Kyle Hill
Nerdist.com
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Science Explains Why You Don’t Want the Power of Flight
If I had to guess, the ability to fly is probably the most desired superpower. And look, flying around like Superman would be pretty awesome. You could see the → Read More
How Does Aquaman Swim at Supersonic Speeds?
In 1998, French long-distance swimmer Ben Lecomte became the first person to swim across the Atlantic ocean. Free-styling across 3,700 miles, it took Ben 73 → Read More
How to Fight a Velociraptor (and Win)
I would guess that if you asked someone on the street which dinosaur scared them the most, they’d say either T. rex or the dreaded velociraptor (or more → Read More
Can You Break Into Superman’s Fortress of Solutide?
If you are the most powerful person on the planet, you are undoubtedly going to make some powerful enemies. And you can't just throw on a pair of glasses and → Read More
Can You Lift Thor’s Hammer in Space?
Because of its curious, immovable properties, there is maybe no weapon that fascinates nerds more than Thor’s hammer. Everyone knows that it can make itself → Read More
Can Deadpool Regenerate Memories?
A superhuman healing factor might very well be the most common super power. It is almost necessary in superhero stories because it allows super people to shrug → Read More
How Does Aquaman’s Body Survive the Sea?
Arthur Curry a.k.a. Orin a.k.a. Aquaman—whatever you want to call him!—is the undisputed king of the seven seas. He swims faster than anything with fins, he → Read More
Can You Survive Pop Culture-Style Grappling Hooks?
When it comes to superhero tech, you can find the concept of a fast, efficient grappling hook everywhere, used by everyone from the Dark Knight himself: Batman, → Read More
Can You Really Turn a City into a Mortal Engine?
There are well over a billion cars in the world today. Having one car for every six or seven people on the planet affords us an incredible freedom in where we → Read More
Can the Flash Touch a Lightsaber?
If you had true, problem-free super speed, the limits on the possible race away. You could travel forwards through decades of time on a whim, just to see what → Read More
Would Gwen Stacy Actually Survive Her Fall?
In one of the most famous comic book panels of all time, Gwen Stacy loses her life to the oppressive pull of gravity. Attempting to save her with a lifeline of → Read More
Watch the Speed of Sound Ripple Through Queen Fans at Live Aid 1985
Queen's performance at Live Aid 1985 was only 20 minutes, but it lived on forever. Propped up by an infectiously enthusiastic Freddie Mercury and Brian May's → Read More
Watch the Speed of Sound Ripple Through Queen Fans at Live Aid 1985
Queen's performance at Live Aid 1985 was only 20 minutes, but it lived on forever. Propped up by an infectiously enthusiastic Freddie Mercury and Brian May's screaming  guitar, the performance has gone on to be regarded as one of the best rock concerts of all time. If you haven't seen it, take a little break to appreciate this supernova of a show. The other thing you'll notice is the crowd.… → Read More
Fallout-Style “Mini Nukes” Actually Exist
Hello there vault dweller! Looking to return post-nuclear America to its former glory? Well, you’re headed towards some pretty bad territory. Better take the → Read More
How Fast Is Red Dead Redemption’s “Dead Eye”?
The myth of the outlaw gunslinger isn’t just built on robbing train cars, threats based on the population density of towns, and tipping hats. A rapscallion’s → Read More
How Many Mosquitoes Would it Take to Drink All Your Blood?
Thanks to their blood-sucking ways, the 3,500 species of ectoparasite known as mosquitoes have become buzzing symbols of irritation and disease. We’re usually → Read More
Why You Don’t Want the Power of Teleportation
Teleportation—extreme interdimensional mobility—sounds great. We can all imagine what we could do with such a power, whether it be something good, like → Read More
What Kind of Symbiote Is Venom, Scientifically Speaking?
Life has been evolving on Earth for billions of years, and in that time, living has gotten a lot more complicated than just one thing eating another thing. Life → Read More
Beware the Phaser’s Maximum Setting, Because Science
Everything in our best science fiction is more advanced, from the ships to the computers to the weapons. With sci-fi weapons specifically, it’s not just their → Read More
Can You Survive a Fall From Space?
If you’re going to fight off an alien invasion and stop the obliteration of all sentient life in the galaxy almost single-handedly, you'd better be seriously → Read More