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[Slayven]

http://gizmodo.com/5982302/thors-ha...-3-billion-elephants-says-neil-degrasse-tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson just took the mystery out of a cosmic legend in comics, and somehow made it even cooler. How much does Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor and forged from a collapsing star, actually weigh? Turns out, stars weigh a lot.

If Thor's hammer is made of neutron-star matter, implied by legend, then it weighs as much as a herd of 300-billion elephants
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 5, 2013

And then, naturally, he got his hands on the real thing.

Just an FYI: Thor was kind enough to lend me Mjölnir so that I could make the proper measurements. twitter.com/neiltyson/stat…
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 6, 2013

Anyone want to bang out the math on Cap's shield on a napkin while we're at it? [Twitter]

 

[mjc]

So that means Thor is the strongest one there is.

 

[Parallax]

I don't see how he's worthy to carry the real thing if supes and goku arent

 

[Chichikov]

Is the fact that he's using elephant based units of measurement somehow related to the comics?

 

[Slayven]

Is the fact that he's using elephant based units of measurement somehow related to the comics?

No, but I think it is just helps the layman visualize the weight. Besides Thor's hammer is made from Uru.

 

[Hot Coldman]

So that means Thor is the strongest one there is.

Nah it's just magic, Hulk still strongest

 

[FairyD]

I don't see how he's worthy to carry the real thing if supes and goku arent

Superman was able to wield it in JLA/Avengers, but only after gods made it possible for a short time. I think Wonder Woman was the only person in DC worthy enough to hold it.

 

[Dai101]

I don't see how he's worthy to carry the real thing if supes and goku arent

'Cause he's Neil deGrasse Tyson

 

[Matt_C]

He needs to make a cameo in a future Marvel movie.

 

[Dresden]

African or Asian elephants?

 

[WanderingWind]

It's made of a mystic metal called Uru and was forged IN a dwarf star.

Jeez, what a dummy!!

 

[MisterHero]

I don't see how he's worthy to carry the real thing if supes and goku arent

Obviously it's a lesser replica.

Neil deGrasse Tyson is now the sensational extreme 90s hero ScienceThunderBlood

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

He needs to make a cameo in a future Marvel movie.

As some homeless guy out of a job?

 

[Perspicacity]

Superman was able to wield it in JLA/Avengers, but only after gods made it possible for a short time. I think Wonder Woman was the only person in DC worthy enough to hold it.

That's badass. Now I want a Wonder Woman as Thor comic.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

As some homeless guy out of a job?

Natalie Portman's boss.

 

[erlim]

I like Brian Greene and Wolverine.

 

[Slayven]

That's badass. Now I want a Wonder Woman as Thor comic.

Take your pick.

 

[GungHo]

I don't see how he's worthy to carry the real thing if supes and goku arent

Cause he's a bad ass.

 

[Hot Coldman]

If Rogue possessed the power of Thor she wouldn't fucking murder everyone

 

[Slayven]

If Rogue possessed the power of Thor she wouldn't fucking murder everyone

Covers always lie.

 

[MisterHero]

She still lost

 

[Hawkian]

She still lost

To Storm!? What the fuck justification was there for that?

I mean, essentially neither Thor nor Cap are actually physically capable of carrying the weight. It just doles out some happy helpy magic if you're worthy.

 

[MisterHero]

To Storm!? What the fuck justification was there for that?

Storm is a weather goddess and the leader of the Morlocks

it was a fanvote

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Cause he's a bad ass.

Whoa. He is badass in that pic.

 

[Hot Coldman]

She still lost

I WAS TRANSPORTED HERE WE WERE MEANT TO BATTLE

I thought Storm was smart

 

[Yaboosh]

I WAS TRANSPORTED HERE WE WERE MEANT TO BATTLE

I thought Storm was smart

Doesn't mean the writers are.

 

[GungHo]

Whoa. He is badass in that pic.

He competed in wrestling and rowing at Harvard, and was also a competitive ballroom dancer at UT. I consider him a Renaissance man. He's one of the few celebrities in the world whose hand I really want to shake.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Doesn't mean the writers are.

I'm really glad Marvel and DC don't mingle nowadays...

 

[The Living Tribunal]

To Storm!? What the fuck justification was there for that?

The fans voted the winner. Hell, Superboy lost to Spider-Man and Captain America lost to Batman.

 

[Perspicacity]

She still lost

1. That's one of the stupidest outfits Wonder Woman has ever worn, which is saying a lot
2. Who the hell loses to Storm when you have Thor x Wonder Woman powers?

 

[Hot Coldman]

The fans voted the winner. Hell, Superboy lost to Spider-Man and Captain America lost to Batman.

Eh, Cap could beat Batman. Batman could beat Cap. That's the only one where it's a fair fight. Cap technically has the edge due to having superhuman strength but Batman's fought similarly powered foes before.

 

[Slayven]

The fans voted the winner. Hell, Superboy lost to Spider-Man and Captain America lost to Batman.

That was TK Superboy, not as strong as Half Kryptionian superboy, but 10x more cool.

1. That's one of the stupidest outfits Wonder Woman has ever worn, which is saying a lot
2. Who the hell loses to Storm when you have Thor x Wonder Woman powers?

WW dropped the hammer because it wouldn't be fair.

Eh, Cap could beat Batman. Batman could beat Cap. That's the only one where it's a fair fight. Cap technically has the edge due to having superhuman strength but Batman's fought similarly powered foes before.

Yeah and we know how that goes.'

 

[Hot Coldman]

He's called DEATHSTROKE THE TERMINATOR. He kinda has to win. Batman wouldn't be able to defeat Victory McMurderson either.

 

[LakeEarth]

Wouldn't that be so heavy that it falling from the sky and hitting the ground would destroy the planet? Or have a greater gravitational force?

Oh right, magic.

 

[MisterHero]

back to Neil deGrasse Tyson, I hope they can put a moment like this into Man of Steel

in this short story, he helps find Krypton. Using Superman's age and what they think happened to Krypton, Tyson and his team actually locate it.

How do they know it's Krypton? The light from Krypton exploding just reached Earth, 27 years after it exploded. Superman and the others actually witness the end of Krypton.

super-science!

 

[The Living Tribunal]

Wouldn't that be so heavy that it falling from the sky and hitting the ground would destroy the planet?

It's magic son.

 

[Hieberrr]

I never liked the guy. He's always cutting people off when they are talking.

 

[MYE]

I never liked the guy. He's always cutting people off when

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Isn't that flying airbase thing from the Avengers movie worthy? Cos, you know, that could lift it.

 

[GungHo]

I never liked the guy. He's always cutting people off when they are talking.

Perhaps you'll find Michio Kaku less offensive to your softer sensibilities.

 

[Slayven]

Isn't that flying airbase thing from the Avengers movie worthy? Cos, you know, that could lift it.

Doesn't effect machines, but you need a hell of a machine to lift it.

 

[Winterfang]

Isn't that flying airbase thing from the Avengers movie worthy? Cos, you know, that could lift it.

Dayum

 

[Summary Man]

Doesn't effect machines, but you need a hell of a machine to lift it.

This sentence contradicts itself.

 

[Slayven]

This sentence contradicts itself.

How so, you are not going to lift it with a cart jack. But if you had some super science shit you can. Destroyer a machine can lift it.

 

[Dyno]

I want more information. Is Thor's hammer composed of precisely one collapsed star or just a portion of said star?

 

[The Living Tribunal]

How so, you are not going to lift it with a cart jack. But if you had some super science shit you can. Destroyer a machine can lift it.

The Destroyer is not a machine. If i recall correctly, the Destroyer can lift Mjolnir because they are both made of Uru and enchanted by Odin.

 

[Slayven]

The Destroyer is not a machine. If i recall correctly, the Destroyer can lift Mjolnir because they are both made of Uru and enchanted by Odin.

Wrong. Destroyer is a machine, a mystical one but one none the less. The Destroyer is made from Rhinegold, the same stuff that makes up Odin's weapons. The thing was made to fight celestials and they would laugh at Uru.

And Airwalker an android made by Galactus BEAT Thor with Mjornir.

 

[The Living Tribunal]

Wrong. Destroyer is a machine, a mystical one but one none the less. The Destroyer is made from Rhinegold, the same stuff that makes up Odin's weapons. The thing was made to fight celestials and they would laugh at Uru.

Welp, my Thor-Fu is weak.

 

[FelixOrion]

I never liked the guy. He's always cutting people off when they are talking.

Same. Awkward speaker, bad jokes, annoying humor. I don't know why people love him also much.

 

[Slayven]

Same. Awkward speaker, bad jokes, annoying humor. I don't know why people love him also much.

He is a lot better then most scientist in front the camera.