisaquestions
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Jan 26, 2006 10:16 PST Obra-ans,I'm meeting with one of Kryptonite's top
tech guys tonight and wouldlove to know if you guys have any questions
for them about bikesecurity, lock design, bic pens, whatever... please
leave them here -
http://bikeportland.org/2006/01/26/questions-for-kryptonite/thanks.--Jonathan
