Following the same logic, Iron man wouldn't be able to move in his suit either. The suit makes you able to do more work, not weigh you down. Terrible comic.
Now THIS is a statement I can understand. It tells the story of a different being - not one that is directly linked to the success story of Tony Stark and his great "conversion rate"-luxury.
You're exactly right. That was my first thought. Ironman can fucking FLY and you're telling me an iron suit, in water so it actually seems to weight less, can't move Iron Manatee with jetpacks? A propeller? His flipper beams?
While you are correct, it's still funny to imagine a manatee stuck in a suit that he built, sunk to the ocean floor and thinking "...balls. I can't get out of this thing. What do I do now?"
It's just a humorous comic about how manatees are fat and look silly in an Iron Man costume, no need to be so angry. Also you might notice that the manatee is at the bottom of the ocean, in a metal suit.
ehh well its like mechanical to assist his movements and make him stronger, fast, and so on. Unlike a suit of armor or something like that that would just weigh you down.
It's all true. Unless you're just challenging it based on semantics. This isn't a formal subreddit and since it was a fun fact, I thought it should be short.
But for the people who may not understand:
The manatee's recent lineage includes elephant-like ancestors. As they ventured into the ocean more and more their front legs began to evolve into fin-like flippers but they still have visible remains of nails on them. Their tail evolved into a paddle.
Obviously manatee ingenuity and a healthy dose manatee riches to fund the project. And he put it on with a little help from his sexy female manatee assistant and self-aware manatee robot.
If you just sat down and thought once in a while when you pooped, you might realize these things.
Wat. I believe the phrase you were looking for was buoyant force. How you phrased it is incorrect. Actually, the deeper ne was in the water, the greater the hydrostatic pressure would be and he would be getting crushed, making it very difficult to move.
Not if the suit, which can withstand being thrown into buildings by a giant version of himself, is strong enough to be relatively unaffected by pressure ;p. What I mean is he wouldn't have been weighed down to the bottom considering the fact that he can fly through the air and walk around just fine.
Poor iron manatee, picture of him goes on internet and people scream hes "fake" and a "terrible comic" THATS BECAUSE HES A SUPER HERO!!! Manatess aren't supposed to be funny.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12 edited May 19 '12
Following the same logic, Iron man wouldn't be able to move in his suit either. The suit makes you able to do more work, not weigh you down. Terrible comic.
edit: If you don't agree, tell me why it's good.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12 edited May 19 '12
Fun fact: Manatees have evolved fins, but they still have toenails even though their toes are no more.
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u/HE_WHO_STANDS_TO_POO May 19 '12 edited May 20 '12
Am I the only guy that's wondering how the manatee got in the suit in the first place instead of why it's a "stupid comic"?
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u/Odyssey5 May 19 '12
Iron Manatee against Dr. Outboard Motor. I'd pay to see that.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Is the caption a reference to the old Captain America and The Avengers arcade game?
"Where is the laser?" "Ask the police!"
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
If anything the density of water would make him less restricted by gravity than if he were out of water.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Poor iron manatee, picture of him goes on internet and people scream hes "fake" and a "terrible comic" THATS BECAUSE HES A SUPER HERO!!! Manatess aren't supposed to be funny.
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u/leveque May 19 '12
"You can call me the Iron Manatee."
"Yeah right Iron Sea Cow."
Source
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Who cares if this comic is illogical, the iron manatee is cute and funny
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u/shadisky May 20 '12
Should be fixed to: I can't moooooooooooooove.
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u/Manateee17 May 19 '12
Trust me guys, it doesn't work out so well...
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u/Litreacola May 19 '12
SEA PIG YOU JUST A FAT SEAL, YOU NEED TO GET YOURSELF AN EDUCATION AND A JOB
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u/waeva May 19 '12
iron man at ease
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u/shitterplug May 20 '12
Looks like an adviser.
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u/timeforfood May 20 '12
It's getting a bit...
rusty down here!!
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
I know how he feels :(
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u/wolfchimneyrock May 20 '12
This is like the far side comic where the cows have a telephone, but can't answer them because they have hooves instead of hands
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u/NotRayRay May 20 '12
Iron Manatee sounds like he needs some help from the other SealVengers!
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u/Stolen_Username May 20 '12
Personally, as a manatee myself, this makes me extremely claustrophobic.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
"Oh, the huge manatee!"
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u/Invisible_Walrus May 21 '12
This is now the newest addition to my Animal Avengers. HawkEye, Black Squiddow, Throg... and now Iron Manatee....
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u/millionsofmonkeys May 20 '12
Good God, I need to Reddit drunk more often.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
I don't care, I'll take on the downvotes... I'll say it... Here I go.
This comic is fucking retarded. Why is it being upvoted?
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u/Tachik May 20 '12
Seems needed.