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* One long-dead fansite, Anime Marriage Prospects, discussed this in regards to [[{{Project A-Ko}} A-Ko Magami]], saying this (paraphrased): "[[TwoWordsObviousTrope Six words:]] Vaginal muscles that can crush steel. Have fun."

** Interestingly inverted with Kara and her boyfriend/fiancé Bruce Wayne Jr. (Batman III).

* ''{{Hancock}}'' plays with the trope for laughs. The titular antihero has a handicap in womanizing because of the projectile lethality of his "projectile liquids".

* This comes up as a CantHaveSexEver plot point in the ''{{Twilight}}'' series. Alternate methods have [[TheSpoonyExperiment been]] [[http://spoonyexperiment.com/2010/07/08/vlog-7-8-10-eclipse-review/ proposed]] (NSFW).

-->Man of steel, woman of steel, ''bed'' of Kleenex.

* This comes up as a CantHaveSexEver plot point in the ''{{Twilight}}'' series. Alternate methods have [[TheSpoonyExperiment been]] [[http://spoonyexperiment.com/2010/07/08/vlog-7-8-10-eclipse-review/ proposed]].

* They started to address this in ''LoisAndClark'', with Clark not being sure if they could consummate their marraige let alone have offspring. Then in the last episode they were left with a DoorstopBaby; it wasn't planned to be the last ep of the series, just the [[CliffHanger season]], so the [[AbortedArc arc was aborted]].

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* ''{{Hancock}}'' plays with the trope for laughs. The titular antihero has a handicap in womanizing because of the projectile lethality of his "projectile liquids".

* One fansite, Anime Marriage Prospects, discussed this in regards to [[{{Project A-Ko}} A-Ko Magami]], saying this (paraphrased): "Vaginal muscles that can crush steel. Have fun."

** JohnByrne's ''Superman[=/=]Batman Generations'' offers a logical solution in the form of a pendant that mimics red sun radiation, which allows Clark and Lois to be intimate as well as preventing the super-powered fetus from kicking a hole in Lois' belly while she's pregnant.
** Interestingly inverted with Bruce Wayne Jr. (Batman) and Kara Kent (Supergirl).

->''[[{{Superman}} He]]'s faster than a speeding bullet. He's more powerful than a locomotive. He's able to leap tall building's in a single bound. Why can't he get a girl?''

* ''DragonBallZ'' - On this very wiki, people have wondered how Goku (and his rival Vegeta) manage to have kids.

* Many fans shudder at the logistics involved in [[FantasticFour Alicia Masters and Ben Grimm consummating their love]]. While many fans claim that their love, while romantic, is non-sexual, the fact they have kids in ''EarthX'' obviously shoots down that theory.

* In ''AnitaBlakeVampireHunter'', all the super strong lycanthropes be careful of their strength while having sex. One of the things that Richard likes best about Anita is that due to being a human servant of a vampire she's much less fragile than a regular human and he doesn't have to hold back so much.
* Many fans shudder at the logistics involved in [[FantasticFour Alicia Masters and Ben Grimm consumating their love]]. While many fans claim that their love, while romantic, is non-sexual, the fact they have kids in ''EarthX'' obviously shoots down that theory.

* The movies about TheIncredibleHulk have addressed this.

->Let us assume a mating between {{Superman}} and a human woman designated [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal L.]][[SignificantMonogram L.]] for convenience.
--> Larry Niven, TropeNamer essay.

Whenever a character with the Powers Of A God (tm) hooks up with a mere mortal, there is nearly always a bit of lurking FridgeLogic which may or may not get addressed in the show itself, especially not if the show is aimed at kids. (Expect fanfic to address it, quite a bit, regardless of who the show is aimed at.) Namely, there is a very wide gap between one partner's physical strength and the resilience of the other's flesh, which can be an important factor during the particularly... hm, [[IfyouKnowWhatIMean intimate encounters]] between the two.

* They started to address this in ''LoisAndClark'', with Clark not being sure if they could consummate their marraige let alone have offspring. Then in the last episode they were left with a DoorstopBaby; it wasn't planned to be the last ep of the series, just the [[CliffHanger season]], so the [[AbortedArc Arc was Aborted]].

Whenever a character with the Powers Of A God (tm) hooks up with a mere mortal, there is nearly always a bit of lurking FridgeLogic which may or may not get addressed in the show itself, especially not if the show is aimed at kids. (Expect fanfic to address it, quite a bit, regardless of who the show is aimed at.) Regardless of the trope title, any gender combo can be involved, though the Steel/Kleenex problem generally comes up in pairings where the 'steel' member is male. For some reason, 'Man of Kleenex, Woman of Steel' usually isn't considered as much of an issue.

Contrast PowerPerversionPotential. Compare HotSkittyOnWailordAction

* Superman and Lois Lane, as discussed in the TropeNamer essay.
* Thor and Jane Foster probably.
* In AnitaBlakeVampireHunter, all the super strong lycanthropes be careful of their strength while having sex. One of the things that Richard likes best about Anita is that due to being a human servant of a vampire she's much less fragile than a regular human and he doesn't have to hold back so much.

* TheBoys: while the woman survived the experience (raped by an evil Superman CaptainErsatz), she didn't survive the pregnancy: the superpowered baby cut its way out of her womb with heat vision.

* The movies about TheIncredibleHulk have addressed this
* {{Hancock}} plays with the trope for laughs. The titular antihero has a handicap in womanizing because of the projectile lethality of his "projectile liquids".

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* Referenced in a strip of ItsWalky, although it's more a case of straight-up DestructoNookie.

* {{Oglaf}} has a story about the Snow Queen, spirit of winter, whose bodily needs have to be fulfilled or spring is not going to happen. Let's just say that even the most hot-blooded of men cannot take her freezing qualities and return home in one piece. ItGetsBetter though, when a [[LesYay clever adventurer]] happens by.

* [[DCComics The Inferior Five]] has a rare sex-reversed example, with the super-strong heroine Dumb Bunny in love with ordinary human MerryMan, but afraid of crushing him.

* ''DragonBallZ'' - On this very wiki, people have wondered how the heck Superman CaptainErsatz Goku (and his rival Vegeta) manage to have kids.

* Referenced in a strip of ItsWalky, although it's more a case of straight-up DestructoNookie.

Contrast PowerPerversionPotential.

Compare HotSkittyOnWailordAction

!!Examples

* DragonBallZ - On this very wiki, people have wondered how the heck Superman CaptainErsatz Goku (and his rival Vegita) manage to have kids.

* {{Oglaf}} has a story about the Snow Queen, spirit of winter, whose bodily needs have to be fulfilled or spring is not going to happen. Let's just say that even the most hot-blooded of men cannot take her freezing qualities and return home in one piece. ItGetsBetter though, when a clever adventure happens by.

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