How Iceman Is Actually a Bomb! (Because Science w/ Kyle Hill)

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Iceman is obviously known for his freezing powers, but to actually do it in real life, he would be more like a bomb! How is that possible? Kyle explains on this week’s Because Science!

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[Crimsonphilic]

Kyle needs to write his own comic book with super humans that have really interesting yet scientifically possible abilities. I bet he could come up with some amazing shit.

[ADunc]

This has quickly become one of my favorite series on YouTube.

[cameronhaynes]

Your ability to write backwards is a mutant power on its own

[aerbon]

it also means that when he transforms back he drans that much energy arround him, probably freezing everyone nearby

[Halofox]

Is this why the X-Mansion has burned down so many times

[GuyWithAnAmazingHat]

Iceman has always been the coolest mutant, he even created and piloted a gigantic ice Voltron to fight giant monsters.

[cambolten]

I read somewhere that Ice mans powers go way beyond just freezing shit that he literally controls temperature and molecular movement

[TonyFMMA]

Frozone:"Where's my supersuit?!"Wife:"It doesn't exist"

[fmitchella]

So you're saying Elsa is implausible too? Whoa.

[THEROBOT]

That is cool, get it cool?

I should go now

[ranwolf]

I always thought Iceman was freezing the water in the air when he's making the ramps. I don't remember if it was the comics or one of the old cartoons but when he was in places where it was really hot and not very humid his powers didn't work very well

[JJJJ-hlyr]

I think i've fallen in love with your hair... i might not be as straight as i thought.. oh well..

[frostsoul]

Is it me or does Kyle look like a younger Chris Hemsworth?

[ethannelson]

your videos are awesome dude, they're so fun and I love seeing the science behind super hero powers and characters. your hair is beautiful by the way

[kyle]

I always thought the stuff appearing to "come out" of his hands was just a visual indicator of his powers, I never really took it as him literally throwing ice

[charlesantoinecrete]

I love what you do, continue :-)

Can you do an episode about one of many of those propositions:
-how the hair control of Medusa works ?
-how the power of Nitro works (he can blow up without disapear) and how much he's powerful ?
-how the power of Magneto works ?
-how the power of Mistic works ?
-how the spider-sense of Spider-Man works ? (this is maybe impossible because this is precognition)

[pratofundo]

I think you, guys, missed a great opportunity to dress up Kyle as Elsa! hahahah And the braid would be natural! hahahah Just saying, hahahahah

[GryphonBrokewing]

I greatly enjoyed "The Physics of Superheroes" by James Kakalios and "The Science of Superheroes" by Gresh & Weinberg. This series that Kyle's running seems much the same vein and keeps it lighthearted while dissecting the portrayals in our entertainment. Good fun!
Though I was thinking that part of Iceman's mutation may be a storage "battery" in his body so he's not destroying everything around him when he uses his powers. Doesn't take away from the scientific aspect; just fits with the effects shown in the comics.

[mr.mediocregamer]

I already thought about how cold is only an absence of heat... So if you wanted to have the super power of freezing things you wouldn't throw a ball of ice at the target, you'd suck the heat out of the target leaving it cold.
However, now that you've absorbed all that excess heat you could focus and channel it back at the original target and blast it into pieces with a powerful fire ball.
In essence you'd have the power to freeze and burn things, as long as you always freeze something first.

[DavidLinkan]

Kyle is reinventing super heroes lore. Actually, I pick lots of his explanations as ideas for my stories. For instance, the only way to defeat a super villain Iceman-like would be to actually push him to go full powers on... dude would burn himself out before becoming an ice popsickle.
Ant-man creating a black hole while going subatomic is another awesome possibility. The villain would send himself into another part of the universe, if only he would not be crushed by the black hole itself.
Thanks, Kyle, for all of those episodes ! I'm a fan. :)