Summary: Recorded October 8 and 21. The breath powers: history, science, and creative implications.<br> Answers, insights, and commentary on:<br> <br> * History:<br> * Is super breath its own power?<br> * First instances of super breath in the comics<br> * First instance of cold breath in the comics<br> * Adoption in adaptations<br> <br> <br> * Science:<br> * How breathing works<br> <br> * Basics<br> * Applying strength<br> * World record techniques<br> <br> <br> * Does super breath implicate cold breath necessarily?<br> <br> * Extinguishing fire<br> <br> * Fire triangle / tetrahedron<br> * Vapor as fuel<br> <br> <br> * Cooling hot stuff<br> <br> * Thermodynamics<br> * Cold is not a property<br> <br> <br> * Blowing on your hand<br> <br> * Unreliable sensation<br> * Alternative explanation<br> <br> <br> * Gas cooling catch-all<br> <br> * Mathematical limitations<br> * Absolute Zero<br> * Absolute Hot<br> * Freezing air<br> * Gas heat transfer<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Creative:<br> * Magical Thinking<br> * Story reasons for the power<br> * Story reasons against the power<br> * Is it okay to question stories?<br> * Investing in reality for stories<br> * Truth catching up to fiction<br> * Science in fiction<br> * Teachable attitudes and interactions<br> * Magic and fantasy another time<br> <br> …and much more!<br> <br> Sources:<br> Science of Superman (2006) | Warner Home Video<br> Nonexistent Objects Imaginary Worlds- Crash Course #29<br> Breathe! | Glenn Wolkenfeld<br> Great Wakkorotti | Animaniacs<br> Brian Jackson | Stan Lee's Superhumans<br> Circular Breathing | Wikipedia<br> Only Vapors Burn 1947 Chemistry of Fire | US War Dept.<br> Liquid Nitrogen Grease Fire | Cody's Lab<br> The Physics of The Impossible (2008) | Michio Kaku<br> First and Second Law of Thermodynamics | Flanders & Swann<br> Why does heat transfer from hot to cold? | Fact Tap<br> Substance of Silence | Stuff to Blow Your Mind<br> How Entropy Powers The Earth | Minute Physics<br> Misconceptions About Heat | Veritasium<br> What Is One Degree? | BBC<br> Why Is My Breath Hot? | Ask Science<br> Absolute Zero - Absolute Awesome | SciShow<br> What Does Liquid Nitrogen Do To Your Face | Grant Thompson<br> The Physics of Heat- Crash Course Physics #22<br> How Iceman Is Actually a Bomb! | Nerdist<br> Magical Thinking | Imaginary Worlds<br> Supergods | Grant Morrison<br> 26 Facts on Family | Mental Floss<br> No. of questions kids ask daily | Duck Quacks Don't Echo<br> Testimonials | Science & Entertainment Exchange<br> Aesthetics- Crash Course Philosophy #31<br> Superman The High Flying History (2012) | Larry Tye<br> Thermodynamics of Love (2009) | David Ng<br> Negative Temperatures are Hot | Sixty Symbols<br> Superman Memory Crystals | Physics World<br> The Science of Superman (2002) | Mark Wolverton<br> The Science of Superheroes (2002) | Gresh & Weinberg<br> The Science of Supervillains (2005) | Gresh & Weinberg<br> The Physics of Superheroes (2005) | James Kakalios<br> Superhero Powers Explained | University of Leicester<br> <br> Web: ManOfSteelAnswers.com<br> Twitter: <a title="@mosanswers" href="http://twitter.com/mosanswers/" target="_blank">@mosanswers</a><br> Subscribe: <a title="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/man-steel-answers-insight/id920711642" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/man-steel-answers-insight/id920711642">iTunes</a> / <a title="RSS" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ManOfSteelAnswers" target="_blank">RSS</a> / <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=54386&refid=stpr">Stitcher</a> / <a title="YouTube" href="http://www.youtube."></a>
