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* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': In one episode, [[QuirkyMinibossSquad the Dark Hand enforcers]] divide the magic talismans among themselves. Finn takes the dog talisman, [[ImmortalityInducer which gives immortality]], but trades away the horse talisman, [[HealingFactor which provides healing]], believing it was redundant to have both healing and immortality. Unfortunately for him, [[ImmortalityHurts he finds out the hard way that the dog talisman doesn't include healing and only seems to prevent outright lethal injury. It certainly doesn't prevent pain.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': In one episode, [[QuirkyMinibossSquad the Dark Hand enforcers]] divide the magic talismans among themselves. Finn takes the dog talisman, which gives immortality, but trades away the horse talisman, which provides healing, believing it was redundant to have both healing and immortality. Unfortunately for him, [[ImmortalityHurts he finds out the hard way that the dog talisman doesn't include healing and only seems to prevent outright lethal injury. It certainly doesn't prevent pain.]]

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** As demonstrated by Twilight in the season 4 premiere, controlling flight is not a very easy skill to grasp. Even when she does manage to get into a somewhat stable flight, she finds out the only brakes she has are the ground.

** She could've had some serious problems, but the writers never discussed it. Since the interrupted process was supposed to transform her entirely into a machine, it's presumably pure luck that the half-way state she is stuck in is organically viable, or a safety device to prevent her from dying during the process. In season 2, it was revealed the roboticizer was a medical device, so that might have been the reason.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' episode "See Jimmy Run", he used a superslick spray to give his shoes SuperSpeed. While the effect of friction in the air is never discussed, he had horrible control of the friction on the ground and was unable to stop. His attempt to remove the shoes results in him moving so fast his molecules come apart and he's reduced to a pile of goo.

** Rainbow Dash outright states that flying is more than just "flapping her wings", as she notes that flying in the sky at high speeds usually means you'll be running the risk of ramming into something, and unlike on the ground you don't just come to a halt (at least not vertically). For that reason she must be subconsciously aware of everything around her at all times. This also neatly explains why she seems so unfocused in most episodes; she's actually observing all of the background events as well, so she's not as focused as the other characters on the task at hand.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', it was revealed that Roger has super speed so potent he can pull off [[OffscreenTeleportation ONscreen teleportation]]. One might question the amount of friction that would cause, except it was revealed a few seasons earlier that Roger's skin is flame-retardant.

* [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius Jimmy Neutron]] used a superslick spray to give his shoes SuperSpeed. While the effect of friction in the air is never discussed, he had horrible control of the friction on the ground and was unable to stop. He ended up as a pile of goo.

** Averted by Ripjaws. Even though he can morph his fish tail into a pair of legs to walk on land, he is still unable to breathe outside of water.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode "[[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS3E35TheCountdown The Countdown]]", there's a point similar to the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' entry where [[TimeStandsStill after they freeze time]], Gumball and Darwin try to read an issue of Captain Punch, only for it to catch fire because they're opening it so fast it causes an insane amount of friction, and since they're moving faster than electricity they can't operate any electronic devices. Unlike Dexter, they don't have to walk slowly.

** The villain Nanosec aged to an old man after overusing his SuperSpeed powers. He was back to normal [[SnapBack for his next appearance]], though, though it's implied that Slo-Mo interceded with her [=AllSpark=]-enhanced artifact.

* The villain Nanosec in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' aged to an old man after overusing his powers (He was back to normal [[SnapBack for his next appearance]], though, though it's implied that Slo-mo interceded with her Allspark-enhanced artifact)

** Much like Firebenders and learning control, Earthbenders must also condition their extremities through training; they all go barefoot regardless of terrain and when Aang was training he would seriously injure his hand from punching actual stone. When Toph went for a pedicure, the ladies at the spa had to grind the dirt off of her feet ''with a metal spade''. For most people, that would also take off a significant portion of skin as well, although that's almost certainly RuleOfFunny.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague:''
** Evoked when Flash is fighting Sinestro. Sinestro remarks that his beams are as fast as Flash, but Flash (who is effortlessly dodging them) points out that unlike he, Sinestro can't think fast enough to react in time to his movements.
** Morgaine Le Fay casts an eternal youth spell on herself and her immortal son, as obviously they would continue aging past the point of being decrepit otherwise. Her son didn't know this, and when he tried to age himself into an adult, he realized he accidentally broke the "youth" portion of the spell, but still had immortality. At the end of the episode, his years rapidly catch up with him, turning him into [[AgeWithoutYouth a drooling old man]], [[FateWorseThanDeath unable to move but also unable to die]].
* ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'':
** Rubberband Man once turned into a vacuum cleaner to avoid being caught by Static. When Static's sister Sharon tried to wheel him out of the room, she found it rather difficult because A. he still weighed the same, and B., as he put it, "Wheels are hard."
** Heavyman had the ability to absorb matter directly into his body, which resulted in him becoming so dense as to be impervious to all weaponry and super strong... but he wasn't quite strong enough to move well with his weight. He was eventually defeated by forcing him to absorb so much matter he became [[AndIMustScream too heavy to move]]... so heavy, in fact, they had to use the NASA Crawler to haul him to jail!
* In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'', Ultraman either doesn't have them, or is able to turn them off. While everyone else is able to fly no problem, his flight causes a sonic boom and shatters glass as he passes.

* In ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'', Rev Runner's powers include Super Speed, Sixth Sense and "GPS Sense". While endurance isn't normally a problem for him, he once stopped to take a break while powering the Loonatics' holodeck on a bicycle.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Firebenders don't burn themselves despite their fires coming from their bodies, but can be burned by the flame of ''other'' Firebenders.
** Skilled Firebenders have been shown to be able to at least deflect or disperse fire thrown by an opponent if prepared for it; part of it comes from the bender's method of manipulating their element in unconventional ways ("bending" of plants, sand, metal, and even human bodies, or adapting principles like redirection from other bending disciples). It stands to reason that an unskilled or careless Firebender could hurt themselves, but it's likely that they're taught extreme control and discipline from an early age. The few times we see firebending training seems to confirm this, as a ''heavy'' emphasis is placed on breath control before the student is even allowed to progress to bending flames directly.
** An idea which is supported by the [[AllThereInTheManual Nickelodeon site]] stating that Combustion Man's missing arm and leg were caused by misusing his ''own'' explosive power.
** The Airbenders seem to have resistance to wind burns and Earthbenders aren't bruised by their kicking and punching of rocks, though how much of that is kung fu magic or just bending power is left unanswered.
** Aang has been shown to use a spreading motion while increasing his speed meaning he is likely moving air out of his way. As for how he can breathe without said air it has also been shown that Aang has in impressive lung capacity.
** Also, Airbenders and Firebenders both seem to be resistant to extreme temperatures, or at least extreme cold; Iroh was dragged around in only his underwear ''the day before the winter solstice'', Aang wore his signature light clothes at both the north and south poles and went swimming near an island with patchy snow on the ground, and Zuko exploits the fact that Firebenders require breath control to swim under water for a long time.
** Also, since Air and Firebending are basically jet and rocket propulsion respectively shooting out of your hands, Airbenders and Firebenders seem to have some kind of anchoring ability to prevent themselves being thrown around by their own power against their wills.
** Much like Firebenders and learning control, Earthbenders must also condition their extremities through training; they all go barefoot regardless of terrain and when Aang was training he would seriously injure his hand from punching actual stone. When Toph went for a pedicure, the ladies at the spa had to grind the dirt off of her feet ''with a metal spade''. For most people, that would also take off a significant portion of skin as well, although that's almost certainly RuleOfFunny.

* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': When a misfired particle accelerator gave Darkwing SuperSpeed, he caught fire from the friction when he first used it, and Honker had to treat his uniform with some type of chemical to prevent this. Worse still, the Super Speed also accelerated his metabolism so he ''aged'' at a hyper-accelerated rate. This was used as a plot point as the villain set up a trap that would make Darkwing Super Speed himself into a pile of dust.
** Apparently, simply walking ''backwards'' really fast reverses the aging process.
** The one-off villain Isis "Icy" Vanderchill was AnIcePerson who lacked an immunity to cold, or at least an immunity to ''feeling'' cold. She lived deep underground where she would take lava baths and [[ExtremeOmnivore eat hot charcoal briquettes]] in an effort to get warm, and her villainous plot was [[ItsAllAboutMe to make St. Canard extraordinarily hot so that she could live above ground again]]. Darkwing ended up taking her out by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard using her own snow machine against her]].
* The villain Nanosec in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' aged to an old man after overusing his powers (He was back to normal [[SnapBack for his next appearance]], though, though it's implied that Slo-mo interceded with her Allspark-enhanced artifact)
** Strangely, Lugnut appears to be unharmed by [[PowerFist The Punch of Kill Everything]] ''except'' when it's triggered prematurely.
* Blastus in ''WesternAnimation/{{Robotomy}}'' has flame eyes, but not flame-''proof'' eyes, so when he tries to use them he accomplishes nothing but [[EyeScream setting his own eyes on fire]].
* [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius Jimmy Neutron]] used a superslick spray to give his shoes SuperSpeed. While the effect of friction in the air is never discussed, he had horrible control of the friction on the ground and was unable to stop. He ended up as a pile of goo.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'':
** In "Queen Bebe", the title character (and [[NonHumanSidekick Rufus]]) don a pair of hi-tech shoes that allowed her to run incredibly fast, so that she could fight an army of super-sonic robots. She had all the secondary powers associated with super speed, apparently, except the ability to slow down and stop. Even while not moving, everything around her moved so slowly it was almost stopped. By the end of the episode, she was mostly back to normal, but couldn't hit the brakes fast enough to stop in Middleton.
*** This also brings up a few questions, regarding the time she spent apparently doing nothing for what was to her likely several hours, while those around her were shown to have moved.
** In "Go Team Go", she temporarily gains Hego's SuperStrength, and [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength accidentally breaks a few things]] before figuring out how to control it. When she uses her enhanced strength to spin-drill her way into the villain's lair, she gets horribly dizzy.
* The titular character of ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' has a bucketload of these. For example, he's clearly [[NighInvulnerability very hard to injure]] considering the number of buildings he falls off of or is blasted through with minimal damage to himself [[MySuitIsAlsoSuper or his jumpsuit]]. This one is pretty reasonable, though, because the story wouldn't be very interesting if damage was realistically represented ''every time'' Danny gets blasted, punched, zapped or shot through a wall.
** He has no lasting problems with being frozen from the inside out, and their only effect during their uncontrolled development is to make him feel very cold and move slowly. Nor does he have any problems channeling ''pure cold through his body'' during subsequent uses of the ability.
** He clearly also has some variety of superhuman eyeballs which never get dry or irritated from speeding through the air.
** All standard secondary super strength powers also apply.
* A minority fan theory about cutie marks in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. The mark signifies what a pony's special talent is, and is usually seen as limiting; i.e., if a pony's special talent is woodworking, woodworking is ''all'' they can do. The theory holds that, inversely, the pony is intrinsically talented at everything related to their main hub talent; so a pony whose thing is woodworking is good not just at engraving wood, but knows about different kinds of wood, the proper uses of all the tools and creative applications thereof, the properties of different kinds of stains and varnishes, and what you can do with all that sawdust when you're done.
** This is actually explained quite handily by Twilight Sparkle. She says that all unicorns have a little magic that help them with whatever special talent they have, despite not being especially talented in magic. For instance, in Twilight's case, her special talent ''is'' magic, essentially giving her endless possibilities in using it. Even so, she ''has'' to learn the spells and master them, or risk a variety of negative side effects (For example, a failed teleport scorches Spike in "The Ticket Master", an animation spell goes spectacularly haywire in "Winter Wrap-Up", and the gem-hunting spell she learnt from Rarity in "A Dog and Pony Show" behaves slightly differently). She's explicitly shown studying to make sure she can cast her spells properly in "Boast Busters", and hints from later episodes imply that she also learnt some spells from other unicorns in her life, friends and family alike.
** Athletic pegasi would need to be very sturdy to survive the rigors of high-speed flight (while at the same time being lightweight, a difficult equation). Rainbow Dash, an exceptional athlete, is capable of destroying ''an entire barn'' by crashing into it unprotected without any injury (makes you wonder exactly what she did to damage her wing later on - attack the moon?) and is holding her own in an iron pony competition against Applejack, who is herself a very accomplished athlete even by earth pony standards.
** As demonstrated by Twilight in the season 4 premiere, controlling flight is not a very easy skill to grasp. Even when she does manage to get into a somewhat stable flight, she finds out the only brakes she has are the ground.
** Rainbow Dash outright states that flying is more than just "flapping her wings", as she notes that flying in the sky at high speeds usually means you'll be running the risk of ramming into something, and unlike on the ground you don't just come to a halt (at least not vertically). For that reason she must be subconsciously aware of everything around her at all times. This also neatly explains why she seems so unfocused in most episodes; she's actually observing all of the background events as well, so she's not as focused as the other characters on the task at hand.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'', as [[SuperSpeed XLR8]], rather than running, skates on the ball-shaped parts of his feet to cut off the impact-with-ground problems and manages to keep dust out of his eyes due to a built in windscreen. Both are presumably evolutionary traits shared by all Kinecelerans.
** In ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'', Fasttrack suffered an inability to slow down when running quickly in "The Eggman Cometh".
** Most of Ben's super strength forms seem to come with the required secondaries as part of the package.
* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''
** The phase shifter, which grants [[IntangibleMan intangibility]], is explicitly stated to work intuitively, allowing the user to remain grounded without falling through the floor, see without light ignoring their visual sensors, talk without phasing through the air, and pass through some objects while being able to grab others. The only limitation seems to be that the thing has to be turned on for it to work, and most likely cannot be used indefinitely. Worries about breathing are irrelevant since its intended users are giant robots who don't need such things.
** The Apex Armor is an invulnerable suit of PoweredArmor that also grants enhanced strength as seen when [[spoiler:Miko wears it and beats up a bunch of Vehicons.]] It has no anchoring ability whatsoever, allowing Predaking to toss around Starscream like a ragdoll even while he's wearing it.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'', Ray eventually becomes a paraplegic but gets mechanical implants to let him move his legs again. Unfortunately, since that's the ''only'' mechanical part, he can't really do any of the superhuman feats a full {{cyborg}} like Barry can do, as demonstrated when he injured himself trying to push a car out of a ditch.
-->'''Archer:''' Are you shitting me?! Bionic legs and you lift ''with your back?!''
* In ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', it was revealed that Roger has super speed so potent he can pull off [[OffscreenTeleportation ONscreen teleportation]]. One might question the amount of friction that would cause, except it was revealed a few seasons earlier that Roger's skin is flame-retardant.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode "[[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS3E35TheCountdown The Countdown]]", there's a point similar to the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' entry where [[TimeStandsStill after they freeze time]], Gumball and Darwin try to read an issue of Captain Punch, only for it to catch fire because they're opening it so fast it causes an insane amount of friction, and since they're moving faster than electricity they can't operate any electronic devices. Unlike Dexter, they don't have to walk slowly.
* In the 1967 Lone Ranger cartoon episode "Quicksilver", a man drinks super speed potion Q-32 and always gets one up on the ranger. At the end, he is getting away with the bag of bank money when the formula wears off and the secondary effects of a super-speed metabolism take effect. Suddenly he slows down, drops the bag and his hands get wrinkled. His voice gets throaty and starts to crack, his hair turns grey, then falls out and he winds up senile. All in less than ten seconds.
* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': In one episode, [[QuirkyMinibossSquad the Dark Hand enforcers]] divide the magic talismans among themselves. Finn takes the dog talisman, which gives immortality, but trades away the horse talisman, which provides healing, believing it was redundant to have both healing and immortality. Unfortunately for him, [[ImmortalityHurts he finds out the hard way that the dog talisman doesn't include healing and only seems to prevent outright lethal injury. It certainly doesn't prevent pain.]]
* At the beginning of the ''WesternAnimation/ChucksChoice'' episode "The Dentalist", Chuck obtains ExtremeOmnivore powers following his latest choice to give himself a bottomless stomach. He soon gets a toothache after eating an entire ice cream truck because the choice didn't include giving him indestructible teeth.

* Bunnie Rabbot from ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM'' could've had some serious problems, but the writers never discussed it. Since the interrupted process was supposed to transform her entirely into a machine, it's presumably pure luck that the half-way state she is stuck in is organically viable, or a safety device to prevent her from dying during the process. In season 2, it was revealed the roboticizer was a medical device, so that might have been the reason.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' had the title character (and [[NonHumanSidekick Rufus]]) don a pair of hi-tech shoes that allowed her to run incredibly fast, so that she could fight an army of super-sonic robots. She had all the secondary powers associated with super speed, apparently, except the ability to slow down. Even while not moving, everything around her moved so slowly it was almost stopped. By the end of the episode, she was mostly back to normal, but couldn't hit the brakes fast enough to stop in Middleton.
** This also brings up a few questions, regarding the time she spent apparently doing nothing for what was to her likely several hours, while those around her were shown to have moved.

** Much like Firebenders and learning control, Earthbenders must also condition their extremities through training; they all go barefoot regardless of terrain and when Aang was training he would seriously injure his hand from punching actual stone. When Toph went for a pedicure, the ladies at the spa had to grind the dirt off of her feet ''with a metal spade''. For most people, that would also take off a significant portion of skin as well.

** Skilled Firebenders have been shown to be able to at least deflect or disperse fire thrown by an opponent if prepared for it; part of it comes from the bender's method of manipulating their element in unconventional ways ("bending" of plants, sand, metal, and even human bodies, or adapting principles like redirection from other bending disciples). It stands to reason that an unskilled or careless Firebender could hurt themselves, but it's likely that they're taught extreme control and discipline from an early age.

*** One episode had Bruce showing off a Batman powersuit he had, but he couldn't use it because the strength increase put too much strain on his already unhealthy heart.

** Morgaine Le Fay casts an eternal youth spell on herself and her immortal son, as obviously they would continue aging past the point of being decrepit otherwise. Her son didn't know this, and when he tried to age himself into an adult, realized he accidentally broke the "youth" portion of the spell, but still had immortality. At the end of the episode his years rapidly catch up with him, turning him into [[AgeWithoutYouth a drooling old man]], [[FateWorseThanDeath unable to move but also unable to die]].

* At the beginning of the ''WesternAnimation/ChucksChoice'' episode "The Dentalist", Chuck obtains ExtremeOmnivore powers by giving himself a bottomless stomach. He soon gets a toothache after eating an entire ice cream truck because he neglected to also give himself indestructible teeth.

** The phase shifter, which grants [[IntangibleMan intangibility]], is explicitly stated to work intuitively, allowing the user to remain grounded without falling through the floor, see without light ignoring their visual sensors, talk without phasing through the air, and pass through some objects while being able to grab others. The only limitation seems to be that the thing has to be turned on for it to work, and most likely cannot be used indefinitely. Worries about breathing are irrelevant, since its intended users are giant robots who don't need such things.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'', Ray eventually becomes a paraplegic but gets mechanical implants to let him move his legs again. Unfortunately, since that's the ''only'' mechanical part he can't really do any of the superhuman feats a full {{cyborg}} like Barry can do, as demonstrated when he injured himself trying to push a car out of a ditch.
-->'''Archer:''' Are you shitting me?! Bionic legs, and you lift ''with your back?!''

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': In one episode, [[QuirkyMinibossSquad the Dark Hand enforcers]] divide the magic talismans among themselves. Finn takes the dog talisman, which gives immortality, but trades away the horse talisman, which provides healing, believing it was redundant to have both healing and immortality. Unfortunately for him, [[ImmortalityHurts he finds out the hard way that the dog talisman doesn't include healing and only seems to prevent outright lethal injury. It certainly doesn't prevent pain.]]

* Bunnie Rabbot from ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM'' would have had the same problem, but the writers never discussed it. Since the interrupted process was supposed to transform her entirely into a machine, it's presumably pure luck that the half-way state she is stuck in is organically viable, or a safety device to prevent her from dying during the process.

** Some fanfic authors have used the idea that the build up of toxins from the robot parts could be fatal. The actual comics used a similar "her stuff is killing her" at least once, which led to her getting a revamped look, and establishing she can't be "cured" ever. Her new cybernetics were established as drawing on her own energy, and that overuse could kill her. Following the reboot, it's not clear how her limbs work now.

** The idea of the sneakers protecting Sonic from friction was a plot point in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''. Somebody stole the shoes, leaving Sonic unable to use his speed.

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': In one episode, [[QuirkyMinibossSquad the Dark Hand enforcers]] divide the magic talisman talismans among themselves. Finn takes the dog talisman, which gives immortality, but trades away the horse talisman, which provides healing, believing it was redundant to have both healing and immortality. Unfortunately for him, [[ImmortalityHurts he finds out the hard way that the dog talisman doesn't include healing and only seems to prevent outright lethal injury. It certainly doesn't prevent pain.]]

* In the 1967 Lone Ranger cartoon episode "Quicksilver", a man drinks super speed potion Q-32 and always gets one up on the ranger. At the end, he is getting away with the bag of bank money when the formula wears off and the secondary effects of a super-speed metabolism take effect. Suddenly he slows down, drops the bag and his hands get wrinkled. His voice gets throaty and starts to crack, his hair turns grey, then falls out and he winds up senile. All in less than ten seconds.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' have The Impossible Family, semi-AffectionateParody of the Franchise/FantasticFour who shows what happens when you ''don't'' have this; Cody bursts into flames when exposed to oxygen, and merely burns painfully as a result. The Invisible Woman expy can only make her skin invisible (or rather, make it ''visible'': it's invisible by default and she requires all her concentration just to look normal).

** Aang has been shown to use a spreading motion while increasing his speed meaning he is likely moving air out of his way. As for how he can breath without said air it has also been shown that Aang has in impressive lung capacity.

* In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', Morgaine Le Fay casts an eternal youth spell on herself and her immortal son, as obviously they would continue aging past the point of being decrepit otherwise. Her son didn't know this, and when he tried to age himself into an adult, realized he accidentally broke the "youth" portion of the spell, but still had immortality. At the end of the episode his years rapidly catch up with him, turning him into [[AgeWithoutYouth a drooling old man]], [[FateWorseThanDeath unable to move but also unable to die]].

** Another episode had Dexter running late for school (he only had 30 seconds before the bus would show up), so he sped himself up 60-fold (giving himself 30 minutes). This lead to him having to move ''very slowly'' to avoid friction burns (even having to re-do his homework after accidentally setting it on fire), having to grab water droplets from the showerhead due to how slowly they were going, being unable to pour milk onto his cereal since he had to wait for gravity to take effect, and numerous other subversions.

** Another notable thing about the DCAU is that nobody has anchoring abilities. Many super strong and invincible characters get knocked around by punches and throws performed by much weaker characters. Even BATMAN once threw Superman across the room into some tables, although it only really surprised Superman that anyone would ''try'' it rather than hurt him.