• Monkey With A Shell
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    2 days ago

    If he has x-ray vision shouldn’t he just be seeing a bunch of bones or other dense objects not penetrable by x-rays? Can it be shut off? How? Are we sure he wasn’t responsible for a drastic rise in cancer rates by going around just blasting everyone with his radiation vision all day?

    • @AdamEatsAss
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      42 days ago

      While he can turn off his laser vision I am going to go ahead and say he cannot turn off x-ray vision. Superman only identifies people based on skeletal structure.

      • @FooBarrington
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        62 days ago

        Have you ever seen Superman compliment someones hair?

        Me neither.

      • @[email protected]
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        32 days ago

        Is there a one-shot somewhere about people around superman getting cancer due to his x-ray vision? I think it would be an observable phenomenon if his eyes always worked in this manner.

    • @[email protected]
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      01 day ago

      In the comics (at least those from my decades ago childhood), it’s depicted as him seeing the same as normal people do - just through stuff. As such, I’ve always assumed it’s not actually X-Rays proper & they just used that phrase to convey the concept of seeing through solid objects.