http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.htmlI can't believe someone took the time to cover all of this. Some of it is rather disturbing.
And to imagine what it would be like completely redone 35 years later... as this was done in the early 1970s (appearing in the 1971 anthology "All the Myriad Ways", by
this guy, Ringworld author,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_NivenInfo on the collection, confirming the source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_Myriad_WaysAnd even more definitely confirming - its on his official site ;)
http://www.larryniven.org/stories/Man_of_S..._of_Kleenex.htmPS: A lot of free time perhaps, but when your mind is that logical and yet also focused on the fantastical, I guess it's just a matter of time before you feel compelled to spend time on that kind of creative work :P
PPS: Thanks, btw, now I don't think I'm going to ever be able to look at post-rain squirming-frantically-all-over-the-sidewalk earthworms the same way again :rolleyes: