Stan Lee's Superhumans

Stan Lee's Superhumans

Take a look at the new series about people from around the world with rare gifts and abilities.

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By fanboiii - Aug 10, 2010 08:08 AM EST
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Source: History Channel


"Throughout history, the forces of evolution and genetic mutation have endowed humans with astonishing new abilities and features. It's a process that continues to this day, and nowhere is it more evident than in the fascinating world of Stan Lee's Superhumans.

Co-hosted by Stan Lee, the legendary creator of the X-Men, the series scours the globe for the real-life counterparts of Lee's characters–people with unique genetic traits that translate into remarkable powers. In each episode, these "superhumans" undergo tests that may help explain their amazing gifts, while viewers discover the long history of people with extraordinary powers. Daniel Browning Smith, who's been dubbed the most flexible man in the world, hosts this thrilling journey into the farthest reaches of humankind.""

Episode 1: Electro Man

"Daniel Browning Smith travels to India to investigate a local legend that a man has developed immunity to electric current and can let it pass through his body, unharmed. Can anyone really be immune to electrocution? Daniel next meets Scott Flansburg, dubbed the "Human Calculator." Scott can complex arithmetic (even square and cube roots) all in his head, faster than anyone on earth. Does his brain work in an entirely new way? Totally blind from birth, Juan Ruiz apparently visualizes the world using the same form of sonar used by bats and dolphins called echolocation. Juan demonstrates his incredible ability to Daniel by navigating around a complex course using only the echoes of his tongue clicks to guide him. Dennis Rogers is only 5ft 6", but is pound for pound the strongest man in the world. He demonstrates his sheer strength bending hammers and horseshoes at will."

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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/10/2010, 9:06 AM


Gotta luv STAN!
loganoneil
loganoneil - 8/10/2010, 10:25 AM
Meh...
loganoneil
loganoneil - 8/10/2010, 10:33 AM
"Daniel Browning Smith travels to India to investigate a local legend that a man has developed immunity to electric current and can let it pass through his body, unharmed. Can anyone really be immune to electrocution?"

- Yes, as long as the amperage is below 1 amp - it's called 'SCIENCE'. It'll still hurt like hell, but no big deal here...

"Daniel next meets Scott Flansburg, dubbed the "Human Calculator." Scott can complex arithmetic (even square and cube roots) all in his head, faster than anyone on earth. Does his brain work in an entirely new way?"

- Uh, can you say 'Autism / Asperger's Syndrome'?

"Totally blind from birth, Juan Ruiz apparently visualizes the world using the same form of sonar used by bats and dolphins called echolocation. Juan demonstrates his incredible ability to Daniel by navigating around a complex course using only the echoes of his tongue clicks to guide him."

- Any person can do this - it is a developed SKILL. Musician Ray Charles never got around with a cane or a seeing-eye dog, he wore hard-soled shoes and would navigate by the sound they made and their corresponding echos.

"Dennis Rogers is only 5ft 6", but is pound for pound the strongest man in the world. He demonstrates his sheer strength bending hammers and horseshoes at will."

- This is a revamp of old-shool sideshows that featured 'strong men' bending everything from frying pans (which I've actually seen - the man literally 'rolled' the pan up like a newspaper) to pieces of metal. It DOES take a termendous amout of strength, but Mr. Rogers isn't the ONLY man in the world who can do this. All it takes is brute force and applied physics.
fanboiii
fanboiii - 8/10/2010, 11:38 AM
Pretentious much? Watch the episode, loganoneil. You're completely wrong.
loganoneil
loganoneil - 8/10/2010, 11:44 AM
Fanboii - Pretentious?! HOW am I wrong? My claims are backed up by SCIENCE (and the MANY shows on the Dicovery and Science channels that have covered THIS EXACT SUBJECT). Did you see this episode in question? Was gamma radiation involved? Were they doused in a chemical waste? Was someone bitten by a radioactive bug? Did scientists idetify an 'X-gene' which gives these 'superheros' their 'powers'? I dont think so. Look, this premise has already been done to death.
loganoneil
loganoneil - 8/10/2010, 12:09 PM
...and as for Mr. Browning, being called the 'most flexible man in the world' can be attributed to double-jointing and a LOT of stretching.
fanboiii
fanboiii - 8/10/2010, 12:28 PM
You're assuming there's only one kind of case and one kind of scientific explanation. Just watch the episode instead of thinking you've seen it all, because your explanations are wrong with these cases.
loganoneil
loganoneil - 8/10/2010, 1:07 PM
...and how do you KNOW? Like I asked before, have you SEEN the episode in question? With regards to the man in India, there are THOUSANDS of people there (called 'fakirs') who put on shows demonstrating their 'supernatual gifts' (usually for PROFIT). Most of them use nothing more than cleverly crafted 'tricks'. In the case of 'electrocution man', I'm willing to bet good money that the AMPERAGE the man uses is under 1 amp. Today's stun guns and tasers emit hudreds of thousands of VOLTS (some even as high as a million), but NONE of them kick out much AMPERAGE. AMPERAGE is the thing that will kill a person. Anything higher than 1 amp and flesh and bone literally start to fry (think Eduard Delacroix in 'The Green Mile') - that's a SICENTIFIC FACT.

I've also seen another fakir who was 'immune' to the effects of acid. They'd pour either hydrochloric or hydroflouric acid on the man. His clothes would 'melt' away, but he would be unharmed. Crowds would go wild for this man who was 'protected by the gods'. What they DON'T tell you was that the acid was a LOW-MOLARITY acid (a weaker version) - strong enough to dissolve clothing but not strong enough to actually burn skin. I KNOW this works because in high school I 'borrowed' a little low-molarity hydroflouric acid from the chem lab and squirted it on the seat of a girl who sat in front of me. The acid didn't react with the plastic of the seat, but when she stood up at the end of class, she mooned everyone (my god, she had a FANTASTIC @ss!)!

My point is that anyone with a basic understading of science (and I admit it, I am a closet science geek) should be able to rationalize most if not all of this away (as has been done COUNTLESS number of times on OTHER shows)...
fanboiii
fanboiii - 8/10/2010, 5:23 PM
Of course I've seen the episode, that's how I know. This show doesn't disguise any of it as supernatural. I don't know why you assume they're treating it like magic and aren't giving a scientific explanation, because they do include the science behind it.

I've seen many similar shows, but this one has somethings I haven't seen before. If you seen it all already, then good for you.
zeonsdemon
zeonsdemon - 8/10/2010, 5:45 PM
when does this start?
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 8/10/2010, 5:52 PM
loganoneil@ Have YOU seen the episode? Here you are bashing it and I couldn't disagree with you more. You are writing it off as parlor tricks. The show does some pretty solid scientific tests and research on each subject. Both Fanboli and I watched the episode, so we have something to base our opinion off of. You, on the other hand, have nothing to base it off of being you haven't watched it, yet you ramble on and on about its validity.
loganoneil
loganoneil - 8/11/2010, 8:30 AM
Guys, I'm just asking what makes this SOOOO different from the other shows I've seen? While my example of Indian fakirs is just that, the scientific fact is that flesh and bone literally fry after more than 1 amp. As you've SEEN the show, without revealing too much did this guy survive an electric charge of more than 1 AMP? As for the others, I'm just saying this is nothing 'new'. I'm not 'bashing' these people, just saying how other shows have explained similar 'powers'. Were I/they wrong?
Phfylburt
Phfylburt - 8/11/2010, 8:44 AM
@fanboii
thank you for posting this. This show is truly amazing. The things that the individuals perform are truly outstanding. My favorite part is definitely the guy holding back the motorcycle.
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