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Everybody's panicking, but you guys
left some great comments,
so we're gonna talk about 'em.
In last week's Spider-Man video
regarding organic web shooters versus
mechanical web shooters, a lot of you guys,
so many of you guys, brought up
The Other story arc, literally called
The Other, and said that this is where
Spider-Man got organic webbing from,
but I'm about 98% sure that this is not true.
I reread that story, and I couldn't find
anywhere that specifically and explicitly
stated that he gained organic webbing
from that little cocoon that he had hatched from.
He gained a lot of other powers, sure,
but I don't think organic webbing was one of them.
I think the confusion probably
comes from the fact that
the story I had talked about involving
the queen involves Spider-Man
hatching from a cocoon-like thing
with new powers, and The Other story
involved Spider-Man hatching
from a cocoon-like thing with
new powers, and they both happened
about a year apart from each other.
I could see how it's probably easy
to get those mixed up, but I seriously
can't find anywhere in The Other story
that specifically says Spider-Man
hatched from that with organic webbing.
I could be wrong, as always.
That's why I'm 98% sure.
I could be wrong.
If I am, please let me know in the comments
with the exact, specific issue, or link
me to a picture of the panel that
specifically says it because I
need to put this to rest.
I don't think it's true, though.
Also in that video, I had said that
Spider-Man's web shooters are
triggered by a very sensitive trigger
in his palm, but RocketDuck and Roronoa Zoro,
which is so difficult for me to say,
both pointed out that it's
actually not very sensitive.
It's a trigger that requires super-human
strength to activate, which is why
Spider-Man can do it but not anybody else.
However, I think this isn't true all the time.
I do know that it has been said to be true.
In the story I had mentioned in the video,
where Spider-Man's web shooter was stolen
by just a common thief, he was able
to use it just fine, didn't have super strength,
so I think it depends on the continuity
and whatever the writers want, (laughs) I guess.
Speaking of this gesture, Catlord brings
up something that I have often thought about,
which is, if he just needs to activate the trigger,
why do these fingers need to go out?
Why can't he just do this?
And kind of activate it that way?
It looks less cool, probably,
but there's gotta be a reason for this,
and they bring up the idea that he uses
the index and pinky finger to aim
where the web is gonna go,
which I think totally plausible, in my opinion.
I accept that into my head cannon.
Although before I accept it into
my head cannon, I should probably
make sure it hasn't been explained
like that already in the comics,
so if it has, let me know.
Godzelda123 said that they thought
Spider-Man always had organic webbing
but used web shooters to further enhance them,
which is interesting because I believe
the 2002 novelization of the Spider-Man
film was that he did have organic webbing
but used web shooters to further aim them
and modify them in some capacity,
which I think is actually kind of a cool thing to do.
I wouldn't mind the MCU going that route
if they wanted to do organic web shooters.
I think, I mean I don't think they will,
but if they did want to go that route,
I would be totally fine with them also
enhancing it with mechanical web shooters,
kinda the best of both worlds.
I'm game for that.
TheDragonSuperman leaves a really
interesting comment about how the mechanical
web shooters allow for us to further
pretend to be Spider-Man because we can
always strap on those Silly String mechanical
web shooters and pretend like we're him,
but the organic ones make it a little
bit more difficult because we obviously
don't have organic webbing built into us.
What I find interesting about this comment
is that I believe those mechanical Silly String
web shooters came out during the Sam Raimi
Spider-Man movies, where he didn't have
mechanical web shooters, so I wonder
if that affected anybody at all.
If maybe they saw the toy as like,
well that's not how the real Spider-Man
does it, 'cause the movie is what their
perception of Spider-Man was.
I don't know.
It's a lot to think about.
I did have this toy, though,
and everyone thought I was really annoying.
Lastly, I'm just gonna touch on one comment
from the super suits video about Doctor Strange
from prime82maxx, which sends us a link
where you can find out the religion
of your favorite comic book characters.
My favorite was that Huey, Dewey and Louie,
their religion was listed as anthropomorphic animal,
which I hadn't realized was an option,
but I know what I'm converting to now.
That's gonna be it for the comments
this week, but before you go,
I have done a collab with the folks
over at Imperius Arcs, it is super fun.
It's about the science behind Magnetos,
magnetism powers, and how he could really
control every aspect of the entire
universe if he wanted to.
It's amazing.
Go watch it.
Link in the description, or we'll probably put it here.
And of course, make sure you check out
this week's podcasts.
We got the NerdSync Podcast that is out today
all about personal identity and relating
that to Cyborg, and whether or not Cyborg
is still Victor Stone, even though he's
had a lot of him replaced.
It's really interesting.
We argue a lot.
It was a lot of fun.
You can also listen to the latest
episode of the Flashback Flicks Podcast,
which was about one of my favorite
movies, Galaxy Quest, so good,
a lot of fun to listen to.
Everything's fun.
It's all fun around here.
We don't give you anything but fun,
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