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Okay, I know Captain Atom is quantum powered and everytime he absorbs too much energy it causes him to "quantum leap" through time and space, so my question to everybody out there is...
Where do you think Loeb sent Captain Atom?
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Why back... to the future!
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Ok, think about this:
Captain Atom is in one spot when he gets bumped through time. He moves through time, you see, not through space when he absorbs too much energy.
As time passes, the Earth rotates. It also moves around the sun. The sun, for its part, moves up and down like a ride on a merry-go-round in the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is rocketing away from the centre of the universe as a result of the big bang.
So, the point at which Captain Atom disappeared is very unlikly to still be in the Earth's atmosphere. In fact its likely to be in deep space somewhere outside the galaxy, depending upon how much time as passed.
So when Captain Atom pops up even an hour later, let alone a few months or 20 years, he's going to be nowhere near the location where he was last, because that location would have moved through space. Even jut a few minutes might mean he should pop up somewhere near Neptune.
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Captain Atom appeared right next to me!
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Cap ended up in the future where he bacame an evil ruler calling himself Monarch. Here we go again.
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave:
Ok, think about this:
Captain Atom is in one spot when he gets bumped through time. He moves through time, you see, not through space when he absorbs too much energy.
As time passes, the Earth rotates. It also moves around the sun. The sun, for its part, moves up and down like a ride on a merry-go-round in the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is rocketing away from the centre of the universe as a result of the big bang.
So, the point at which Captain Atom disappeared is very unlikly to still be in the Earth's atmosphere. In fact its likely to be in deep space somewhere outside the galaxy, depending upon how much time as passed.
So when Captain Atom pops up even an hour later, let alone a few months or 20 years, he's going to be nowhere near the location where he was last, because that location would have moved through space. Even jut a few minutes might mean he should pop up somewhere near Neptune.
This is excellent imperical thinking. Bravo! :)
I couldn't agree more. According to the laws of the universe (as we understand them), Dave is correct.
But, knowing Loeb.....I mean, this is the guy that decided, all of a sudden, that Batman can take down Lady Shiva in two panels. Loeb takes a single writing gimmick (in the case of this series, an ongoing, very UNinsightful, inner monologue between Supes and Bats, differentiated by colored text boxes) and runs it completely into the ground. OWAW? The constant use of historic speeches.
So, does anyone really think he took the time to consider any science behind Atom? He'll probably have him pop-up in Luthor's bathroom, or something. Although, that might even be a bit too entertaining for Loeb to pull off....
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Originally posted by Dave:
Ok, think about this:
Captain Atom is in one spot when he gets bumped through time. He moves through time, you see, not through space when he absorbs too much energy.
As time passes, the Earth rotates. It also moves around the sun. The sun, for its part, moves up and down like a ride on a merry-go-round in the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is rocketing away from the centre of the universe as a result of the big bang.
So, the point at which Captain Atom disappeared is very unlikly to still be in the Earth's atmosphere. In fact its likely to be in deep space somewhere outside the galaxy, depending upon how much time as passed.
So when Captain Atom pops up even an hour later, let alone a few months or 20 years, he's going to be nowhere near the location where he was last, because that location would have moved through space. Even jut a few minutes might mean he should pop up somewhere near Neptune.
Obviously the writers forgot about that when they had him pop up in our time after he stopped the Cuban Missle Crisis. He should have popped up on Oa! ![[biiiig grin]](images/icons/grin.gif) Actually I guess I should have said absorbing too much energy causes Captain Atom to "quantum leap" through time and space. Sorry my bad. ![[sad]](images/icons/frown.gif)
Anyway, this is Captain Atom we're talking about here. Charlton's #1 guy and one of the DCU's more interesting and powerful characters. Loeb's got me totally interested in what Captain Atom's role in all this truly is.
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Originally posted by Prometheus:
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Originally posted by Dave:
Ok, think about this:
Captain Atom is in one spot when he gets bumped through time. He moves through time, you see, not through space when he absorbs too much energy.
As time passes, the Earth rotates. It also moves around the sun. The sun, for its part, moves up and down like a ride on a merry-go-round in the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is rocketing away from the centre of the universe as a result of the big bang.
So, the point at which Captain Atom disappeared is very unlikly to still be in the Earth's atmosphere. In fact its likely to be in deep space somewhere outside the galaxy, depending upon how much time as passed.
So when Captain Atom pops up even an hour later, let alone a few months or 20 years, he's going to be nowhere near the location where he was last, because that location would have moved through space. Even jut a few minutes might mean he should pop up somewhere near Neptune.
This is excellent imperical thinking. Bravo! :)
I couldn't agree more. According to the laws of the universe (as we understand them), Dave is correct.
But, knowing Loeb.....I mean, this is the guy that decided, all of a sudden, that Batman can take down Lady Shiva in two panels. Loeb takes a single writing gimmick (in the case of this series, an ongoing, very UNinsightful, inner monologue between Supes and Bats, differentiated by colored text boxes) and runs it completely into the ground. OWAW? The constant use of historic speeches.
So, does anyone really think he took the time to consider any science behind Atom? He'll probably have him pop-up in Luthor's bathroom, or something. Although, that might even be a bit too entertaining for Loeb to pull off....
Ah Shiva.. ![[no no no]](graemlins/nono.gif) I also think he has a hard-on for Batman. ![[um.... uh huh! ... ]](graemlins/umuhhuh001.gif)
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A major hard-on...
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Originally posted by Dave:
Ok, think about this:
Captain Atom is in one spot when he gets bumped through time. He moves through time, you see, not through space when he absorbs too much energy.
As time passes, the Earth rotates. It also moves around the sun. The sun, for its part, moves up and down like a ride on a merry-go-round in the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is rocketing away from the centre of the universe as a result of the big bang.
So, the point at which Captain Atom disappeared is very unlikly to still be in the Earth's atmosphere. In fact its likely to be in deep space somewhere outside the galaxy, depending upon how much time as passed.
So when Captain Atom pops up even an hour later, let alone a few months or 20 years, he's going to be nowhere near the location where he was last, because that location would have moved through space. Even jut a few minutes might mean he should pop up somewhere near Neptune.
He "leaped" twenty years in Caption Atom (second series) #1 and popped back in the exact same place.
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quote:
Originally posted by I'm Not Mister Mxypltk:
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Originally posted by Dave:
Ok, think about this:
Captain Atom is in one spot when he gets bumped through time. He moves through time, you see, not through space when he absorbs too much energy.
As time passes, the Earth rotates. It also moves around the sun. The sun, for its part, moves up and down like a ride on a merry-go-round in the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is rocketing away from the centre of the universe as a result of the big bang.
So, the point at which Captain Atom disappeared is very unlikly to still be in the Earth's atmosphere. In fact its likely to be in deep space somewhere outside the galaxy, depending upon how much time as passed.
So when Captain Atom pops up even an hour later, let alone a few months or 20 years, he's going to be nowhere near the location where he was last, because that location would have moved through space. Even jut a few minutes might mean he should pop up somewhere near Neptune.
He "leaped" twenty years in Caption Atom (second series) #1 and popped back in the exact same place.
And so Captain Atom finds himself leaping from title to title. Striving to put right what characterization put wrong. Hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
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Sorry again for not saying " Captain Atom quantum leaps through time and space"
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quote:
Originally posted by r3x29yz4a:
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Originally posted by I'm Not Mister Mxypltk:
quote:
Originally posted by Dave:
Ok, think about this:
Captain Atom is in one spot when he gets bumped through time. He moves through time, you see, not through space when he absorbs too much energy.
As time passes, the Earth rotates. It also moves around the sun. The sun, for its part, moves up and down like a ride on a merry-go-round in the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is rocketing away from the centre of the universe as a result of the big bang.
So, the point at which Captain Atom disappeared is very unlikly to still be in the Earth's atmosphere. In fact its likely to be in deep space somewhere outside the galaxy, depending upon how much time as passed.
So when Captain Atom pops up even an hour later, let alone a few months or 20 years, he's going to be nowhere near the location where he was last, because that location would have moved through space. Even jut a few minutes might mean he should pop up somewhere near Neptune.
He "leaped" twenty years in Caption Atom (second series) #1 and popped back in the exact same place.
And so Captain Atom finds himself leaping from title to title. Striving to put right what characterization put wrong. Hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
:lol: :lol:
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Has anyone here thought that maybe Captain Atom, in addition to jumping through space, also jumps throught time?! That'd be an interesting new concept for the character.
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Originally posted by I'm Not Mister Mxypltk:
Has anyone here thought that maybe Captain Atom, in addition to jumping through space, also jumps throught time?! That'd be an interesting new concept for the character.
Captain Atom "quantum leaps" through both time and space. IIRC, Captain Atom was created as part of the Atom Project in the very early 60's and was deployed during the Cuban Missile Crisis. When he absorbed all that energy it caused him to implode and Captain Atom "leaped" 20 years, or more by ret-con, into the future.
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Hold on, but what if he also jumped through space?!
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oooooo.
I'd read a title about a man who could leap through time.
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Are you saying that Ben and Glory are the same person?!
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I gather, that when Captain Atom "quantum leaps" through both time and space that the emmense force catapults him into multiple revolutions around the world always being held in place by the Earth's magnetic field, kinda like a sling-shot effect. So if he absorbed a lot of energy in deep space, with no magnetic field, he would be catapulted halfway across the galaxy. ![[cool]](images/icons/cool.gif)
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What about space? Can he leap through space?
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Originally posted by I'm Not Mister Mxypltk:
Are you saying that Ben and Glory are the same person?!
Ben is Glory? But how do they know each other? What's their connection?
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Originally posted by britneyspearsatemyshorts:
What about space? Can he leap through space?
Yes, if he absorbed a lot of energy in deep space, with no magnetic field, he would be catapulted halfway across the galaxy.
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Originally posted by britneyspearsatemyshorts:
What about space? Can he leap through space?
If he bent his legs and then straightened them suddenly and with enough force.
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I've seen a fat kid leap a stack of cheeseburgers!
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Originally posted by Doc.Mid-Nite:
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Originally posted by britneyspearsatemyshorts:
What about space? Can he leap through space?
Yes, if he absorbed a lot of energy in deep space, with no magnetic field, he would be catapulted halfway across the galaxy.
It be cool if he could leap through time too!
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Originally posted by britneyspearsatemyshorts:
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Originally posted by Doc.Mid-Nite:
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Originally posted by britneyspearsatemyshorts:
What about space? Can he leap through space?
Yes, if he absorbed a lot of energy in deep space, with no magnetic field, he would be catapulted halfway across the galaxy.
It be cool if he could leap through time too!
But if he lept through time wouldn't he need to leap through space as well?
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Originally posted by r3x29yz4a:
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Originally posted by I'm Not Mister Mxypltk:
Are you saying that Ben and Glory are the same person?!
Ben is Glory? But how do they know each other? What's their connection?
Hold on, Ben knows Glory?
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quote:
Originally posted by I'm Not Mister Mxypltk:
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Originally posted by r3x29yz4a:
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Originally posted by I'm Not Mister Mxypltk:
Are you saying that Ben and Glory are the same person?!
Ben is Glory? But how do they know each other? What's their connection?
Hold on, Ben knows Glory?
So, there's a connection between Ben...and Glory?
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Can Ben leap through space too?
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Originally posted by britneyspearsatemyshorts:
Can Ben leap through space too?
If he bent his legs and then straightened them suddenly and with enough force.
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So what you're saying is that Ben leaps Glory?
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He enters her quantum field if you know what i mean.....
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Originally posted by I'm Not Mister Mxypltk:
So what you're saying is that Ben leaps Glory?
wouldn't you?
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Originally posted by britneyspearsatemyshorts:
He enters her quantum field if you know what i mean.....
:lol:
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Originally posted by britneyspearsatemyshorts:
He enters her quantum field if you know what i mean.....
I know, but what if he entered her quantum field?
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So what you're saying is that Ben leaps Glory?
wouldn't you?
Not if she turns into a dude, no.
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