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jtaylor:
Besides, any inaccuracies in the New York described in the book are explained away by the fact that is isn't New York. It's the Marvel Universe New York. It's an alternate timeline, and not every thing is going to line up.

As for physics of bending a manhole cover, Spidey could do it. His hand and arm strength are capable of lifting and throwing several ton armored cars and helicopters. By using both arms, he creates a natural lever to apply that tremendous force to a very small area. The steel would bend before snapping if the force was applied relatively slowly. And you can crush the wood and lead in a pencil causing it to break with two fingers, you just have to apply more force than a normal person can with their hand. For an example, use a pair of vice grips to crush a number two. Only two points of contact with a contact width roughly equal to a finger and thumb, but the pencil will break if you squeeze it enough.

Patrick:
I drove to NYC last year to drop a friend off and really didn't have much trouble with the traffic.  People were pretty good about letting others merge, and even in Manhattan getting around wasn't really that difficult.  Honestly I have had far worse experiences driving in Pittsburgh's rush hour traffic than New Yorks.  In Pittsburgh if you kill a merge into a crowded lane because you simply have to chances are you will get someone giving you the finger and another person honking at you.  As long as you drive calmly and courteously in NY then everything seems to work out fine for the most part. 

Shecky:

--- Quote from: Patrick on March 30, 2010, 05:51:52 AM ---I drove to NYC last year to drop a friend off and really didn't have much trouble with the traffic.  People were pretty good about letting others merge, and even in Manhattan getting around wasn't really that difficult.  Honestly I have had far worse experiences driving in Pittsburgh's rush hour traffic than New Yorks.  In Pittsburgh if you kill a merge into a crowded lane because you simply have to chances are you will get someone giving you the finger and another person honking at you.  As long as you drive calmly and courteously in NY then everything seems to work out fine for the most part. 

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That was one time, of course, but you're right that it's not THAT unreliable; although I can see Darkling's point (how many times have pedestrian commuters seen massive traffic tie-ups in the streets?), but most of the time, it's fairly reasonable, considering the sheer amount of traffic. Same thing goes for the train - most of the time, it's okay, but when it goes bad, it goes BAD.

Sebastian:

--- Quote from: Shecky on March 23, 2010, 12:22:28 PM ---We don't know the numbers, to be honest, but given some of the feats he's pulled off in the comic books, I would be hesitant to state that he couldn't put several tons of force into a small area. Jim's also been a Spideyfan for 30+ years; I'd imagine he has a pretty clear idea what Spidey can and can't do.


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According to a (translated) excerpt from official marvel lists of charachter history and abilities from... early 80's or so, spidey can bench-press 10 metric tons. (22,000 lbs)
Of course I seriously doubt that's applied consistently for all writers.

Ms Duck:
web head provably hits with the force equivalent of an anti tank shell, has been stated so several times.

as to the train... marvel's new your allso contains:

empire state university
baxter building
latverian embassy (and yes, it's a small castle)
a sunken three mile long tower that used to be x factor's space ship HQ
a giant glowing hole where shield hq was...

somehow, i doubt the rest of the geography matches ours closely

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