It was an exhaust port. I assume they couldn't block it because they needed to exhaust...something.

I side with Cyclops because Iron Man is a dick all the time, while Captain America is being a dick in this book. You don't show up and demand to take someone's teenage relative into custody, and possibly kill her if necessary, and not expect a fight.

No superhero is 'always' anything, because they get rebooted and new writers and so on.

There's a statistical chance that the lion will quantum tunnel through the glass, grab the child, and then teleport to a picnic table on the savannahs of Alpha Centauri. Our zoos really should take the possibility of teleporting predators more seriously.

Maybe Spider Jerusalem doesn't qualify as a superhero, but his tryst with his filthy assistant was the most awkward affair I've ever read in a comic.

For those of use who have read Poul Anderson, "Welcome to Fireball" means something. I'd *love* to have someone say it to me. "Thank you, Mr. Guthrie. When do we launch?", would be my reply.

I would agree with you completely, except that the Straight Dope cited a journal article that showed a difference between black and white plumage. So there must be a measurable radiative effect.

I'm not sure what you're saying. We're not talking the temperature of the clothing, we're talking about its reflectivity.

Yes, that ball of twine is a good demonstration of satellite orbits!

That hole in the data is there because satellites do not go over the Earth's poles. They come close — usually about 83 degrees north and south, but this one looks like it's getting as far as 86 — but they cannot go directly over the pole while maintaining a stable orbit.

What you — and the Straight Dope — fail to note is that black isn't necessarily 'black' in the infrared spectrum. Nor is white necessarily 'white'. For best results use clothing that's 'black' in the thermal IR.

Australia is a beautiful country filled with warm friendly people, and I intend to visit again as soon as I can.

"You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility."

Well, when a lolcat and a budgie love each other very much....

And then was evolved to PON3, which took up DJ'ing at night to pay for more science experiments that would evolve the population of Earth into ponies. Thank you, DJ PON3.

The 'bathtub' in the Whack-a-Mole game is on rails. Did someone try to patent playing Whack-a-Mole while riding a roller coaster at the same time? Because that's genius.

Note that Red She-Hulk is the mutated alter-ego of Betty Ross, so the two of them *have* gotten it on.

I apologize, I didn't intend to be snappy. I'm just making a point — Marvel doesn't have any good standalone female characters. As crappy as DC treats their heroines sometimes, they're still doing better with them than Marvel.

You should bring shoes with you in a kayak, but not wear them. Nor should you wear so much clothing that you are unable to swim. I thought this was just common sense.

But at least DC has iconic female heroes who can keep their own books alive. Beyond the ones you've mentioned there's Power Girl, Huntress, Zatanna, Hawkgirl, Black Canary, Voodoo, Batgirl, Supergirl, and probably more.