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Superman Is The Most Powerful Superhero According To Science

It’s official – Superman is the most powerful superhero… and that’s a fact.

According to an impressive seven-year study published by the University of Leicester, the Man of Steel is the world’s most powerful superhero.

“Seven years of student-led research into superheroes between 2009 - 2016 suggests Superman could be the best-equipped superhero of all,” they reveal, “with a number of abilities including the ‘Super Flare’ attack and possession of high density muscle tissue.”

But what about Batman?

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“Student calculations suggest the most ill-equipped superhero could be Batman, who would struggle to survive a landing after gliding due to the velocity of his movement.”

Who needs to watch ‘Batman V Superman’ when you’ve got research like this?

“The student work suggests that, based on the range of superpowers at his disposal and the only limiting factor seemingly being the planet’s Sun, the ‘Last Son of Krypton’ Superman is likely to be the best equipped to win in an epic clash between all of the studied superheroes.”

But which other superheroes were studied?

The research line-up includes Batman & Superman as well as Wolverine, Mystique, Thor, The Flash, Spider-Man, The Lizard, Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Black Bolt and Iceman.

“Wolverine, Thor and Mystique are also in the upper-tier of superheroes, having accelerated regenerative abilities, high energy output and being capable of gene manipulation.”

And the most destructive superhero? None other than Black Bolt.

“Black Bolt is likely the single most destructive superhero based on a high energy output capable of resulting in planetary annihilation.”

Of course, there are plenty of reasons why Superman topped the list. For one thing, he exhibits the widest range of superpowers. But rather interestingly, he’s not one of the heroes with ‘potential for powers to do harm to innocent people’.

I think there are plenty of ‘Man of Steel’ critics who would disagree…

“Boasting a super-powered array of skills, Superman, if obeying the ‘Law of Energy Conservation’, could exhibit a calculated stored solar energy output of 7.07x105 Joules per second for his ‘Super Flare’ attack. It is also shown that the ‘Man of Steel’, in theory, could have higher density muscle tissue than the average human which could aid in several of his superhuman abilities.”

‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ heads to DVD and Blu-ray on 1 August 2016.

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Picture Credit: Marvel, University of Leicester, Warner Bros.