In the latest Superman Homepage Member Poll we asked you the following question:
Does Superman leap tall buildings “in” a single bound or “at” a single bound?
A whopping 94% of fans agree that Superman leaps tall buildings “in” a single bound, but did you know, the most popular version of the intro, the 1950s “Adventures of Superman” TV series, has him leaping tall buildings “at” a single bound?
Here’s the complete voting breakdown:
Does Superman leap tall buildings "in" a single bound or "at" a single bound?
- In 94%, 160 votes160 votes 94%160 votes - 94% of all votes
- At 4%, 6 votes6 votes 4%6 votes - 4% of all votes
- Unsure/Undecided 3%, 5 votes5 votes 3%5 votes - 3% of all votes
Total Votes: 171
November 25, 2020
- December 2, 2020
Voting is closed
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That’s very interesting. 🙂
I don’t know if it’s just the poor audio quality of the time but the way the announcer says “at” still sounds like kinda like “in”.
I don’t know… I thought we might be dealing with a Mandela effect, but honestly, I listened to it a few times. It sounds like “in” to me.
Either way, the book the Physics of Superheroes calculates the gravity of Golden Age Krypton based on how much energy it takes to leap over a tall building. They define such as Superman then being able to leap 1/8 of a mile, 660 feet. Roughly the height of Trump Tower in New York.
Also the Fleischer studios intro sounds a bit like “in” to me.
https://youtu.be/SQgMqf8tV6Q
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