Magneto’s 7 Secret Powers! (Because Science w/ Kyle Hill)

[@frankgrimes3775]

As a child I would day dream to be like magneto.... 30 years later and I still wish to be like him

[@mechamopelagio3483]

so you're super power is to wish?

[@jessbragg1]

6:34 didnt charles say that to eric, "when you master yourself, there is no limit to what you can do" or something like that. well, thank you science(& kyle ;)

[@skydreamer4225]

Yes, Professor X know the truth

[@MrEffectfilms]

"When you can access all of that you'll possess a power no one can match, not even me."

[@Rensune]

Magneto has covered the planet in Asteroids; more than once. He knows what he's doing.

[@axz647]

Rensune isn't that more like brute power?

[@skullsquad900]

That's weak...

[@Dre-yd2xh]

@@skullsquad900 how is that weak? lol smh

[@skydreamer4225]

@@skullsquad900 no you

[@Rensune]

@@axz647 It's partially raw power: but it's Also testament to Magneto's knowledge of Physics. It's why he can use his powers to Fly (despite the human body Not having much magnetic material).

[@adamengle4892]

It'd be neat if you made a list of the most powerful supernatural abilities and explain why... Because science

[@MySerpentine]

Granting your own wishes probably tops them all.

[@feminico2613]

The ability to control the atom phase of an object, anywhere, anytime.

[@themammoth9051]

Probability manipulation; you can manipulate the probability of anything happening, like increasing the probability of say, someone winning the lottery, and raising the orobability to 100% for that person.

[@jameschristopher2540]

@@themammoth9051 but it isn't the most powerful. The most powerful would be controlling the fundamental force's of nature. Or even just matter manipulation is better than probability manipulation I'm guessing.

[@KingArthur0725]

There were also instances in the comics where Magneto was able to stun opponents by reversing their blood flow. He could easily kill someone that way, if he wanted to.

[@v-paw]

giving marvel some ideas

[@v-paw]

good ones.

[@DavidRodriguez-ux5ye]

Marcus Floyd many of this have been used in the comics for example the last one was used once to defeat apocalypse

[@JackgarPrime]

He's actually done a lot of these already, or things similar to them. he also once reversed the magnetic polarity of Earth...which I'm not sure how much sense that makes, but he did it.

[@unwarranteddumbassery9263]

Marcus Floyd Fox

[@easylife6348]

@@JackgarPrime well hes magneto. Lol

[@Xynam0]

Fun fact: Magneto has the power to use the iron in your blood and the electrical signals in your head to literally turn off your brain, yet he uses these abilities rarely because he views these abilities as unethical.

[@kenroycherrington148]

@Xynam0 Even though omega level, the writers don't know science/and ignore that part. @Nerdist: Magneto ripping iron video!

[@kenroycherrington148]

@Xynam0 According to @nerdist, they haven't given Magneto that power, even though they appear to do, because any plastic would be destroyed so he wouldn't be CAPTURED!

[@Exo594-b5v]

IIRC, Magneto actually used his powers to create a miniature star around his head, making him appear to the XMen as a different mutant. In the same story arc, he talked about flipping the Earth's magnetic poles.

[@OffensiveProduction1]

He's actually done most of those, or similar to those feats. He's even stated before in a few comic arcs that his powers are only limited by his own knowledge and understanding of existence and the universe.

[@nickmattio3397]

Whoever doesn't consider Magneto an Omega Level Mutant same as Professor X needs to buy some prime beachfront in Kansas

[@idunusegoogleplus]

Nick Mattio not american. what's the deal with kansas beachfronts?

[@martinwalker2501]

idunusegoogleplus there arnt any beaches in Kansas.

[@loudcubanable]

Professor X is an Alpha level mutant thats one step under Omega and they both can only be Alpha cause their powers are still limited also they cant warp reality and most Omegas have some form of that or are just insanely powerful so yea

[@williamwinder3466]

superman is from Kansas

[@solblackguy]

He's not an omega level, at least not confirmed by Marvel. But don't confuse levels with strength. It's more about potential and the nature of their powers. A lot of Magneto's powers in this video would need to be assisted by physics.

[@runslowly1311]

You're wrong, being able to write backwards in midair is the greatest super power. Honestly. How do you do that shit so flawlessly.

[@sentanyl3399]

Run slowly I thought about this. I think they film him writing it and initially it looks backwards from what would be our point of view, but in editing they flip it around so it looks normal. I think lol

[@AngelusAnsell]

Sentanyl3 that is actually exactly what happens

[@dom7896]

Run slowly As everybody else has said, they flip it in post. You can tell because he's writing with his left hand.

[@Pxinkill]

I am left handed and after reading your comment i am also offended

[@darksev.6468]

+Dom ever heard of left-handed?

[@TallesMariano]

but, if magneto gets invisible, he would be blind, because the light doesn't get to his eyes

[@Nerdist]

Unless he directed a few photons there as well. -- KH

[@TallesMariano]

i got the image of just his eyes floating around. that's spooky, hehehe.

[@erikw.s.5209]

Talles Mariano well as long as there is a lot of metal around, he should still be able to figure out a lot about the world around him. He can sense the iron flowing in people's blood, so he'd know when nobody's around and he could safely become visible.

[@Tearakan]

Nerdist Ghost eyeballs!

[@danielpetka446]

Erik aka Trash If he can sense people's blood (because of the iron in it I guess), why can't he move it? He has enough power to do so, right?

[@munem939]

Magneto can also vaporise *anything* by manipulating the magnetic field of the atoms so that they repel each other, via Van der Waal forces; to put simply

[@GuyWithAnAmazingHat]

Can his magnetism actually overcome the strong force, the most powerful force in the universe?

[@erikw.s.5209]

GuyWithAnAmazingHat the strong force is a really uncreative name...

[@GuyWithAnAmazingHat]

Erik aka Trash Well it doesn't have to be creative if it is scientifically true and practically named.

[@fantasyconnect]

It's the strong _interactive_ force, and it's name isn't even uncreative, just descriptive and easy to understand.

[@SpockBorg5]

It's the weak force not the strong force y'all referring to

[@johnneil3612]

1 Super Speed 2 Cr8 Putty Monster Army 3 Invisibility 4 Liquify Metal Enemies 5 Become a Fusion Reactor 6 End Modern Life 7 Complete Control

[@CinnamonFudge2229]

sounds like they nerfed him to me

[@spartanwar1185]

He may have these powers but he perhaps does not have the knowledge to use them Man he should go learn some science before he uses his powers any more

[@phantomfire8228]

@@spartanwar1185 in the comics he has all these powers and he is a genius on the same level as Tony Stark or professor x.

[@oluwadamilola6233]

@@CinnamonFudge2229 he has shown of of these in the comics, just look up Magneto respect thread

[@jameslightfoot1872]

Magneto did create an EMP that plunged the world into darkness and used mind control on Rictor and Boom Boom in the Fatal Attractions series, the same series in which he liquified Wolverine's skeleton.

[@moonreaper83]

These abilities are mentioned in the comics. Ive seen him liquefy metals. He and Xavier actually work together and can increase his mental abilities. It's how they developed cerebro. Also to point out he is the master of Ferromagnetism it's his power. He is exceptionally powerful but he's an Idealist. He believes what he does is for the betterment of Mutants, At least his current character is. He holds back a lot. He's powerful enough to flip earth's magnetic poles.

[@chadd.4060]

Kyle, your vids are the only reason I subbed to nerdist, your vids are amazing

[@Nerdist]

I'm cool with that. -- KH

[@cadenrauch3739]

There's other videos on this channel?

[@darkservantofheaven]

do one on Static Shock! He has similar powers, but most writers and artist seem to focus on the electricity aspect

[@SirRebrl]

My favorite part of your videos is how much you enjoy talking about the science and what we can experience through simple things like refrigerator magnets.

[@doggidog]

The lightsaber was dope!😂😂😂👌

[@MegaMGstudios]

Dope Ass ahum... *clears throat* LIGHTSABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!

[@Crimson-kt7fd]

Could you do a video on the Tech of Dishonored? Mainly the use of Whale oil instead of gunpowder.

[@nathangreen1094]

Holy shit, that would be amazing

[@Adamant_Consternation]

I haven't play Dishonored 2 yet, but the impression I got from the first game it that their "whale" oil is nothing like Earth whale oil.

[@leosciotti1389]

yeah, their whale oil is more like a luminescent nitroglicerine......

[@fantasyconnect]

Taijess Basnaw They do still use gunpowder, the whale oil is used as a tool to power their industrial technology, not weaponry.

[@fantasyconnect]

Adamant Consternation It has similar properties to Nitroglycerin, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was.

[@brianmccann666]

According to the 1987 Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition ... Magneto does indeed control the Entire Electromagnetic Spectrum. But he is more powerful with Magnetism itself, so he sticks to that usually. Infrared, Ultraviolet, etc... All his to control.

[@wardogs667]

but in reality there is NO difference, one IS the other. the math works that way, that's why it's all one force not two correlating to each other.

[@embersaffron5522]

So he's a walking Gamma Ray Burst? Thats horrifying

[@brianmccann666]

The Electromagnetic Spectrum is a large spectrum of types of Energy... Magneto has control over all of them. However, his strongest aspect of the spectrum is Magnetism energy itself. And Yes, Mageneto could suck out the Gamma energy from the Hulk to weaken him...

[@freakpharaoh]

Brian Mccann yeah he can control all that but it may require a lot of efforts. and hes only a mortal. he needs to focus and scream louder and louder and get angrier like super saiyan to activate those powers

[@brianmccann666]

In the Old Marvel RPG by TSR using tbe Faserip system... Magneto has Unearthly (100) Control over Magnetism itself. Magneto has Monstrous (75) Control over the Rest of the Electromagnetic spectrum. And no, Magneto does not need to Scream or scream louder to activate those powers. He uses them All the time in subtle ways most people never notice. His Magnetic Force Fields used to invisible, but now he likes to make it visible by mixing in his other spectrums to make it visible. In the comics he has found making his powers Visible intimiates opponents better. Plus he can Power his own machines, etc...without touching them, and without thinking about it.

[@Ghostronaut]

It's about time somebody demonstrated Magneto's true abilities. I've been talking about how underused and misunderstood his powers are for a few years now. Makes me so happy to see a well made video explaining it and getting the word out.

[@zarakenpacHidan1736]

Ghostronaut im with u man; unfortunately this video's context seems more, "why is he NEVER shown 2 be able 2 do more?," instead of acknowledging that he can do all of these things and then some, like we true fans are aware of. His abilities extend WAY beyond ferrokinetics, and closer 2 cosmic levels; changing the earth's magnetic fields, reversing its poles, constantly maintaining asteroid m's orbit and power by himself (even when preoccupied or sleeping), creating wormholes and spacewarps, etc. contrary 2 revisionist history, he was the only person that cosmic spiderman fought and DIDNT beat. magz merely went 2 test his abilities 2 determine if he was a mutant or not, and though he could feel spidey's assault thru his forcefield, he was never in any danger, and left from disinterest.

[@artifactland69]

Great video, really inspiring when you said "magnetism is a window into the fabric of the universe".

[@Silentknight052]

Magneto has always been one of the powers i always wanted he controls electromagnetism. Why has no one talked about this. Thank you

[@morethanman9927]

Thors 7 secret identities: #1 Nerdist

[@nonachyourbusiness1164]

More Than Man dun dun DUNN

[@nonachyourbusiness1164]

More Than Man dun dun DUNN

[@Chrono_Mitsurugi]

WHAT?! Combining Mythbusters and Kyle Hill! I don't think reality could handle such awesomeness! LOL You can count on my view. Because Science...SURPISE LIGHTSABER!!!

[@Nerdist]

Thank you so much! Painting with explosives this Saturday! -- KH

[@Chrono_Mitsurugi]

***** Would that be similar to the opening heist in Italian Job with Donald Sutherland, Jason Staltham, Edward Norton, and Mark Wahlberg? Edward Norton was painting some kind of explosive onto the roof in a room under a safe.

[@calecbrayers3739]

Well, they're finding new Mythbuster people. I still think it'll be awesome.

[@Chrono_Mitsurugi]

***** Maybe. But I still like Kyle more.

[@Chrono_Mitsurugi]

***** Chrono Crusade (heart breaking show) Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu from Rouroni Kenshin (aka Samurai X)

[@theothomas5546]

they made him into god without even knowing it lmao

[@gerardrbain1972]

tayo turan He does have capabilities that rival characters like Zeus and Odin. So he would be on the level of the sky fathers not just "regular" Gods.

[@jspenc7854]

tayo turan hears a link of all the things he's done with his powers in the comics (www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/3jzoll/respect_magneto_marvel_616/)

[@allnamesaretakenful]

Call in the Winchesters, killing gods is their specialty.

[@strygwr]

jean: am i joke to u?

[@strygwr]

lol the real god is jean

[@OfficialDoctorHawk]

(Spoilers for X-Men '97) 5:12 Recently in X-Men '97, and probably the comics at some point, Magneto did actually release a worldwide electromagnetic pulse.

[@ryanseward2760]

The last minute is amazing! Most people won't have a clue about what he is actually talking about, but if you study physical chemistry you'll understand just how incredible the quantum world is.

[@natalie10177]

could magneto expand the magnetic fields of each atom within someone's body causing them to explode or be torn apart at the atomic level?, that would be so epic!

[@mijanhoque1740]

natalie10177 I believe he has done something like that in the comics

[@DefineHatespeech]

Thats actually the exact method he used to kill Apocalypse In one on one combat.

[@iranoutofnames6444]

natalie10177 so he can basically rorschach his enemies

[@hiddenone8844]

NPC#967216 yep that was an epic end to Age of Apolyclpse

[@nestoreleuteriopaivabendo5415]

@@iranoutofnames6444 Manhattan *

[@TheCountOfMommysCrisco]

This is why Firestorm is one of my favorite superheroes. He's one of the only examples where the writers realized the actual potential powers a person with control over nuclear forces was capable of when examined scientifically - and they ran with it. At his strongest, Firestorm is a complete master of matter, in all its forms, able to separate and combine particles at will. This makes him unquestionably one of the most powerful characters in comic books.

[@Violetmoon369]

Magneto already created micro black hole in the early stages of the comics. He's just nerfed as comic age went on.I mean though he had help of some other artifact he changed earth's gravitic field and altered the point of axis and such in ultimate world... yep marvel just nerfed him in the patches.

[@shinbios]

This has only just appeared on my recommended list so- Yeah Magneto in the comics has been shown to stop an army of mutants from moving or using their powers, I think they explained it by his abilitiy to affect potassium and sodium ion channels in neural impulses I can't remember the exact exposition used. He's definitely used iron filings like a goo to trap Banshee and used the intense cold generated by Storm's blizzard to become a superconductor though can't remember for what reason it was needed.

[@thomashajicek2747]

Kyle Hill: “magneto can fly hundreds of miles per hour” Also Kyle Hill: “you can’t fly more the 60 miles per hour because you’ll freeze”

[@gc0009]

but if you are a mutant, the evolution of a human, your body will be more resistent than a normal human body, so..

[@sumansaxena2277]

@@gc0009 no magneto is as durable as a normal guy

[@toofar2real]

Just because you can doesn't mean you should

[@h.a.3954]

@@toofar2real couldn’t he like heat himself up with microwaves because he has control over electromagnetism

[@ahahahaha496]

Couldn't he just make a metallic windbreaker in front of himself traveling at the same speed thus giving him his own little stable environment in which to travel?

[@TerenceBradshaw]

Comic book Magneto controls the e-m force (and the rest of the fundamental forces, with greater difficulty). He's actually done quite a few of these. It would be awesome to see him do the magnetic putty thing, though. LOL

[@joey_rabone]

Pretty sure Smallvile (CW show) came up with a villain that had electromagnetic powers and he used them in the way that you're talking about in number 7. Found the details, Season 3- Episode Magnetic. His name is Seth Nelson.

[@asdrubalvect6328]

#5: Magneto used Solar Beam! It's Super Effective!

[@Codeninja676]

WILD MAGNETO JUST DESTROYED MODERN SOCIETY!

[@zaydshams5946]

Modern Life fainted

[@josephharden5592]

magneto has done some of these before. not regularly but he's used his powers in very creative ways before.

[@chewygrunt]

Dude, your episodes are effin awesome! Keep up the fantastic work

[@ZethKeeper]

4:55 now THAT'S a surprise lightsaber!

[@NormandyEdits]

I hope... no I pray that Marvel uses this as an inspiration in some form.

[@ZoanBlade90]

RS Do tell

[@Murkglow]

Indeed. Magneto has been around a long time, which means various writers have utilized the theoretical limits of his powers over the years. Basically all of the powers in this vid have been done. The liquefying metal, high speed flight, "slime golem" type stuff, ect.. That's all common stuff. However even the more extreme/obscure stuff like controlling a victim's mind, atomic fusion, or invisibility have been done.

[@fernandovelasco2874]

Murkglow is that true? did they really use that kind of Power for magneto?

[@Murkglow]

fernando velasco Yep. Type in like "Magneto invisibility" or "Magneto full power" to find scanned comic pages and discussion talking about it.

[@StephanFitzgeraldTay]

They've done it: Magneto sent an EM pulse via the Earth's magnetic field, temporarily trashing the world's electronics. The X-Men went to confront him and in sheer fury, Magneto liquefied Wolverine's adamantium and pulled it through his pores. Jean had to push herself to her brink to keep Logan alive and intact. He has controlled or at least been able to influence people by moving the iron in their blood to certain parts of their brain in a very crude form of telepathy.

[@TheBigBadBeowulf]

Number 6 is especially scary, not because I need electronics to live, but because the Big Three(USA, UK, and Russia) have very special computers that are on separate power sources in major cities, but if they are downed like by a bomb or a wave like you're talking about, they cause MAD. So that wouldn't send us into the Stone age Kyle, it would cause the Nuclear apocalypse

[@kingmastergief]

Acheron Parthenopaeus Dunno if missles can fly without any guidance or the ability to launch due to all of the launch computers being fried. Generators might work, but anything with a chip or transistor would be adios, even deep underground. Not to mention the fact that a direct shot from a solar flare would dump an insane amount of radiation on the planet's surface: we might be all dead anyway, bombs or not.

[@TheBigBadBeowulf]

chris alexander They're(supposedly) auto locked onto their known enemies. And I completely forgot the implications of EVERYTHING being fried, so missile launches wouldn't be a thing.

[@ThrottleKitty]

Yep, missiles require electronic parts to launch. However, it could likely cause every nuclear power plant on earth to melt down at once, so you may just get your nuclear apocalypse.

[@TheBigBadBeowulf]

Throttle Kitty Huzzah! Wait no shit!

[@alucardwhitehair]

Throttle Kitty Actually, nuclear reactors have an automatic shutdown in case of events such as power grid failure or emp attacks. So no, reactors would not just spontaneously melt down.

[@DJ_Force]

An EMP pulse won't "blast us back to the Stone Age". At worst, we would return to the pre-electronics age of, say, 1900. Bad, but not all the way back to the prehistoric.

[@harold6522]

It would be worse then you think

[@philiptite1082]

@@harold6522 We wouldn't be able to text LOL

[@Graphomite]

@@harold6522 Right, because modern machinery isn't set up to function like the 1900s. We don't *have* analog devices around to fall back on, so it would be far worse than just reverting to a time before computers and automation. It would more or less be a reset. And unless we could rebuild analog civilization overnight, civilization would be screwed. And considering all means of communication would be cut (no mailmen are coming to work, and if they did, whose going to use fuel for mailtrucks?), organizing any sort of large reconstruction would be impossible. And given the population density and reliance on automation, society in general would just fall apart. It would be nothing like the 1900s. We would be in the stone age, except worse, because nobody would know wtf they're doing, and there'd be no natural sources of food/water near most people to even keep folks alive after factory farms just shut off. It'd be a total apocalypse for sure.

[@nickmattio3397]

We need a lot more Rickshaws there’s a real great market for em

[@DJ_Force]

@@Graphomite Yes, it would be bad, especially in big cities. Famine would probably set in. But the knowledge is still there, and the infrastructure. It wouldn't be worse than what Germany went through, or Japan, during WWII. After a generations or so, everything would be back to normal.

[@RandallTheShotoWilliams15]

Due to having access to the electromagnetic spectrum, he can use visible light to make lasers and use said lasers to manipulate atoms to stop or slow down aka laser cooling. He can also use magnetic cooling. So he technically can use something similar to cryokinesis

[@SheosMan117]

Easy way for Magneto to levitate/fly. Put metal in his shoes, then he just has to levitate that.

[@Chokah]

I thought he did that in his uniform to armor it anyway.

[@Matopath9]

I remember his clothes /uniform being made of magnetic fibers so he could control their appearance and density. This was referenced when he took over Professor Xavier’s responsibilities when Prof. X was off world for a few years in the late 80’s/early 90’s.

[@primohippo4014]

SheosMan117 Then he would be walking upside down because gravity, a metal belt would be much more effective

[@nosuchthing8]

SheosMan117 or a metal belt or harness

[@calecbrayers3739]

That's what I always thought he did.

[@realravenrain]

I just realised that I only watch Kyle's videos on this channel.

[@myaps1859]

hehe same, do you watch Natural Selection tho?

[@Nerdist]

Fine with it. -- KH

[@GamesFromSpace]

I just realized that this is why nerdist keeps popping up on my subscriptions list. I too was not aware they were the same channel.

[@Pattersonian]

I really wish i could sub to Because Science separately, Nerdist as a whole has too much content that i don't want to clog up my sub feed.

[@michael19862008]

Same

[@AifDaimon]

"Magento could create... LIGHTSABERS!!!" 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@Ega-z5o]

I am a fan of Magneto I knew he was a powerful mutant but I didn't know he was that powerful.

[@williammcdonald2254]

Love your videos. Magento has used most of those powers in the comics

[@fluffyone1882]

And better. When he returned to Earth from the Strangers outer space base... He traversed a ridiculous distance at an impossible speed as energy on a computer signal. Much more impressed be than making like a bullet train.

[@PitFriend1]

It would be much simpler for Magneto to destroy electronics. Couldn't he generate an electromagnetic pulse that would wipe out electronics without involving the sun?

[@strontium9041]

Pit Friend the thing is a electromagnetic fields are less and less effective over the distance. So to generate a EMP that strong to cover the entire globe, would kill him because how much energy is bursted out all the sudden

[@jameslightfoot1872]

He did exactly that in the Fatal Attractions series. Created an EMP across the whole planet that crippled electronics over the whole planet. The X-men had Shi-ar tech that was somehow immune to EMP.

[@Ephem13]

James Lightfoot Effective EMP shielding was invented in 1836, it's called a Faraday cage...Most military electronics have EMP shielding, this practice began when they anticipated an EMP blast from nuclear weapons.

[@DarthGTB]

also it is fairly easy and cheap to shield the power lines around the globe, but the electricity companies won't do that because "cheap" is still higher than zero money

[@Skaggco]

Pit Friend Solar Flare sounds much cooler than E.M.P

[@reep6022]

he's able to F Rogue. which let's face it is probably the best superpower.

[@millasboo]

Reep 22 her power.

[@reep6022]

Camilla B in the alternate reality it was actually his power that allowed him to touch her something to do with the magnetism

[@Krishnath.Dragon]

Rogue's lack of control was a mental block due to trauma when her powers manifested. When Xavier was walking the earth to make amends for all the shit he had done over the years he teamed up with Danger (The original Danger Room A.I. in a robot body), and gave Rogue therapy to remove the block. She has been in control of her powers since.

[@Grahf0]

Reep 22 They actually got it on in the main continuity, after Age of X concluded and soneone set the universe back to what it was.

[@reep6022]

Grahf0 bottom line is before all that stuff nobody could touch her and he was the only one that got to make the hump.

[@DeusExAstra]

Not in the video, but since magnetism and electricity are connected, it means Magneto should also be able to do all kinds of electrical things... shoot electricity from his hands, shut down or fry any electrical device (including human brains), etc.

[@AifDaimon]

DeusExAstra but he finds it more difficult to manipulate the other part of the EM spectrum as it tires him out much faster. So he sticks with magnetism itself. Check out the link below. marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Max_Eisenhardt_(Earth-616)

[@benmangerere358]

DeusExAstra d

[@GeneralTempest]

POWWWEEEERRRR!!

[@samuelbekele3601]

General Tempest UNLIMITED POWER!!!

[@watts1012]

In the comics, he has extended way beyond moving metal and generating electricity. He has shown being able to manipulate gravity, rearrange the atomic structure of things, generate impenetrable force fields, perceive tachyons and subatomic particles and antiparticles, turn invisible and even generated a wormhole once. His power is utterly insane. Narratively, he is also a very relatable villain who acts according to a fairly honorable code of conduct. He is undeniably my favorite villain.

[@DarthRayj]

The inconsistencies of his powers often get linked to his mental state being highly unstable (depending on the writer) so they do have at least a somewhat reasonable explanation for why he doesn't do feats like this all the time.

[@Supreme_AK-47]

the possibilities of his powers are awesome. he could shape metal into what ever he wants. make a army of metal people, make a boat. there is lots of things.

[@joshuawyatt4401]

Most mutants seem to have limiters on their powers that keep them from utilizing their full potential.

[@anthonyroberts7486]

Anyone here after Magneto EMPed the planet in X-Men 97?

[@akatakposamuel4806]

Me

[@ahlpym]

Magneto doesn't have unlimited power or finesse. It's entirely possible that he simply doesn't have enough raw power or enough fine control to use some of these powers, such as the fusion thing. It also wouldn't surprise me if the comics have explored some of these. There are instances when Magneto gets supercharged (for whatever reason), and I think there have been instances where a supercharged Magneto has lifted non-metal objects. Sidenote: One does not simply melt Adamantium.

[@gandalftheantlion]

No, but you can liquify it.

[@ahlpym]

gandalftheantlion If the way to liquify it is to superheat it, then how is it different from melting it?

[@sweggyspoder]

gandalftheantlion yes it can be liquified, but that is not what Kyle said. Kyle said melt and boil. That's just about impossible once Adamantium has been forged once.

[@ahlpym]

SweggySpoder But besides that, what does it mean to liquify a metal, if you're not melting it? What's the scenario there? I'm not a physicist, so that might be why I'm missing something. Please explain.

[@simonwinn8757]

Everything has a melting point.

[@EnergyCuddles]

I cannot stop watching your videos. These are the kind of things I ponder all night. Very nicely illustrated too, and you are an engaging host - virtually _magnetic_ .

[@trevorwgoodchildx]

I'm using the deets shared in this video for my sci-fi book Asteroid City, good cliff notes of on magnetic fields Kyle. I have cybernetic foxes who have powers of invisibility and now my readers have some science to back it up. Sweet. Thanks.

[@Samael1113]

Why bother wasting all that energy creating a solar flare when he could just stop the rotation of the core, turn off the EM field protecting us, and let solar winds mess everything up?

[@dday247]

If water is in some ways magnetic, shouldn't it mean that Magneto could potentially water bend all states of matter of water😱🤷

[@MrMisanthrope84]

Anytime the fight is looking bad, boom, tsunami.

[@sumansaxena2277]

@@MrMisanthrope84 magneto is the kind of guy to flip the chess board when he is losing

[@MrMisanthrope84]

@@sumansaxena2277 He is the chess board.

[@sumansaxena2277]

@@MrMisanthrope84 nah thats a bit too much

[@MrMisanthrope84]

@@sumansaxena2277 Your mom is too much.

[@akshaykumar_r]

Toph Beifong is the original Metal bender.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

But she isn't

[@akshaykumar_r]

@@BlackangelKatakuri I was just messing around 😆

[@Yasuk3]

I would say hands down that Because Science is the best series on this channel hands down

[@solblackguy]

Magneto and Reed Richards have each other's weaknesses. Magneto would be more powerful if he had a physics degree and Reed would be more powerful if he actually trained. There's a version from The Council of Reeds that trained in a time dilated danger room for the equivalent of 50 year. When he emerged, he was able to do crazy stuff like expand his muscle mass for super strength, manipulate his molecular density at will, shape his appendages to a sharpness down to a single molecule, and had full control over every cell in his body allowing him to heal from every type of injury imaginable. Imagine a cross between T-1000 and Luffy.

[@brandonreed09]

#8 He could create a hole in the Earth's magnetic field so specific individuals or facilities are fully exposed to the onslaught of cosmic radiation that is usually deflected each day by Earth's magnetic field.

[@kingmastergief]

Brandon Reed #9 Changing attraction/repulsion charges and utterly disintegrating...anything. #10 Deleting memories #11 Technopathy, using his EM powers to read the data being transmitted through wireless signals or in hardware.

[@Nerdist]

You monster. -- KH

[@blackflagsnroses6013]

4:55 I'm good for the day.

[@ferstgunlastbullet7823]

can Magneto mess with the Earth's iron core

[@ciaranmcguinness8900]

ferstgun lastbullet Absolutely

[@machicommentsection]

Yes he definitely can

[@jirehchoo2151]

ferstgun lastbullet YES

[@MeoWHamster]

Frankly, I don't think so. Earth's iron core is, on average, more than 6000 kilometers below your feet. Since the strength of a magnetic force/attraction between to bodies is inversely proportional to the distance between them *squared*. While Magneto is undoubtedly very powerful, if he was able to create a force strong enough to penetrate over 6000 kilometers of rock and lava and other minerals, I think the effects would be slightly bigger than just slightly tugging the core towards magneto.

[@johnfischer707]

@@MeoWHamster He has completely covered the earth in asteroids multiple times. He can and has used the Earth's core for survival and as a threat

[@khgroupie]

Super excited to see you videos back on my feed all of a sudden, not sure where they but glad I have a back catalogue to catch up on haha

[@Aoki85]

I could have sworn that when watching Magneto fly in the first X-Men film (2000), I could make out a rainbow-like "aura" around him, which I thought was a cool concept, if done on purpose... like the effect of his electromagnetism was having an actual effect on the light around him!

[@WhyneedanAlias]

How would Magneto be able to control electromagnetic radiation which itself is electrically neutral? The motion of electromagnetic waves would not be changed by an electric or magnetic field, would it?

[@callumbaurley716]

So basically Magneto who wants mutants to be respected, could literally save the world, make humans do his biding. He is the best

[@stocktonjoans]

"...was created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby..." Secret comic book code for "created by Jack Kirby" ;)

[@Aboriginal_American_Hebrew]

The writers man that’s why new fresh intellectual minds are needed

[@themoagoddess1820]

which would you get more use out of?: the ability to turn totally invisible, but it's activated by closing your eyes and you wouldn't be able to see anyway since the part of your eye that needs to interact with light for your eyes to work can't because it's invisible, or the ability to turn mostly invisible except for that part of your eyes and it deals with that by regulating how much light gets to that part to avoid damaging it(and bending that light to imitate or even do a better job than the lenses in your eye that are now completely invisible) and recreating that light or negating it accordingly so that you still seem completely invisible, but you go blind for as long as you were invisible when you become visible again. and if you would pick the option where you can see while invisible, how much longer would the blindness afterwards have to last before it's not worth it?

[@marioskandos7801]

if Magneto had metal shoes, how fast could he travel?

[@MegaMGstudios]

Marios Kandos asuming he could move air out of the way, i think he would be able to move as fast a Hyperloop

[@Sunkcostfallecy]

MegaMGstudios Call Elon Musk...ASAP!

[@xiphos8219]

As fast as he does flying since he just forms a magnetic shell around himself negating Earth's pull. He doesn't need metal shoes, he can already do the same thing to himself

[@rob_i208]

Perhaps creating a fusion reactor covers this, or is more powerful, but couldn't Magneto also summon lightning with his magnetic powers?

[@CinnamonFudge2229]

or perhaps, make lightning itself

[@FinalFirebrand]

He's kicked Storm's ass with her own lightning in the comics before, so...

[@sharksam8583]

So you're telling me that by this. Logic. Magneto is technically an earthbender, a bloodbender. And a advanced firebender. Guys literally 3/4 of the way of becoming the Avatar.

[@masonwestphal5388]

@@sharksam8583he can also fly, so maybe airbender

[@sharksam8583]

@@masonwestphal5388 So basically he might be an evil version of the avatar

[@Wyoming307]

#3 doesnt really count as bending light around himself would make magneto blind

[@seanconor1]

and also what was up with the editing there? was that a mistake?

[@Nerdist]

No, I was invisible. -- KH

[@seanconor1]

oh... I am dumb, slightly less dumb now that I have watched this but still dumb.

[@Vladimir_Kv]

But his powers enable him to "magneto-locate" by projecting magnetic field around and reading its interactions with outside matter. Remember - nothing in the world is "non-magnetic".

[@Hal-xl4si]

he could make himself invisible except for his eyes, like floating eyeballs

[@dailykickstart7254]

He could also redirect Thore's lightning. Or call down his own lightning. Or even pull the electricity from high voltage wires and direct it as a weapon.

[@alexc2265]

Fascinating! Do note that some of these powers like mind control would use finesse that Magneto might not be capable of or at least that he'd have to work on.

[@Digitizeddragon]

Science, the basis of the next wave of super heroes and battles. Go science!

[@kadenpopp16]

So if Magneto can fly, then based on what you told us in the "Why you don't want the power of flight" episode of Because Science, that means Magneto is immune to temperature, does that mean he could survive lava? Or is heat not the only thing that makes magma burn things? By the way, Please do an episode about: "Could Saitama break Luke Cage and beat The Hulk, both in the same punch?"

[@meziembamara4004]

I am back here after watching X Men 97 episode 8 😮 !

[@Airvirgo]

Same here

[@colinmunro3158]

The type of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation used to treat things like depression and eating disorders is called Rapid Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation or rTMS. It’s somewhat experimental, but it has already seen great results. It remotely targets an area of the brain that can be as small as a golf ball and either dials up or down the amount of general activity in that part of the brain.

[@Vegas242]

The last few are probably a bit out of Magneto's reach power-wise, but if Magneto ever gets a power boost bringing him to Beyond Omega Level, these are likely only the beginning

[@marekklucka4407]

Hey Kyle, if he can have control over magnetic fields, does that mean he can also have his own atmosphere and fly into the universe?

[@rafaelalodio5116]

He could change the channel of the TV wit hound a control or getting up.

[@JordanDeeb28]

"a putty army" magneto is rita replulsa.

[@MrMisanthrope84]

Can't send the power rangers either Magneto would fuck the Megazord right up.

[@George-um2rt]

Questions🙋 hope that you/anyone can answer in simple yet in scientific terms. When hearing about number 5, can that mean through the power of electromagnetism, can also able to affect, alter or generate the 'strong nuclear force'? Can Magneto also able to use the other three fundamental forces as well? With electromagnetism? I mean both the weak and strong forces are/should be the only ones that can affect the size of an atom right?

[@R456jen]

Magneto is a genius level intellect he's shown this in the comics and. cartoons. Its only the movies they depowered him. his entire suit is made of some sort of metallic alloy as well.

[@JaelinBezel]

But I thought Magneto's real name was Eric. Also MA BOI MIKE FARADAY GETTING A SHOUT-OUT! :D

[@mariedonozo1696]

He goes by many names.

[@keithkent366]

A power he could have is: Control over the Earth's rotation and Orbit. Of course he probably wouldn't do that in fear of accidental suicide.

[@Zurenza]

Our Rotation and Orbit are mostly based on Gravity, though a recent discovery (2016) stated that they may have found a Neutron Star or Black Hole with a magnetic feild so powerful it basically equals infinite Gravity(if i can find the study i'll link it.) He could technically Reverse our Magnetic Field though through any number of way's, causing satellites to fail and most electronics. Alternively he could make the core spin the opposite direction which would kill everyone and everything.

[@Sadovari]

Aw3s0me Gam3r I believe in the comics Magneto did stop the earths rotation. But he is limited by his physical body, doing larger tasks drains his energy and stamina.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

@@Sadovari Which never really made sense to me

[@Biskwyy]

You can always defeat magneto with a wooden gun.

[@cloud218]

He controls magnetic fields, as well as gravity, he can make his force field just block the bullets.

[@thatboyUPS]

Anon Anon the bullets would be like.. sticks? What kind of wooden guns are there lmao

[@giovannibertocci8944]

@@thatboyUPS something called "bow and arrows"

[@thatboyUPS]

Giovanni Bertocci and what’s on the tip of arrows? STEEL AND METAL, what are arrows made of now adays? METAL. He could make a magnetic field around it, even if it was pure wood lmao

[@luciohr8810]

You guys din't get the reference lmao kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmaQe4mseNd6eZo

[@jacobgriffeth3068]

10/10 love that you mentioned TMS I had that treatment for my depression and ever since I finished it I haven't had hardly any problems. It's pretty amazing. Literally hacks haha

[@alexanderhood8993]

Magneto is canonically have full power over full range of the the electromagnetic spectrum which magneto recognize and go out of his way to study electromagnetism and electromagnetic spectrum. To use his full potential so he have a doctorate degree specifically to use his ability to it full extant which is show numerous times. He use his ability to control wood and such.

[@AmigoRoberto]

wouldn't magneto be able to control and arc out electricity like static shock?

[@garyfreeman7122]

It seems Magneto could have all the powers of Electro if he wanted (the spiderman villain). I'm wondering now if the reverse is true, that Electro could discover how to manipulate magnetism.

[@AngelusAnsell]

Jim James probably not, or at least nowhere near as fully. he could most certainly AFFECT electromagnetic fields, but just controlling electricity isn't quite the same as generating and manipulating entire electromagnetic fields.

[@jspenc7854]

AmigoRoberto if you read some comics with magneto in it he has all of statics power and more. example: (he's created wormholes before for travel and he's manipulated gravity).it's just in the movies the only make him move metal.

[@guccikilla360]

What about static shock??

[@sebastianrichards6053]

Based on the power of Magnetars. Couldn't Magneto also disintegrate literally everything by unfolding your molecules by creating ellipsoid electron fields and thus rip your charged particles (atoms) from one another?

[@tjacree6910]

Ya this makes the opening of the 90s series make more sense. It always looked to me like Magneto was responding to Professor X's psychicness with his magnetism.