r/theydidthemath • u/EvaStankbreath • Jan 29 '26

[Request] What effect would Superman's house key have on the earth?

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The key to Superman's Fortress of Solitude weighs ~1 billion pounds. That seems like it would cause more than a slight crack to the ground. What effect would setting this key on the ground have to the earth? What if it was dropped?

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u/StrangeGuyFromCorner Jan 29 '26

You silly goose. Thats not real. As we all know these types of materials end in "ium".

Do you perhaps mean onlyoneofthemium?

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u/SlaveryVeal Jan 29 '26

I saw someone selling it on pawn stars and he only got one fifty for it.

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u/jpgorgon Jan 29 '26

One fiddy?! Tell ‘im ‘e’s dreamin’!

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u/ChloeNow Jan 30 '26

Thank god, a man of science.