Wolverine: cuts steel Supermam: man of steel Problem solved

Kal El: "What kind of monster are you?" Wolverine: "The Wolverine."

is it bad this guy is better than any teacher I've ever met

hey did u know that krypyonite can be liquidized wolverine can coat the liquid on his claws

1:16 give this man an oscar

Kyle, now that you mentioned Superman, can you make a Because Science about the super hearing and how it is super ridiculous? thanks!

Would you make a video theorizing the density of Adamantium? I made my own estimations, and my result was about 18 to 19 grs/ml. I used Wolverine's weight, average skeleton weight and bone density to get a accurate volume (and yes, I substracted the volume of the marrow inside the bones)

I love your videos they're addicting and i cant stop watching, i hope this channel lives on forever.

But can his claws cut through a nokia?🤔🤔

theoretically,wolverine could cut through Superman's skin. The problem is that his claws would never actually reach his skin. Superman has an invulnerable aura around his body that is unbreakable against anything that isn't kryptonian so the claws would skid off without doing any damage

I just cant stop watching your because science videos...you get answer to all my questions!! :D

Thanks for the great work you do in keep science fun. Keep up the good work.

Can Wolverine cut steel? Yes Is Superman the man of steel? Yes Therefore he can cut superman

He could cut Superman if the writers decided he could.

THANK YOU for mentioning quantum entanglement as a means of communication at the end! I have long been saying that quantum entanglement is the key for communication at extreme distances, where even the speed of light becomes “slow” for communication purposes.

3:36 Kyle: "This is Obsidian" Minecrafters: "Are you really in charge here?"

For those arguing that I didn't take into account Superman's skin strength and force field: 1. Force fields aren't a thing, so I didn't want to just make a ton of assumptions. 2. Nanoblades have been shown to cut powerful versions of Superman: i128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/methosivanhoe/kc-137.jpg Even though Wolverine's claws aren't "magical," I think the claws being able to cut Supes is a good compromise between the science and the comics based on panels like these and what I said in the video! -- KH

OK, but at what point of injecting the metal in liquid form would you sharpen it to that extreme? And if they're indestructible they could not be sharpened once solid.

That wolverine/statue of liberty clip always bothered me too 😂😂😂😂

Mate, just came back from work and ive been watching you for an hour. You produce some brilliant content. Love how easily you write mirrored its impressive Keep up the good work champ.

Regarding the Statue of Liberty scene: Why hasn't anyone pointed out the even more obvious? He has three razor-sharp claw blades. All three dig into the statue. It only falls off at the furthest point afterwards, however, and not in three pieces.

Well Wolverine did stab the Hulk with his claws in Hulk vs Wolverine and people often compare Hulk and Superman since they are two of the most powerful beings in their respective universes. So I guess I would have to agree that Wolverine could cut Superman.

But that's not how superman's durability works... his durability isn't a function of material toughness but of a protective forcefield around his body powered by the solar energy he absorbed... so Wolverine could not generate the force needed to get through Superman's energy shield to get to his skin... (which he could definitely cut if he could get to it)

Hey speaking of Solar Energy, can you do a really important calculation for me. In the Digimon franchise, a being called WarGreymon has an attack called "Terra Force" and what its descriptions said was "Takes all of the energy within the atmosphere and concentrates it into one spot, then fires it as an extremely dense, high-temperature energy shot." How much energy would that require to make the Terra Force attack?

Don't forget about Clark's bioelectric aura which also protects him from attacks

Look, It's great that you try to quantify Superman with science. But when the guy can hear a sound in the vacuum of space from 25 light years away AND THEN fly to the source of that sound in just a little over 10 MINUTES (and that might even be lowballing that feat), it is very clear evidence that you can't.

2:50 Please continue, i wanna hear this.

Kyle, A few questions: 1. Would the cities from the Bioshock series, Rapture and New Columbia, be possible to build? 2. What would be required to make them work? 3. Is the concept of plasmids and vigor from the series something that could potentially be a real thing to any degree? If you see this and answer it, thank you so much! I haven't had this much fun learning in a very long time. I feel like I would have taken math way more seriously if my teachers had been able to show application to fun things like this.

What if superman's secret to strong skin is by having unbreakable molecular bonds? Then the claws would just bounce off like a lead pipe.

I thought superman got his invulnerability from an energy aura, so wolverine would have to be able to cut through a forcefield

Great video. 2 things. 1) You say that given ''enough pressure '' wolverine's claws can cut through anything, but Wolverine only has so much pressure he can apply. He isn't super strong. 2) An idea for another video: If we were to take someone with an increased healing factor and cut them up they would grow back to normal given enough time (although not much time would be needed depending on the individual). What would happen though, if we were to cut them up, or maybe just take a he part of their body away and restrict their space (i.e. putting them in concrete or a very small confined space)? Without sufficient space what would happen? Which would win out, the concrete or Wolverine's healing factor?

Knives sure are CUTTING-EDGE technology when you think about it.

I mean, if Doomsday's rock hand can pierce Superman, I'm sure Wolverine's claw can.

Thor talking about adamantium claws vs superman skin

I've been binging on this for a few days (thank you so much for existing btw), and I've noticed that the longer your hair gets, the tighter your shirts get and the more high energy you get. 😉❤️

This is like my favorite segment on all of youtube...

Kyle could do really good in the mirror dimension reading those flipped words.

How powerful is Jimmy Neutron? Please do this one, I really want to know :) And Kyle, if you do actually do this, don't say Jimmy's IQ is 210, because the person who said that was Beautiful Gorgeous and she, at the time, knew absolutely nothing about Jimmy except for what he had told her, and it's never been explicitly stated. Jimmy himself did say his IQ was "literally off the charts" and he has a machine that measures IQ in 3 digits, so his IQ has to be at least 1,000 if that's the chart he meant. BUT PLEASE DO IT.

There should be a super hero called “Reality man” who has logic and reality powers

Question: Rayleigh scattering is the process where small particles will scatter certain wavelengths of light. If blue light is 450nm wavelength, then particles under 4.5 nm will scatter blue light. Does a 3-4 nm cutting edge also scatter blue light? Or does it need to be particles which are scattered and not along a cutting edge?

considering that superman has survivied in places were cells would never be able to survive, its pretty safe to assume that his skin is above science

Highly doubt that Logan's claws could cut in between sup's cells because the cells would not budge and it would not matter how hard logan slashed at him, but it really depends on what version of Superman we're talking about.. Perhaps if Logan was holding a shard of kryptonite in the palm of the cutting hand superman could get cut

Remember when Superman was shot in the eye and not only the bullet didn't do anything but it was crushed without leaving a mark? I believe that if his eye can withstand that his skin (which can also withstand air atoms coming onto it with speed greater than the speed of sound) can withstqnd those blades...

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Excellent video! In order for this idea to work, we have to imagine that wolverines claws are molecules' thick; which his claws totally are! Super strong and extremely sharpened metal, makes wolverines the ultimate super weapon. He was developed to take on impossible tasks, which is why Department H send him to take down the hulk during his earlier missions. He was sent to take down the Hulk! The Hulk! This helps to further prove the amount of confidence that can be placed on The Wolverine!

Idk man supermans skin is strong enough to survive the center of the sun where nuclear fission happens I just can't see him being able to be sliced and diced by wolverines claws even if they were razor sharp

dude I watch so many types of these vids everyday from different people and yours are one of the greats 👍

best episode yet, the mention of knapping obsidian for the win

Starting with this video, each week after an episode drops here you can head over to my Instagram (instagram.com/sci_Phile/) for extra rants, thoughts, and mini episodes! -- KH

But we don't know what Superman is made of. Science doesn't really apply to him.

A materials strength is based on how much energy it takes to break the bonds between the atoms (or, more usually in metals, the grain structure of the metal, which breaks first). So if the blade is thin enough that it doesn't matter how strong those bonds are, then it isn't breaking them, just passing through them, therefore not cutting.

I just love the way you (dis)agree with the Stan Lee; the one who wins is the one who you script to win.

The answer is yes and no. The problem is how inconsistent Wolverines cutting ability is. There are instances where Thor took a full force swipe across the face and wound up with minor paper cuts. Then there was a time he lost a whole arm due to Wolverine's claws. Superman and Thor are comparable in durability feats.

>not taking supermans bio-electric field into account wew lad

Unexpected Katana replaces Surprise Lightsaber. I love it.😂😂😂

hi Kyle, love this episode but quick question thought; if obsidian blades are 3 nanometers thick, than how thick are the blades on steel scalps, military knives and sword (especially the Katana)?

NOTHING CUTS SUPES FAN ARMOR!!! Its a million times stronger that plot-armor, the second toughest kind of armor in existance!!!

how does the flash see when he's running?

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The crown applies a counter-force against Logan's claws from the center of the diadem out towards the point of entry, but this is oblique to Logan's actual trajectory, which results in a shift in the direction of his velocity. This process is continuous over time such that it results in a centripetal deceleration.

Hey, I love so much this videos, and I have one good question for one: How Godzilla atomic breath works? I know is hard, but would be awesome to a video

So could Wolvie cut threw Luke Cage's unbreakable skin? Also, more Star Trek science, please. :-)

Technically wonder woman's sword is the sharpest thing ever

I agree with his ending statement about the crown clip, it's a nice scene for movie purposes but the second you start thinking about it it's ruined beyond hell :x

Love that pen you got there!!

but it is just a theory a science theory

Does anyone notice that he is writing backwards

coolest outro youve done 😂

hi nerdist! yeah I've been watching a few of ur videos and I think u guys are doing great work. I have a question that I'd like u to answer? do u think the murasama blade could cut kryptonian skin?

But could he cut Batman?

how the fuck superman shave if he is the man of steel? can u do a video on that?

I love how you close out the vid BECAUSE SCIENCE

I never understand what he's saying when talking about the science but I just love the videos

What would happen if Superman punch Logan. Because of Logans healing, adamantine bones and because of superman super strength.

... Did someone say Dragon Glass?

regarding spinning around the crown of the statue (is that a thorny crown?) if Wolverine can have individual control of each blade for example if he flexes muscles inside his hands such that he can slightly angle the claws sideways to create more friction the he could feasible "grab" hold of what he is cutting or slow it down enough so that he can swing over before completing the cut. There is such a thing called "edge alignment" when test cutting with a sword that if your form is poor then you will have a harder time or be unable to cut through your material for example wet tatami with green bamboo in the center. Or ... when you make chips with a hatchet do you not chop and when the edge bites the wood then twist to flake away material? This is using a cutting tool beyond just cutting.

what you talked about at the end Quantum entanglement. ive told so many people that would work your the first person ive seen to agree with me

If Wolverine could cut Superman with his claws, then Captain America could just outright destroy Superman with his Vibranium shield.

You and Matpat should collab.

Hi Kyle. These sections are always educational and I like this one. There is a nerdy thing that sort of stands in the way of your analysis from a fictional perspective though. Superman's toughness is not a physical property of his skin or flesh. A lot of Superman's powers are explained by the idea that he generates a powerful bio-kinetic field in most situations. This explains how Kryptonians can carry and even catch falling objects much larger than himselves without them falling apart, their flight and biologically impossible speed and strength and their vulnerability to red sunlight and kryptonite. If Kryptonian skin were simply dense and tough, they could never be made instantly vulnerable by those kinds of radiation, not without their skin literally melting off. Kryptonians project a biological force field under yellow sunlight, and hurting them requires some means to disrupt that field or deplete it somehow. I'm not sure how this is consistent with Superman simply getting overpowered by physical force, but I think Superman is literally invulnerable to conventional edged weapons under most circumstances. So unless Wolverine's claws have a specific interaction with psychokinetic fields I'm not aware of, they wouldn't hurt Supes.

he even cuts through that concrete/steel or whatever wall when he escapes after he gets the metal in him

So add obsidian knives to superman's weaknesses?

*I can't see how any can take this video seriously.*

great episode

I'm convinced, but would still like to know more. How deeply would Wolverine's claws be able to cut into Superman's body. I've sometimes used razor blades in sculpting clay. The blade will easily cut through the clay, but the deeper it goes, the more pressure I have to exert. I suspect this is because of the friction the clay causes on the sides of the blade, which builds up surprisingly fast. So, assuming Wolverine's claws will cut Superman, do they make kitten scratches? Do they make shallow cuts? Deep cuts? Lop of limbs?

This makes sense...but will I accept it? Absolutely not.

Quantum entanglement will resolve a very serious modern problem: lag.

Awesome videos! One of my favorites! But you said Wolverines claws being the sharpest, but in another video you explained why wonder woman sword was the sharpest due t splitting atoms I believe. Lol

I love to see Kyle explain the science of how Tony Stark's Arc Reactor could work. Please do it, guys!

what would happen if super man punched captian americas shield as hard as he can?

The editing in these videos are getting Out of hand

The comic book thesis however is that Wolverine's claws don't cut through things because of the sharpness but because of the material they're made from, the indestructible adamantium...

One thing though: For a cutting weapon the edge geometry is even more important than the sharpness. Sure, the actual edge of a blade would penetrate something if sharp enough - but that doesn't do you any good if it can't go deeper than a few micrometers before the thicker part of the blade gets stuck between both sides of the cut. As thick as Wolverine's claws are portrayed it's doubtful that he'd be able to cut steel even if we assume maximum sharpness. He simply wouldn't have enough force to bend the metal away from the actual cut to make space for the rest of the claw. You can make a splitting axe razor sharp but it would still be worse at cutting vegetables than a dull kitchen knife.

Comic books and science. There's a joke there somewhere.

He can dip his claws in liquid green kryptonite. Then he will be able to cut superman.

They may be able to cut through anything with the force he can generate but the cut would only be as deep as the depth of the edge of the blade on his claws. Each claw is many, many times wider then their edges, I'd guess somewhere around half an inch thick. So even with the edges being sharp enough to push through the molecules of steel, there's no way your forcing the material to spread open to thickness of the claw body without a ridiculous amount of force, far more than Wolverine could possibly generate.

6:00 Starfleet as well as other technically advanced space-fairing cultures couldn't always send messages instantly though. Various episodes and movies talked about it taking time for messages to be sent (when the plot called for it to force the characters to make their own judgement calls or when they can't call for help fast enough). The established explanation for this is that their territories contain vast networks of communication satellites that relay communication data through subspace from the source through the necessary number of satellites until it reaches the destination.

i wish my girlfriends hair was as nice as kyles hahahahahahhahhhahah

He cuts threw steel he can cut man of steel 😂😂

You should do an episode on how he did the thing with the Statue of Liberty

Logan in the comics did say that his claws can "slice through vanadium steel like a hot knife through butter"