What KIND of scientist is Batman?

[Iangould]

http://scienceblogs.com/worldsfair/2006/06/batmans_a_scientist_a_legitima.php

Marge: Homer?
Homer: Yelloh?
Marge: There's a man here who thinks he can help you.
Homer: Batman?
Marge: No, he's a scientist.
Homer: Batman's a scientist.

...
My question to the audience: what kind of scientist is Batman?

[Gaz]

A good one. :p

[Iangould]

Best response so far:

[Batman is] a very skilled practical engineer who can build just about anything. Assuming it has a bat on it somewhere.

[Dreadstar]

He's a Bat-scientist.


duh.

[Wesley Dodds]

He's a chemist.

[Drew Van T.]

He's a chemist.

Batman is a drug store? :p

[Winslow]

Depends on the writer and the continuity . . .

I deserve this => :rolleyes:

[Loren]

He's a criminologist and, as one person on the science site noted, a forensic scientist.

Neither of which would be of much aid in stopping runaway monorails, unfortunately.

[Iangould]

The Simpons quote is from Marge Vs the Monorail, as one of the scienceblogs psoters points out, Batman stopped a runaway monorail (built by his father) in Batman Begins.

So homer was actually quite sensible - and prescient.

[Ed Cunard]

He's the goddamn scientist.

[Patient Boy]

He's a master scientist.

http://64.235.38.2/ihc/batorigin2.jpg

This still amuses me to no end (http://www.jaypinkerton.com/blog/archives/001228.html).

[Drew Van T.]

The Simpons quote is from Marge Vs the Monorail, as one of the scienceblogs psoters points out, Batman stopped a runaway monorail (built by his father) in Batman Begins.

So homer was actually quite sensible - and prescient.

Notice that Batman Begins' answer to the topical question is: Batman is a scientist who lets some old scientist that used to work for his dad do all the science work.

Actually, that's the most convincing and realistic answer, if not the funniest.

[shadowraven]

I don't think Batman can be considered a true scientist, because he doesn't really conduct scientific research. He's certainly skilled in many scientific fields (like chemistry) but he's much more a detective and a mechanic/engineer than a scientist.

[SOGG]

I mean, doesn't he have howard do that stuff for him?

[Jaye]

He's a Bat-scientist.


duh.


So sad, but I lol'd.

[Forefinger]

Marge: Homer?
Homer: Yelloh?
Marge: There's a man here who thinks he can help you.
Homer: Batman?
Marge: No, he's a scientist.
Homer: Batman's a scientist?

That question mark makes the whole joke! Plus Marge's next line is something like "IT'S NOT BATMAN!"

[Grazzt]

Batman is a drug store? :p

Is there a pun in another language that I'm missing?

[jessecuster3]

Is there a pun in another language that I'm missing?


I believe in England they call Pharmacies - Chemists.

[Shades0077]

The Simpons quote is from Marge Vs the Monorail, as one of the scienceblogs psoters points out, Batman stopped a runaway monorail (built by his father) in Batman Begins.

So homer was actually quite sensible - and prescient.
Does crashing it really count as stopping it?

[OzBat!]

The velocity was reduced to zero and the kinetic energy transferred to the point of impact, so I'd say it was stopped.

EDIT: and now I'm ashamed to admit I actually had a comigeeknerd moment where I wished I could see a scene where Batman actually needs to stop for a second and work out how much force he needs to apply to an object and the vectors involved to make it stop...

with bat-chalk on a sidewalk somewhere!

[Pól Rua]

Serious answer.
Batman's a comic book scientist. Basically, early comic book (and sitcom) scientists invented a substance called Narrativium which basically means that if you wear glasses (goggles are even better!), a labcoat, and have big enough hair, you can pretty much do anything as long as the plot calls for it.
In one of my favourite moments from 'The Goodies' TV series, our heroes (playing ancient Britons) are confronted with Roman Legionaries.
The question goes up, "Do any of us speak Latin?" wherupon Graham
http://images.google.com.au/images?q=tbn:F4aXPwZQw-1HBM:users.townsqr.com/ale/graeme.jpg
who's obviously a scientist, I mean look at that hair! and those specs!
says: "Yes, well, I expect I can."

It's purely plot driven, and just like real life, anyone with a labcoat can do pretty much anything as long as their are sufficient quantities of bubbling beakers of odd liquid and the occasional sparky-zappy thing.
Yes.

[Gaz]

That question mark makes the whole joke! Plus Marge's next line is something like "IT'S NOT BATMAN!"
Um, no. Marge is trying to show it's not Batman, because he's a scientist and Homer's not convinced because he knows Batman IS a scientist.

[Gilda Dent]

The velocity was reduced to zero and the kinetic energy transferred to the point of impact, so I'd say it was stopped.

EDIT: and now I'm ashamed to admit I actually had a comigeeknerd moment where I wished I could see a scene where Batman actually needs to stop for a second and work out how much force he needs to apply to an object and the vectors involved to make it stop...

with bat-chalk on a sidewalk somewhere!

Hee hee. In Dick Tracy, Tracy does that. He's trapped in a locked room with an open skylight, so he makes a see-saw to catapult him out. But first, he calculates the forces involved using chalk or something else on the floor.

Gilda

[Pinball]

Serious answer.
Batman's a comic book scientist. Basically, early comic book (and sitcom) scientists invented a substance called Narrativium which basically means that if you wear glasses (goggles are even better!), a labcoat, and have big enough hair, you can pretty much do anything as long as the plot calls for it.
In one of my favourite moments from 'The Goodies' TV series, our heroes (playing ancient Britons) are confronted with Roman Legionaries.
The question goes up, "Do any of us speak Latin?" wherupon Graham
http://images.google.com.au/images?q=tbn:F4aXPwZQw-1HBM:users.townsqr.com/ale/graeme.jpg
who's obviously a scientist, I mean look at that hair! and those specs!
says: "Yes, well, I expect I can."

But Batman doesn't have big hair...

[kmeyers]

All of them.

Anytime anyone has a question about what the hell is happening, it's always "Ask Batman."

[Pól Rua]

But Batman doesn't have big hair...

he does, however, have goggles and a labcoat.
And a robot dinosaur.

Robot Dinosaurs go a long way.

[Forefinger]

Um, no. Marge is trying to show it's not Batman, because he's a scientist and Homer's not convinced because he knows Batman IS a scientist.
We will agree to disagree. I remember it that way. Of course, I do have selective memory and tend to be insane....

[OzBat!]

But Batman doesn't have big hair...How do YOU know? He always wears that big ol' spooky cowl thingie! Maybe it's to keep his unruly locks under control, you ever think of THAT?? Huh? Huh??


:p

[kmeyers]

How do YOU know? He always wears that big ol' spooky cowl thingie! Maybe it's to keep his unruly locks under control, you ever think of THAT?? Huh? Huh??


:p

but...Bruce Wayne....

[OzBat!]

What, that rich playboy dude? He aint no scientist!!

[kmeyers]

What, that rich playboy dude? He aint no scientist!!
or is he also a social scientist???

[OzBat!]

or is he also a social scientist???A very social scientist, wink wink, nudge nudge, whey-hey-hey! Being a rich playboy does have its advantages!

Hmm. That could also explain all those young boys hanging around the house...







I'm sorry. The goodies reference earlier has set off my inner British humour/Benny Hill. I'll get over it. Eventually!

[Pól Rua]

What, that rich playboy dude? He aint no scientist!!

This made me laugh A LOT.

[atoningunifex]

Isn't it obvious?

Batman isn't a scientist at all. He's a mutant with the ability to instantly perform acts of science!

[Drew Van T.]

I believe in England they call Pharmacies - Chemists.

And in Australia, I thought?

The Michael Caine-impersonating butler is always so chipper because he's into the Prozac drawer, obviously.

[Richv1]

He is a criminologist. A pathologist. A chemist.

[Paradox]

Pol was right. In comics, "scientist" means you can do anything. I mean, how unlikely is it that Hank Pym is a biochemist AND a robotosist...ist? :D

[Wesley Dodds]

Pol was right. In comics, "scientist" means you can do anything. I mean, how unlikely is it that Hank Pym is a biochemist AND a robotosist...ist? :D

Well, highly likely, since he has multiple personalities.

[Paradox]

His MPD was the result of his work, not the other way around.

[Wesley Dodds]

His MPD was the result of his work, not the other way around.

AND NO WONDER.

[Forefinger]

I'm just glad to see this thread back on the first page. Good job.

[Richv1]

Hey in comics anythng is possible I'm even a Biology teacher in one. :cool:

[Aaron Kashtan]

The real question is, what kind of scientist is Professor Frink?

[Wesley Dodds]

The real question is, what kind of scientist is Professor Frink?

Chemist, obviously.

[rick]

This still amuses me to no end (http://www.jaypinkerton.com/blog/archives/001228.html).


That was truly twisted and truly great.

[StoneGold]

He's a dickologist, with a minor in total bastardry.

[Spike-X]

The real question is, what kind of scientist is Professor Frink?
One that makes you laugh, and makes you think, with the thing and the...heh...

[Michael P]

Batman is an awesome scientist.

[beetlebum]

He is a criminologist. A pathologist. A chemist.

That's probably the best answer. In the real world, it would be impossible for any human being to master all disciplines. To me, he's a chemist, a forensic scientist, and apparently a surgeon. It's fitting, considering his Pa was a doc before he bit the bullet, literally. In the Justice League movie Starcrossed, we see him performing a postmortem examination on an alien. Apparently, he knows a lot about alien physique as well. As for me, I would have loved to have attended med school with Bruce.

http://www.webomatica.com/images/blog/gaf_bale2.jpg

Talk about McDreamy! :o

[Willowhugger]

Poison Ivy explained that Bruce Wayne, in addition to being a world renowned playboy and charity organizer, is rather famous as a scientist in certain circles. The irony is that most of his work seems to be unpublished and is only learned about retroactively through people who bother to follow up where Waynetech gets some of its goodies.

This was when she wanted to be human.

So in addition to being a Forensics Scientist, Surgery, Chemist, Electronics and Mechanical Engineer.....

Batman apparently learned a hell of a lot about gene therapy.

I tend to assume that he's sort of a born Child Prodigy that had his energies channeled elsewhere.

[Night]

he's a fake scientist.... all the real science has been out-sourced to third world countries.

[howaboutamagictrick]

forensic possibly?

[kitty_tc_69]

He's obviously a Chiropterologist.

:biggrin:

10 points to anyone who figures that one out. 20 to anyone who doesn't google-cheat.

[Alan2099]

Serious answer.
Batman's a comic book scientist. Basically, early comic book (and sitcom) scientists invented a substance called Narrativium which basically means that if you wear glasses (go
Thor once made a robot. He could do that because his alter ego, Donald Blake, was a doctor. Sure, he was a medical doctor, but it's something.

[Paradox]

kitty_tc_69 is a couple of years late:

He's obviously a Chiropterologist.

:biggrin:

10 points to anyone who figures that one out. 20 to anyone who doesn't google-cheat.

I don't have to cheat. It's mentioned in the comments on the original article. :biggrin:

[mattx110]

Some people call him the Doctor of Love.

The Chemist of Chemistry.

The Surgeon of Soul-mates.

I tend to think of him as the Dermatologist of Destiny.

[Paradox]

Ah, yes, always fighting the black-head of crime. :wink:

[Jeremi]

A very social scientist, wink wink, nudge nudge, whey-hey-hey! Being a rich playboy does have its advantages!

Hmm. That could also explain all those young boys hanging around the house...







I'm sorry. The goodies reference earlier has set off my inner British humour/Benny Hill. I'll get over it. Eventually!

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii276/Jeremi_88/df.jpg

“Bruce Wayne you’re a goer, eh? Know whatahmean, know whatahmean, nudge nudge, know whatahmean, say no more?”

I made in Paint so sue me.

[mattx110]

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii276/Jeremi_88/df.jpg

“Bruce Wayne you’re a goer, eh? Know whatahmean, know whatahmean, nudge nudge, know whatahmean, say no more?”

I made in Paint so sue me.From where I'm sitting, definitely worth the effort.

[mgs]

He's a Bat-scientist.


duh.

lol! :D

He's got to be a mad-scientist though right? I mean all his tech and techniques are way beyond normal human tech, so, in that vein, isn't he always doing stuff that is really 'untested' yet, for normal people?

[Jeremi]

From where I'm sitting, definitely worth the effort.

In hindsight yes it was. :biggrin: It came out a little better than I expected.

[mattx110]

In hindsight yes it was. :biggrin: It came out a little better than I expected.
You really shook that paintbrush, hint hint, nudge nudge, know what I mean? Say no more.

[AdamYJ]

I figured Batman's primary fields were forensics and criminology (which is actually a social science, not a natural science). He just sort of dabbles in a lot of other areas, but he's so well-connected that he can get help with all this stuff if needed.

For example, Batman may not be too shabby with gadgets, but he often has other people building stuff for him. In Batman Begins, it was Lucius Fox. In the comics from the late '80s and into the '90s, it was that hunchbacked guy Harold. I even read in one comic that a stuntman named Jack Edison built the Batmobile for him. And BTAS had a different guy who built it for him.

[Jeremi]

You really shook that paintbrush, hint hint, nudge nudge, know what I mean? Say no more.

Are you selling something?

[theNighteye]

HAHA! thats pretty funny......Batman is a scientist cuz he is a chemist, to some degree he is a surgeon, he's kind of a jack of all trades. And he's a forensic detective too....he's really really smart.

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[Jared]

For all his mastery of scientific disciplines, he's wishing he'd studied Quantum Morrison Cosmology and Space/Time Retcon Punchology, so he'd have some idea of what the hell is going on in his life.

[Cthulhudrew]

Batman's a Scientologist.