So Clark goes supersonic to break the barrier? HE HAS HEAT VISION!
Very true. The part that slayed me in that ep was that everyone was acting like the speed of sound was some incredible speed. Even an old-fashioned, heavy handgun like the one Clark used on Lex in NB has a muzzle velocity of nearly 1000 feet persecond, and the speed of sound is only a little over 1125 fps. And in that ep, Clark shot the gun, whipped over to Lex, and plucked the bullet out of the air. He had to be moving at--or just below--the speed of sound to beat it there, and it was no big deal. No long windup to get up to such "unbelievable" speed.
I find a similar problem with most eps that deal with guns. Superman can't wait to hear a gun fire and then take off to catch the bullet, certainly not if the shooter is using a rifle. Ordinary hunting rifles have muzzle velocities above 2000 fps, which means that the bullet has already smashed into the victim before the sound of the shot ever arrives. Even if Supes is standing right there, he can't prevent an assassination unless he is
watching for a bullet.
The speed of sound is a much more limiting factor than we normally think.
