How Powerful is a FALCON PUNCH?

What would it feel like for a fiery FALCON PUNCH to fly into your face? Kyle has the super science.
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[@infiniteaseem6523]

RIP to all those 'ignore air resistance' questions we have in physics class who must be feeling so redundant right now lol

[@ererasthethinker5067]

Exactly there could be higher air resistance.

[@roberthunter5059]

Those are there because not ignoring air resistance leads to calculus.

[@edvance1030]

@@roberthunter5059 And calculus sucks. Indeed.

[@infiniteaseem6523]

@@roberthunter5059 ik I love it even if it takes a hella crazy amount of time. Uk, the result is a lot more satisfying when you grind through all the extra math. Maybe that's just me🤷‍♀️

[@samson5erb312]

I was always saying to my physics teacher: "but that's boring!"

[@NioNerd]

"We need to go from Super Smash Brothers to Super MATHS Brothers" Kyle.. we need to talk. It's.. about your pun usage.

[@curtisking8393]

But he's talking about the pun-ch. 🙃

[@Deathbrecht]

@@curtisking8393, but nothing beats the Pun-isher. 😅🙃

[@LocalMaple]

Heroes pun. This is his therapy.

[@luccapassuello1261]

Falcon pun-ch

[@waywardstoner9416]

"It works shut up"

[@zacharyhitchcock7719]

"It is satisfying, Ill give cap that. You gotta give him that. It is satisfying. It is satisfying. Ill give the cap that"

[@robertsmead8444]

Ok Darry. Darry ok. Ok. Ok Darry.

[@hunternelson2918]

@@robertsmead8444 that's exactly what I was thinking about when he did that

[@robertsmead8444]

@Hunter Nelson I’m glad I’m not the only one

[@adwardington6041]

What was that? 😂

[@TheCeoOfSand]

*Me watching with interest* Kyle: I'm actually a kirby main myself Me: I think were done here

[@becausescience]

Did you watch until the end? -- kH

[@speedy01247]

Samus for Life. (to bad she's really a medium range generalist) Maybe I should also shut up cause I don't want to piss off anyone who knows the game better then me which is probably 93% of the people who play smash.

[@proxriptide5401]

I main both Pit and Pittoo sooooooo

[@michaelchaney2336]

Mr. Gaming Watch.

[@SilverVolo]

Anyone use Link? Or tails? No? Just me then? *Ok* Edit: Also Ichigo, Metaknight, Pit, Kirby and Megaman

[@doll7375]

So... captain “falcon”... can cook a “chicken”... with one “falcon” punch...

[@Shrodingers_Box]

Actually I just looked this up, it would most likely vaporize. Meaning that captain falcons punch is SO fast and so forceful that it could most likely do the same thing to human skin.

[@smokeweedimust7426]

Falco:(sweats in bird)

[@ashenwuss1651]

Cooked Chicken *PUUNNCH*

[@roberthunter5059]

Your "use" of quotation "marks" confuses "me".

[@becausescience]

How dare you -- kH

[@victorlegendre5224]

This episode has everything : video game characters, thermodynamics and mantis shrimps

[@bronsolo6941]

And puns!

[@andreimocian1016]

@@bronsolo6941 pun-ch lines!

[@becausescience]

The kind of quality content you can expect -- kH

[@gozzilla177]

When I turn in a late science project my teacher gives me a tardy-grade!!! Eh eh

[@Immune2Fear09]

“Why do Kirby players always spam down b?” 😂 This.

[@linkolek]

AS a Kirby player, I always spam UP b, but I tottaly get that. It's the same reason as falcon punch: satisfaction of getting someone with there moves are unmatched.

[@snapple1877]

The real question is: How fast does a fist have to move through the atmosphere to create the sound of a falcon

[@KickyFut]

Ironically, slower than it has to move to be on fire! 🔥👊

[@snapple1877]

KickyFut lol, yeah

[@BCGCasual]

I have the personal opinion that Captain Falcon just lets out an ear-piercing screech like a falcon every time he punches for intimidation factor

[@snapple1877]

Jordan Remis That’s even better. He’s truly committed. Also, he must have the skills of a ventriloquist since he is yelling “Punch!” and “Scree!” at the same time ! Lol 😂

[@Magnymbus]

"Red and yellowish plume of plasma" Is totally magenta

[@becausescience]

I forgot what it looked like when i filmed that part -- kH

[@Magnymbus]

@@becausescience you make my third uploader/youtuber response thus far

[@telectronix1368]

Laurel.

[@godzillakingofthemonsters5812]

Well technically magenta is not a real color.

[@Magnymbus]

@@godzillakingofthemonsters5812 Fair enough. But still 😆

[@Gooberguy8705]

Kirby: "Puyo?" Translation: "Why do you hurt me so?"

[@user-sn7yq8ch4j]

Kirby: *uses down B* Kyle: You gonna break because air Kirby: *dies*

[@TheGreatThicc]

1:47 This is why a realistic Santa Claus would be horrifying.

[@jlokison]

Santa and all his helpers, feyfolk and deer, are all speedsters combined with the best surveillance network ever. Chimneys are being polite when you phase through matter as well. He's been scary for a long time most people just don't realize it. Because a jolly, old, short, fat man in a red and white fur lined suit is considered non-threatening thanks to a several century long PR campaign.

[@MovieMaker1040]

Ho Ho Ho Ho...H..AHHHHHHHH

[@chrisn4315]

Like a bat out of hell...

[@kerrynoir4129]

If 74million N of force doesn't make sense for a humanoid to create, forceful enough to basically kill in one hit (like the power of a rocket) and as you've already covered, Captain Falcon is wearing gloves... What if his gloves are coated with a fairly flammable/combustible substance which is what ignites the Falcon Punch? Chlorine Trifluoride for example is able to set fire to almost anything by mere contact, so if Captain Falcon's gloves are coated in a layer of flouride under the Chlorine Triflouride applied, he is safe from the usual chemical reactions but any of his unsuspecting foes become easy, combustible targets for the falcon punch. As a sidenote, maybe that's why his suit also shields his eyes - some of the reaction this chemical causes releases gas that is known to damage the eyes. Regardless, excellent episode as usual! :)

[@89ludeawakening1]

Only one problem, this theory is instantly debunked by the punch itself. If his gloves were coated in a flammable substance then they would continue to burn after ignited. If anything his gloves are very flame retardant because the flames are extinguished right after he executes the punch.

[@kerrynoir4129]

@@89ludeawakening1 While I accept the idea in general, I don't think I was clear enough. What I meant to say was that perhaps his gloves have flouride as a coating and the chlorine triflouride on top of that. This is actually how this substance is stored - you coat the container with flouride on the inside for the CT to not react with the container itself. But yeah, I should've probably rearranged my comment to make it clearer.

[@GreyThing1337]

@@kerrynoir4129 That actually makes more sense, that is why he has to spend so long on the wind up as he's secretly applying the flouride coating. Then once he punches it will burn off the flame retardant gloves. This way he also doesn't break every bone in his arm shoulder and much of his body buy throwing a punch with such force. The game f-zero might give some credence to being able to travel at high Gs but would not explain why he wouldn't be destroyed by Newton's Third Law upon contact.

[@CP110]

but his punch lights on fire regardless of impact, even if its just moving through air.

[@RemedieX]

@@CP110 could be game design... You wouldn't wanna be playing smash and Capt falcon just punches the air with no flames coming out because it would be insipid to us.

[@discgolfwes]

It makes sense that you wouldn't want an aerodynamic nose when re-entering earth's atmosphere, as you're ultimately trying to slow down.

[@pearchris]

lol, Yeah, that would be like making sure your breaks were as light as possible so they don't weigh down your craft too much.

[@bloodypommelstudios7144]

You don't want to be too unaerodynamic though because otherwise you would decelerate too fast and build up too much heat destroying the capsule. As I understand it re-entry capsuals are actually quite aerodynamic at those speeds, dealing with a shockwave of air rather than normal airflow changes things quite drastically.

[@chaosmkmk]

Not only are they decently aerodynamic to ensure that friction doesn't cause then to get too hot, but it also aids in control. Having a non-aerodynamic pod would cause you to spin and tumble out of control very quickly.

[@jerome12o]

Kyle: "most nose cones are slanted, kinda looks like the edge of a a circle" Me: Cool ... Me: Wait what?...

[@becausescience]

I may have _slightly_ misspoke during that ad-lib. -- kH

[@linkolek]

And here I thought it's my english that got so rusty, that I mixed up names of shapes.

[@NeutronicalGaming]

Trust discount thor to invent the edge of a circle. as if nine realms weren't enough.

[@godzillakingofthemonsters5812]

Yeah. Aircraft usually have rounded fronts for a reason.

[@Zankaroo]

A water drop is the most aerodynamic shape.

[@ShadowLynx777]

Falcon punch: "It's really strong" Ganon punch: Am I a joke to you?

[@Entropic_StarKid]

Warlock punch...

[@sir_paniccakettv1263]

When the Wi-Fi bar goes down in a punch

[@thelightninglynxlynx7318]

i love it when people roll inro my warlok punch in quickplay. reads are freakin hilarious

[@rycenpegagan5222]

Saitama: oh how cute

[@_e_3190]

Kirby: I’m you

[@Clever_Motel]

I just realized why Kyle became a super villain, no one appreciates his puns

[@missingnoo88]

Interesting origin story. Is there already a title for the movie? Also: when can we expect this to get it´s own movie in the BS Cinematic Universe? Questions, questions~ :D

[@robertagu5533]

Yeah but who will be his hero arch rival or rivals???

[@ShadowWingTronix]

I thought that was the first sign of supervillainy. No wait, Spider-Man.

[@Clever_Motel]

@@robertagu5533 Michael, Kevin, and Jake from Vsauce

[@Sleight94]

The down-B-Kirby comment got me by surprise and I almost spilled my drink - you are not a super villian (obviously), but you got me

[@Fun4luve]

same but tbh kirbys down b isn't that good to much lag and you can still be grabbed so but they do spam up b but that's for simple zoning

[@bonel0rd326]

If anyone would know he would. And he's not!

[@becausescience]

bro all i do is spam b -- kH

[@ultimasurge]

@@becausescience if that was meant to be clever as a fellow Kirby main i love it lol. but how fast does Kirby have to be punching to be sending after FLAMING AFTER IMAGES on his punches? And how fast does he life you to take you off-screen then smash you back down! kirby is the best pink thing in life and you can quote me on that!

[@Dduchyow]

SUPER MAAAAAAAATH BROTHERRRSSSS! "Show me your working!"

[@alexanerose4820]

Kyle: *Explains the Falcon Punch* Me: That all good and dandy but how does he see out of the white glowing triangles in his helmet?

[@vinny8589]

ask BATMAN and most cowl wearing superheroes and you'll have your answer..

[@SilverVolo]

They dont... DUN DUN ok im dun see ya

[@_taylor_1604]

“Maybe one of the most famous fiery fists in all fighting games” Shoryuken: “Am I a Joke to you?”

[@ashenwuss1651]

"Maybe" "one"... Not *The one*

[@theprince8720]

The shoruken doesn't speak but Ken does and he is pissed

[@becausescience]

"ONE OF" -- kH

[@speedy01247]

until he said game I had imagined that one scene from JoJo where Jonathan Joestar punches Dio with a flaming hand. (at least I think I remember him doing that, in order to get past Dios normal defenses)

[@WaveOfDestiny]

Paul Phoenix: hold my hairstyle

[@IgneusDei2]

Great video, Kyle, as always! Two thoughts. First, because of equal and opposite reactions, Captain Falcon's body would have to be able to withstand the force of accelerating his fist to that ludicrous speed. Furthermore, that same force would need to be transferred to the ground beneath him, so he would need some solid footing to even get the punch moving. Alternatively, he would have to be incredibly massive everywhere besides his arm to prevent his body from recoiling during the punch. This seems more plausible since a Falcon Punch can be made falling through the air. The second point is related to the end of the punch. You described the force imparted supposing the punch lands, but the Falcon Punch is one of the most telegraphed moves in the game. What if he misses? Suddenly, all that force is distributed across his arm as the tensile strength of his bones, ligaments, muscles, and tendons fight to stop the fist at the moment of full extension. If his arm couldn't handle those stresses, he might shoot off his arm, either tearing from the shoulder or shredding the whole darn thing, in a suborbital trajectory. It this is a risk, then it would behoove Captain Falcon to resist the temptation to... show us his moves!

[@Franky_Sthein]

But when Captain Falcon's arm or hand would get ripped of he could still hit you with it. Think about that, ab fist shaped projectile with almost the same force and velocity of the Flacon PUNCH!!

[@Franky_Sthein]

Yes I noticed the misspelling but found it to hilarious to correct.

[@speedreader2660]

Kyle to Kirby: that’s what you get for floating around the whole time! Man, just wait till he sees Jigglypuff

[@silentsamuel_]

Igglybuff though. The Pokèdex entry specifically. That would be one heck of an episode.

[@speedreader2660]

@@silentsamuel_ I was talking about Smash, but okay...

[@robertagu5533]

Yeah Jigglypuff the singer in creation so boring no one in existence has ever successfully sat through a whole song.

[@urfaes6878]

Captain Falcon: Falcon Pu- uh... oh... ew... Kirby: becomes a smear across the stage. Dan Forden: Toasty!

[@speedy01247]

Kirby is invincible though, original smash gives Kirby invincibility when you use down B. (not permanent but long enough to make you immune to an attack or something)

[@thekidfromcanada]

Fun Fact: Kirby's Down-B makes you invincible for long enough to ignore some environmental hazards in the original game. you can drop through the lava in Norfair.

[@mattthetrucker5585]

thekidfromcanada I did not know that

[@thekidfromcanada]

@@mattthetrucker5585 kinda useless, but still cool.

[@ryandoesstuffapparently1540]

Here is how you get into footnotes: Love your show Kyle, been watching for a year and watched all the old episodes. Blessed be Argan oil. You are the perfect combination of brains, beauty, and brawn. Now, here is some math: When you “break wind”, the mass of that is 0.0371 grams or 0.0000371 kilograms and the sun is 1.989 x 10^30 kilograms, so the sun has the same mass as 5.361186 x 10^34 blasts from behind. 7.7 billion people in the world, at an average of 14 “events” per day, gives you 107,800,000,000 wind breaking events per day. 3.9347 x 10^13 per year. So multiply that by 13.7 billion years and you get 5.390539 x 10^23 of these that we would produce in the length of the universe. So, you divide the number of flatulence occurrences that the sun is composed of by the number we can produce in one universe: (5.361186 x 10^34) / (5.390539 x 10^23) And you get: 99,455,471,892.5 universal timespans for the current population to boom boom out the mass of the sun.

[@lydiacallie9911]

Well then, that’s something we all know now.

[@angelahaar5830]

How is this related to Falcon Punch? Haha why? 😂

[@ryandoesstuffapparently1540]

Honestly, my daughter had a question, and I kind of got carried away haha

[@ryandoesstuffapparently1540]

And I thought to myself, who would appreciate all this math?

[@infiniteaseem6523]

Consider your math appreciated🙌😂

[@speedreader2660]

I’m gonna start calling my hand a re-entry capsule for my bones.

[@jamesevans7388]

The real question here, how fast must Luffy's fist have to fly to generate flames....UNDER WATER?

[@thelegohorde2120]

That and how much force/power would be required for a decent gum gum pistol attempt

[@MatterBeamTSF]

You can generate plasma in water by travelling through it fast enough that it compresses and decomposes into white-hot oxygen and hydrogen. This would happen at velocities of over 5km/s, which is Mach ~15

[@jesterbomb123]

The same amount as mantis shrimp, im pretty sure they create little flashes of light underwater

[@MatterBeamTSF]

@@jesterbomb123 that's from the bubbles collapsing.

[@aaronschonfeldt9979]

Hey Kyle, love the show. Question: Would there be enough air in front of his fist in that short of a distance to create fire though? I mean you were talking about spaceships and stuff... So would it apply on the fist as well? Greetings from Germany

[@syxxvralrock5759]

Very good point, and would there be enough time for the air to get super heated before the end of his punch to cause such a fire? The reason why it happens to space ships is that they go from the vaccuum of space to trying to penetrate the atmosphere of a rotating planet, it's not sudden combustion like the falcon punch is. [Or for Kirby Mains the Pinecone Punch.] It takes time to re-enter and the temperature builds up over that time.

[@RavenZahadoom]

So are you guys forgetting about the shrimp? The distance with them is even smaller (although yes more force) but just a cm or 2 is enough to compress the water in front of it to create light. Time isn't really a consideration, in this case, atoms don't care how long they have been compressed for, if you get my meaning.

[@tambarlas5248]

@@RavenZahadoom Sure, but the shrimp is in the ocean, which is much more dense than the air.

[@DEMONCOALITION]

@@syxxvralrock5759 with the pistol shrimp it's in water so h20 is way more dense then air so the drag is greater than air which causes the shrimp to ignite the water but if u took the shrimp out of water and it tried it not much would happen if nothing at all

[@largo778]

remember: Air, though not as dense, still increases in density the closer to sea level you get. Space craft "burst" into flames in the upper altitude and as such are there isn't as much atmosphere (and as such, less air) in front of it when it burst into flames

[@JK-Any]

"Kirby! C'mon" What did I do?

[@CharlesTaylor-lo6ol]

The placement cards at the end killed me lmao

[@Rolasu_Draygan]

7:07 Kyle I just need you to know that I appreciate you and your puns but that was a fantastic edit

[@radix4801]

What if the atmosphere on the Smashplanet is more dense than on Earth? Also, that's a lot of force; how many calories would he burn for each punch?

[@linkolek]

Certainly less than most superheroes in a fight.

[@ShadowWasntHere8433]

More than 1

[@kelvinyonger8885]

1320.7 cal (18% efficiency) to 1910 cal (26% efficiency).

[@kelvinyonger8885]

But! He will consume more, if air resistance and adiabatic heating is accounted for.

[@pyroyuy]

Shockwave "I'm not touching you!"

[@jbarber359]

this may very well be your best episode thus far!

[@donkeybong50]

"How fast?" *continues arm pumping*

[@PeterPan3713]

taking recoil into consideration, whenever captain falcon hits an opponent, he would fly off the screen and lose a life.

[@Kerrook]

not exactly, kind of like how a golf club doesn't recoil when you hit the ball, with the overwhelming difference in force vs. mass the target eats the hit and he would continue on through, my question though is how does he stop himself from at the very least falling over or more likely hurtle off stage after the person he hits.

[@JamesSmith-dn8lb]

Depends on if he's punching Kirby or Bowser.

[@joshuastomlin878]

@@JamesSmith-dn8lb or if he misses.

[@ultimasurge]

@@joshuastomlin878 yeah id imagine his arm would rip off on a wiff.

[@Phoenixx6]

@@ultimasurge he'd just spin, a LOT, and have one hell of a headache. No, likely pass out if he's generating that many Gs with just his first.

[@benmorris3086]

Can you do an episode on the science behind a real life fus ro dah from skyrim?!?!

[@lostgunman8684]

Dude, your SCIENCE always makes my day!

[@donnythemop7559]

Hi Kyle, I think this my first time commenting, I can't remember but just wanted to point out that you said his hand would be moving faster than anything has moved on the planet, but we have been able to move subatomic particles to travel within a few meters of the speed of light. Also, love the channel, keep up the good work and please don't send an airstrike. 😁

[@MrArocena]

This reminds me of a student project from last year where they did a similar analysis on Ike's flaming sword and how fast he would have to swing to make a flaming blade. He came up with similar results from what I recall.

[@superskullmaster]

The Martin Marietta Sprint Missile glowed incandescent at Mach 10 five seconds after launch.

[@WooMaster777]

Love your show, Kyle!! You're the best!!😂😍❤😁

[@joshhoward2876]

Omg I love you for doing this episode!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@duffman2625]

10:50 Kyle you just admitted to being a supervillain. You're studying how to Falcon Punch so you can try to copy it, aren't you?

[@voycheck6746]

Hi! Awesome episode, like always! :D I have a correction about the part with force calculation. It is allright, but assuming that the entire kinetic energy is deposited into the opponent being hit (going into their elastic and plastic deformation, catastrophic failure and so on, from engineering jargon). I believe though, that the fist at this high momentum would just smash straight through the target. Maybe it would need an actual calculation, but hey - just imagine a 15cm wide cannonball coming at you. Maybe we also have to assume that the targets are super tough? Would make sense, actually! Cheers, Loving the show!

[@richard-6920]

The more your midstate is blunted, the crazier these videos get. Good job kyle.

[@corynaquin1527]

Good Work again Because science team ty for the video.

[@arunsahu3722]

Please do a video on air density in one piece (anime).

[@geekcommentator8567]

I feel like with some hairspray and red die we could make Kyle fiery enough to look like Dark Phoenix.

[@ladyluna6082]

Most entertaining vid yet! Keep it up hun!

[@lucidmoses]

Loved your shout out at the end. I'm sure the young ones will get a kick out of it and without the extra fan fair you get collateral amusement. Nice idea.

[@elcastro5000]

0:40 I wasn't planning on getting called out like this so early in the video.

[@GenesisHD]

Hey Kyle, Just curious at that speed wouldn’t something like a fist just demolish what every it was striking like say your chest. Wouldn’t a falcon punch just go right through you like you talked about in the captain America shield episode where you did the math on how hard you would have to kick someone with the flat bottom of your boot to send them flying. Anyways Great vid! And keep it up love these types of videos.

[@RevilHermes]

That would be funny if his punches were so powerful, that he couldn't punch anyone, because before the hit itself, he would annihilate his hand in explosion of hot blood, skin and bone :D

[@GenesisHD]

Life Molecule yea my first thought is that his arm would explode / rip off at the shoulder but that doesn’t sound as cool

[@kooldudematt1]

You guys are forgetting that in order for his body to physically generate that force, that same body would have to be able to withstand its pushback.

[@alexisrodriguez5268]

I think something that small could actually pierce and punch a hole in a person's gut.

[@GenesisHD]

Alexis Rodriguez that’s what I said

[@thegoaty6194]

thanks for getting back to science!

[@11nofuture]

i love that we can apply everything in this video to explain luffy´s gum gum red hawk , except we substitute the leather gloves with armament haki .

[@worldsbestkiwi1097]

Man, do i love this channel, keep it up😁

[@becausescience]

Thank you very much! -- kH

[@worldsbestkiwi1097]

@@becausescience No, thank you.😁

[@acbonbe7059]

Famous firery fist from five fighting games

[@theprince8720]

Street fighter 2, 2 turbo, 2 rainbow, 2 champion, super smash ultimate (Ken FS or his shoruken)

[@chenhershlag7821]

You falcOWNED this video! Great job!

[@lenuiz2570]

Kyle: "Ow.. Ow.. F.." Me: "HE'S ABOUT TO SAY A NO NO WORD"

[@TheBatsu84]

Hi Kyle, Huge fan of the show and love how much I learn from watching you. I have some issues on the data you're using to make your hypothesis. Firstly, in the n64 version the flame falcon does appear in a single frame but C.Falcon is indeed charging the energy before releasing it. It's visible by the yellow glow he emits and this is even more visible in the latest smash game where energy is concentrating on his fist before being released. So we can assume that the flames are not only produced by his velocity but also some kind of energy released when he hits. Another thing is you're only considering his falcon punch move but his other moves also emit flames. If we focus on the falcon kick it's instantly igniting when used so I think we can assume that the suit he's wearing has more to do with the flames than his actual speed. And to prove that further let's compare the falcon kick to another character's move, lucario's extreme speed. When performed simultaneously, lucario is moving faster than C.Falcon so if the smash physics apply to all the characters he should burn as well. However he doesn't so it proves that C.Falcon's flames are not a result of his speed but produced by his gear. And last point but it's more trivia, according to your "why you don't want superstrenght" video, if C.Falcon was to hit his opponents with that much force, he should be crushed instantly on impact. So either way he doesn't punch them that strongly or because video games.

[@viniciusjoroski]

Great episode!

[@goblinking3151]

You have no idea how long ive waited for this.

[@MrHeadlessRobot]

Hey Kyle! Love the show and yall did a great job as always. Speaking of punching though I have a question. How hard and fast would the superhero All Might from My Hero Academia have to punch in order to create a MASSIVE tornado like we see him do in the show? In order for a single punch to create that much air movement I'm sure it would have to be something ridiculous, perhaps more so than the Falcon Punch? Anyways, keep up the awesome videos. UNITED STATES OF SMASH!!!

[@terrybullspellr8319]

Technically, a mantis shrimp doesn't fling it's "fist." Its more accurate to say that it's punch is "spring loaded"

[@great0072]

I love this guy's channel

[@RagingR0nin]

Being a kirby main is all the proof I need to believe in your supervillainy, Kyle.

[@Top10AnimeBetrayals]

7:33 Error in the formula All Smash games run at 60 frames/second, not 30

[@becausescience]

Used uploaded footage for the numbers, which ran at 30 -- kH

[@MattMerkle]

@@becausescience it's very common for capture hardware to capture old game consoles incorrectly (attempts to deinterlace, when it's actually 240p progressive). The game does natively run and output 60fps.

[@KickyFut]

And wouldn't the most modern version of the game have more frames to measure?

[@kysier6015]

*Next on Because Science:* We explore the source of Kyle's endless supply of puns.

[@unboxsartur]

Kyle keep up the good work, Because Science is amazing. When you show the imagem of the capsule with red plasma around it the plasma itself looks like a fiery bird thing with its wings spread, like in the middle of flight

[@dassnas9150]

I love the "Kirby, Cmannn" -Kyle

[@ryans8113]

I absolutely love all of the alliteration here. Also please watch zefrank1's video on mantis shrimp it's hilarious

[@BTTheMontanaKing]

Hey Kyle 👋 love the show and I try to watch every episode as soon as it comes out but I've noticed something that happens alot and I can understand the reason behind it but when ever u have calculated someones punch force (one punch man, Captain America, Captain falcon, hulk, etc.) U always use only the mass of someone hand but last time I checked fists are connected to arms and arms to body's so isn't there some sort of mass percentage of someones body weight that is used in a punch that could make the calculations a bit more precise. Its a small thing but I'm just curious

[@Spishy7]

hi kyle, this was definitely one of my favorite episode. im wondering what sort of effect a real life falcon punch would have on the surrounding area.

[@clarkkent2379]

3:46 - Flex them gunnnnnsss

[@matthewprista-johnson627]

What happened to the amazing intro puns? I’m sad that they’re gone

[@NekoNekoPanic]

Woah woah woah hey, wait a minute Kyle! 1:50 Where's the sonic boom when you accelerated past the sound barrier?! Immersion ruined.

[@hyerrrvawesome6744]

About damn time kyle about damn time.

[@ericrlawson]

Awesome video!!!

[@andreataccone2564]

Kyle, if we "theoretically" made a weapon that shoot a high pressurized gas/liquid, we should be able to replicate the effect (given that the material is resistent enough to resist such pressure without getting cut like butter). but is it possible with today's tecnology? maybe with a small enough test subj.....i mean Radious of the nosecone and the right proportion of density/speed (since increasing the density could allough slower speeds but it would make more difficoult reaching them). a totally non evil fan from italy.

[@Franky_Sthein]

So when did you signed your contract for Kyle Hills totally not evil research facility? Also how lond did it take them to answer, just curious.

[@andreataccone2564]

@@Franky_Sthein i brought a totally not evil project to my school's science fair and a strange guy gave me a void panflet. i applied immediatly after seeing their dental plan, it's pretty good.

[@Franky_Sthein]

@@andreataccone2564 Damn! Never had a science fair in my school. Well goodbye job offer with good dental plan^^

[@mathewgonzalez1214]

0:40 I think a better question to ask would be “Why do Young link and Simon players spam B from all directions?”, but whatever.

[@illegalmemedealer3549]

PK fire intensifies

[@Steve2UrBucky]

Aww man, i just learned i could not add a translation... i would love to do one. Great show btw, watch a lot of your videos and keep up this great work!

[@Stray0]

Big Number: _exists_ Kyle: *miiiiiilllliiiooon*

[@SidonZeklar]

I always wonder how he comes up with the names at the end of the episodes.

[@jacobwatters6585]

Since Super Smash Brothers gives a specific percentage assignment of “damage” to every move, I feel like we could use this episode and Mario as a base line to induce the approximate force of all the moves.

[@erikkick2300]

"Kirby, come on" is the catchphrase I didn't know I needed

[@jensenhaines6526]

Love the addition of the Kirbs

[@thejadedrabbitTJR]

all the other kyle's should have had different colours, it'd get confusing who you are playing if they all are the same colour.

[@linkolek]

One of biggest problem with mirror matches with more than 2P.

[@thejadedrabbitTJR]

@@linkolek true

[@cuauhtemocgonzales2530]

Captain Falcon: ah yes I have a very powerful punch. Ganondorf: Not so powerful than mine.

[@cuauhtemocgonzales2530]

@Nick Moore 😂 but my comment is about SSB. But to counter your statement. Darkseid: Puny mortal cannot stand the presence of a God.

[@cuauhtemocgonzales2530]

@Nick Moore ah but that's just the pure Avatar of Darksied though. So a lot weaker then the full power of the God himself.

[@cuauhtemocgonzales2530]

@Nick Moore but if it comes down to Doomsday then that might be a different story.

[@cuauhtemocgonzales2530]

@Nick Moore yeah the Multiverse but Doomsday can self revive from anything that killed him and be immune to what killed him. And from a certain comic Doomsday did face Darksied and won. Many did say it wasn't the Avatar of Darksied but that can be debatable too. But many comic book channels did say Doomsday won against the real Darksied. I forget what comic it was though.

[@Skooby59]

no lie, i like the jump cut for the second maths bros hahaha keep up the good work

[@joedemelfie5509]

captain falcon s punch move was my favorite to use.

[@ComradePhoenix]

6:55 "it would be moving faster than just about anything else on the planet has ever moved" Not counting photons, electrons, or that steel plate from the Pascal B nuclear test. Also, fellow Kirby main. I see you are a man of culture as well.

[@adambielen8996]

I believe he said "faster than anything living"

[@unknowntroll1564]

Explain luffy’s power from one piece

[@Psyklax]

1:28 - that was the campest 'exit stage left' I've ever seen and I love it.

[@becausescience]

was anime running -- kH

[@Gaia_BentosZX5]

Keep in mind the circumstances where the Falcon Punch was first used. In the anime, it made it's first (and ONLY) appearance against the final battle against Black Shadow, generating electricity as the two face certain death, with the whole base being set ablaze. Captain Falcon WAS LITERALLY ON FIRE AT THAT VELOCITY as he made the killing blow while accepting his own fate. A true hero.

[@mister_muffin3625]

Kyle: "The falcon punch is maybe one of the most famous fiery fists in all fighting games." Liu Kang: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@owaisqureshi6836]

Li Kang is more of Kick guy when it come to special move

[@decimeferdii]

It's more like - ken masters: " am i joke to you? "

[@theprince8720]

Shoruken

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

Rothemdchen who?

[@41tinman41]

Fire God Liu Kang has entered the chat.

[@roseiel13]

Kyle... with every force there is an equal and opposite force... so wouldnt his punch send him flying off the screen too?

[@gamongames]

it would act entirely upon his fist and wrist, probably exploding it to smithereens leaving a burnt stump and breaking all the remaining bones along the arm.

[@ateez_stan777]

Basically Deku from My Hero Academia...

[@avajohnson4790]

Hi Kyle! Huge fan of the show. I discovered your videos on Nerdist about a month ago and couldn't stop watching. I've since binged every because science you've released. I'm rather sad I have to wait for new videos now... loved the episode makes me wonder what the most scientifically overpowered character in super smash bros is. In a previous because science live a listener ask if you could explain why "pink isn't a color". You didn't seem to know what they were talking about at the time and since this is one of my favorite science facts I thought I'd share. I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. As you probably know we see color through the use of three types of cone cells in our eyes interacting with photons of visible light in 380-740nm range. These three cone cells, s-cones m-cones and l-cones, each react with different intensities to ranges of the light spectrum. In order to decode colors our eyes use the ratios between the cone's intensities. For example when yellow light enters our eyes the m-cones react with a medium high intensity while the l-cones react with a high intensity and our brain interprets this as "yellow". This is a bit of an oversimplification of a beautiful process but it will do for this explanation. While this system is very effective it has a side effect, color "ghosting". When light of two different wavelengths enter our eyes they can cause the cones to react with intensities imitating the ratio of one color. To use yellow as an example again, if green light causing the m-cones to react with a medium high intensity and red light causing the l-cones to react with high intensity enters our eyes at the same time our eyes will see the same ratio and interpret the interaction as "yellow". This is how monitors use red green and blue pixels to display a wide range of colors. Magenta, pink, and some shades of purple are created by this effect. We call these non-spectral colors. When both low wavelength blue and high wavelength red light hit our cones at the same time the resulting ratios between the s-cones and l-cones are interpreted as single colors even though no single wavelength of light could cause that ratio. And hence we see magenta (or pink) when no such light exists. I think that flat out saying, "pink isn't a color" is going too far. Isn't a color a way to communicate what we see in our minds not a wavelength of light? But it is true that that there is no pink light. Pink is only a shared optical illusion. Anyway, sorry for the long comment. Keep up the good work.

[@canogaparque818]

You can tell he loves what he does

[@Hevethee]

Heeey, retake on One Punch Man's serious punch and why you don't want superspeed.