On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 01:20:32 -0800, Tim Bruening
<tsbrueni@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 13:43:33 -0400 Reverend Lovejoy wrote:
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>Bill Bickel wrote:
>> Exactly why is it cheating for Clark to play football, when it isn't
>> cheating for, say, abnormally super-sized men to play basketball? Clark
has
>> Kryptonian genes, Suleiman Ali Nashnush had "8 feet tall" genes. What's
the
>> difference?
It's the difference between having a slight edge and and being so
overpowering that you can win against all opposition without making
any effort at all. The whole point of athletics is to make an effort.
If Clark wasn't cheating anyone else, he was certainly cheating his
own team with his decision to join but not to try to win.
>>
>> Bill Bickel
>>
>>
>
>Well, FWIW, what we've seen on the show is that Clark has discreet
>"powers" that he has to invoke in order to use, as indicated by the fact
>that normal humans can be imbued with them (Jonathon Kent, the leech
>guy) and Clark can lose them (the leech episoode again).
>
>So it's not just a matter of Clark being super-strong or super-fast. He
>has normal strength and speed, probably being whatever his muscles can
>do normally, sans powers. He also has powers, with which he can amplify
>his strength or speed - but need to be invoked consciously, and are
>separate from whatever his muscles can do.
>
>So, it is *possible* to imagine Clark playing fairly and not cheat.
No. He can't switch off his invulnerability. He probably can't
switch off his strength either. He can only measure it. The speed is
something he does appear to switch on an off. Even then though, he
can see the Flash running at super speed without making any special
effort. Can you imagine how much time that gives him to think about
what to do on the football field?
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