Why bother with bracelet deflection when she can fight Doomsday?
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DahBearz — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 03:30 PM)
I don't understand her powers. If she can fight Doomsday and get struck and thrown around, why would she even need bracelets to deflect bullets? Shouldn't she be invulnerable to puny bullets if she can fight the same monster that Superman can fight?
And what is going on with that opening island setting? How did Christ Pine and WWI people get there, and why couldn't one of the Amazonians take a bullet. -
Maliciouslymalficent — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:00 PM)
Without being overly elaborate, basically Wonder Woman is extremely durable. She is up there with Superman when it comes to trading blows. She can take a ton of punches, kicks, slams etc without issue. However, unlike Superman she is not bullet-proof. Things such as bullets, arrows, knives, basically anything sharpened or having some kind of point can pierce her skin. In simple terms blunt damage wouldn't do much to her but cutting/piercing can/will.
Thus she needs to use her bracelets to deflect said items. Personally WW has always been one of my favorite character. I actually like that unlike Superman she isn't invulnerable all around. It provides another facet to her character and makes her strong but not OMG she's unstoppable. Plus being able to deflect bullets and the like means her reaction time is crazy quick, badass and looks cool.
Also in addition unlike Superman, WW is able to control where the deflected bullets go. So she is able to turn them back on enemies or avoid any civilians or allies being hit. Whereas when Superman is shot, they bounce all over the place and can injure innocents. -
Maliciouslymalficent — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:25 PM)
Not really. Invulnerable would mean she's impervious to harm/damage. This isn't the case, nor has it ever been. She's always been susceptible to damage from pointed weapons. In some ways as I mentioned before you could say she's basically invulnerable to blunt damage/trauma but unlike Superman she is not an all-around invulnerable hero.
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rburkett-642-304795 — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 07:35 AM)
A punch from a normal person has more force than a bullet. Force is mass times acceleration and the mass of a bullet is very tiny. This is why an officer wearing a bullet proof vest gets hit by a bullet(having all of the force of that bullet hit him) and doesn't fall over but a punch or shove could easily push you over.
A bullet is deadly because its force is concentrated over a tiny area tearing a hole in the surface of that area and traveling in.
Think about a old school suit of armor. It is very good at stopping a huge hammer blow but very very bad at stoping a arrow that would travel right through it.(With a clean and straight shot). -
President_Ackbar_Impeached — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 08:59 AM)
A punch from a normal person has more force than a bullet.
False.
The kinetic energy of a karate punch is less than 150 joules.
The kinetic energy in a bullet fired from a rifle is over 4,000 joules. -
rburkett-642-304795 — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 09:40 AM)
Kinetic energy is not force. Force is mass x acceleration and is a vector. Kinetic energy is a 1/2 m v^2 and is a scalar.
Look at this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x59iN4KMz4
He takes a bullet straight to the chest and barely moves back at all. However if he was shoved or punched hard in the chest he would easily be knocked back. I did not include a video of someone getting knocked over by a punch but there is an awesome one of bruce lee knocking a guy back into a chair.
Also, here is a similar discussion on another forum: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080626131055AAEMKkP
That is not a science paper or anything but probably explains it better than me. -
rburkett-642-304795 — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 10:09 AM)
A controlled environment is the best way to measure the force difference. In the same situations(ready for it, controlled environment) a punch knocks you down and a bullet does not. Therefore a bullet has less force. If you are off balance/running/surprised then both a bullet and a punch will knock you down so that gives no conclusive results. Read the other link where they talk about the math behind it.
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TheAstor — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 01:58 AM)
Well when Hulk gets shot he tends to block bullets with his arms, I think it's a natural reaction. Diana through her training blocks it with her bracelets, but maybe she doesn't need to.
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