Magneto’s 7 Secret Powers! (Because Science w/ Kyle Hill)

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Magneto is the master of magnetism, but that only scratches the surface of what he can REALLY do. Kyle shows off his science based powers on this week's Because Science!

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[frankgrimes]

As a child I would day dream to be like magneto.... 30 years later and I still wish to be like him

[Rensune]

Magneto has covered the planet in Asteroids; more than once.

He knows what he's doing.

[adamengle]

It'd be neat if you made a list of the most powerful supernatural abilities and explain why... Because science

[jessbragg]

6:34 didnt charles say that to eric, "when you master yourself, there is no limit to what you can do" or something like that. well, thank you science(& kyle ;)

[Xynam]

Fun fact: Magneto has the power to use the iron in your blood and the electrical signals in your head to literally turn off your brain, yet he uses these abilities rarely because he views these abilities as unethical.

[TallesMariano]

but, if magneto gets invisible, he would be blind, because the light doesn't get to his eyes

[KingArthur]

There were also instances in the comics where Magneto was able to stun opponents by reversing their blood flow. He could easily kill someone that way, if he wanted to.

[Exo-bv]

IIRC, Magneto actually used his powers to create a miniature star around his head, making him appear to the XMen as a different mutant. In the same story arc, he talked about flipping the Earth's magnetic poles.

[nickmattio]

Whoever doesn't consider Magneto an Omega Level Mutant same as Professor X needs to buy some prime beachfront in Kansas

[OffensiveProduction]

He's actually done most of those, or similar to those feats. He's even stated before in a few comic arcs that his powers are only limited by his own knowledge and understanding of existence and the universe.

[runslowly]

You're wrong, being able to write backwards in midair is the greatest super power. Honestly. How do you do that shit so flawlessly.

[munem]

Magneto can also vaporise *anything* by manipulating the magnetic field of the atoms so that they repel each other, via Van der Waal forces; to put simply

[johnneil]

1 Super Speed
2 Cr8 Putty Monster Army
3 Invisibility
4 Liquify Metal Enemies
5 Become a Fusion Reactor
6 End Modern Life
7 Complete Control

[jameslightfoot]

Magneto did create an EMP that plunged the world into darkness and used mind control on Rictor and Boom Boom in the Fatal Attractions series, the same series in which he liquified Wolverine's skeleton.

[moonreaper]

These abilities are mentioned in the comics. Ive seen him liquefy metals. He and Xavier actually work together and can increase his mental abilities. It's how they developed cerebro. Also to point out he is the master of Ferromagnetism it's his power. He is exceptionally powerful but he's an Idealist. He believes what he does is for the betterment of Mutants, At least his current character is. He holds back a lot. He's powerful enough to flip earth's magnetic poles.

[chadd.]

Kyle,
your vids are the only reason I subbed to nerdist,
your vids are amazing

[SirRebrl]

My favorite part of your videos is how much you enjoy talking about the science and what we can experience through simple things like refrigerator magnets.

[morethanman]

Thors 7 secret identities:

#1 Nerdist

[darkservantofheaven]

do one on Static Shock! He has similar powers, but most writers and artist seem to focus on the electricity aspect

[Chrono_Mitsurugi]

WHAT?! Combining Mythbusters and Kyle Hill! I don't think reality could handle such awesomeness!
LOL You can count on my view.
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