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Steel?

posted 18 years ago by Dr Wily
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Anyone who is familiar with the DC Superman character Steel (Not the movie version or any of the remodeled costumes, the original version circa 1993.) think of The Colossus Of New York when they see it? Think that it might have been an inspiration for Steel's armor?

[–] balkaster 17 years ago

Now, that you mention it, yes. The "hooped" shoulder pads and cape with the heavy steel boots...I knew it looked familiar, but I was never sure why. The Warworld cyborg "Superman" also shares the design, or am I confusing the two?

[–] stephaniecioffi 17 years ago

This movie cracks me up. How come he didn't rust or short out when he was strolling under the East River to get to the UN????? "Please Billy, touch my switch!"

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[–] normantater 13 years ago

Maybe he didn't rust because he wasn't made from rustable material. Why the creepy clothes? Why the hideous body design? His brother must have hated him.

[–] robotrix 12 years ago

Why the hideous body design? His brother must have hated him.

You're forgetting...this was back when a computer with the power of an iPhone would have taken up every floor of a skyscraper. No transistors available.

The brother had to make it as human as he could considering the size of the mechanics he had to use.

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[–] bigal_a 10 years ago

It could have been stainless steel: that doesn't rust. It could have been galvanised aluminium, or titanium. We have non-rusting underwater robots today, although not, as far as I'm aware, walking ones.

And the 50s was a more innocent era. Don't judge it from the lofty cultural and cynical heights of the 21st century.

[–] eddonnell 8 years ago

Simply because Stainless steel does not rust, which is steel coated with an alloy, usually nickel, it therefor is also not magnetic. and why wouldn't he short out? all wires are encased in rubber or plastic sheathing, and it would only take a minimum amount of silicon around connections, circuit boards to waterproof, that's why your pool pump or washing machine does not short out as well. common practice since the 1930s, nothing futuristic high tech or unreal actually. The question I would ask, what powers him? what generates the current so he can function, there is no extension cord on him, maybe there were batteries, which back then would not last long at all, and would need re charging very often., but it doesn't matte as it's science "FICTION" no reality anyways.