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1%

The%An+fashionistas%

Katherine%Finan%

Melanie%Richardson%

Superhero:%Wavo%Major%Power:%Wavo%has%the%power%to%use%construc+ve%and%destruc+ve%electromagne+c%wave%

interference.%%He%absorbs%light%and%can%project%electromagne+c%waves%that%either%amplify%

exis+ng%waves%or%destroy%those%exis+ng%waves.%Since%Wavo%can%absorb%the%electromagne+c%

waves,%he%is%also%able%to%outwardly%project%those%waves%into%the%area%about%100%yards%around%

him.%%His%energy%is%received%from%any%form%of%light%around%him,%and%since%the%waves%he%emits%are%

either%the%same%amplitude%and%frequency%as%those%around%him,%or%the%exact%opposite,%it%is%this%

that%makes%him%powerful.%

% Minor%Power:%Wavo%has%close%to%super%strength%that%

helps%him%in%combat%so%that%he%is%not%useless%aNer%

blinding%his%opponent.%

Wavo’s%weakness%is%

darkness.%%Since%he%

requires%light%in%

order%to%keep%his%

energy%powered%up,%

darkness%is%a%

detriment%to%his%

abili+es.%%

Supervillain:%Trixie%

Major&Power:&Trixie%can%change%her%state%(i.e.%solid,%liquid,%gas)%at%her%will.%Trixie%changes%her%state%due%to%an%upset%in%her%molecular%

makeup,%which%is%what%gave%her%the%power%to%change%state.%%She%

controls%her%body%temperature,%which%allows%the%vibra+ons%of%her%

molecules%to%either%speed%up%or%slow%down%in%order%to%change%state.%%%

%%% Minor&Power:&Trixie%has%the%ability%to%travel%at%very%fast%speeds,%no%maRer%what%her%state%of%maRer.%

Trixie’s%weakness%is%change%of%environment.%%If%she%is%exposed%to%

very%cold%temperatures,%she%becomes%immobile%because%she%

cannot%heat%her%body%temperature%enough%to%move%again.%

Superhero:%Chords%

Major%Power:%Can%constrict%her%vocal%chords%to%make%

whatever%sounds%she%wishes.%%When%she%removes%her%mask,%

any%loud%noise%she%makes%will%form%a%sonic%boom.%

Minor%Power:%Accelerated%speed%(faster%than%the%fastest%

sprinter%in%the%world).%%Has%pet%bear%“Snuggles”%and%pet%ferret%

“Brandon”%that%she%can%command%using%proper%frequencies.%%

She%is%also%hypersensi+ve%to%different%sounds.%

%Since%Chords%has%strong%control%over%her%vocal%chords,%she%can%create%waves%of%

sounds%at%different%pitches%and%frequencies%as%desired.%%Since%she%can%control%

sounds,%she%has%managed%to%learn%how%to%communicate%with%other%creatures%

beyond%humans.%%Since%she%forms%waves%of%sound,%she%can%formulate%waves%in%

both%air%and%water.%

Chords%cannot%easily%control%volume%so%she%has%to%use%a%mask,%

so%her%weakness%is%that%she%physically%has%to%remove%the%mask%

to%make%sonic%boom.%%Another%weakness%is%that%if%something%

is%deaf%she%may%be%unable%to%affect%them%in%the%same%way.%%

Also,&she&has&very&bad&fashion&sense.&

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2%

Supervillain:%Gran%Eyt%Rox%

Major%Power:%Made%of%rocks%and%can%super%heat%himself%and%

rocks%around%him%that%he%physically%comes%in%contact%with,%

can%also%stomp%legs%to%form%vibra+ons%in%ground%to%mimic%

earth%quakes.%%%

Minor%Power:%super%strength,%can%regenerate%himself%by%

mel+ng%rock%and%adding%it%to%himself%in%the%place%where%his%

lost%part%is.%

Since%Gran%is%a%rock%by%nature%he%cannot%consume%food%to%store%energy.%He%

absorbs%heat%through%geothermal%processes%and%can%also%absorb%energy%from%

the%sun.%%Processes%heat%from%core%and%sends%outwards,%and%since%rock%is%not%as%

highly%conduc+ve%it%takes%+mes%to%melt%himself%outwards.%%He%causes%

earthquakes%by%damaging%ground%with%legs%forming%small%microfaults%which%he%

vibrates%causing%stresses%which%result%in%small%earthquakes.%%

Gran%Eyt%Rox%cannot%localize%earthquakes%very%well,%cannot%

handle%darkness%very%well%and%can%be%cooled%down%with%

different%sources%(example%water).%

Wavo’s%Background%

•  Born%on%Mercury%

•  Mercurians%absorb%energy%from%the%sun%for%

power%–%can%also%get%energy%from%food%and%

rest%

•  Realized%he%was%more%powerful%because%he%

could%project%the%absorbed%solar%energy%

•  Mercurians%thought%he%would%become%

dangerous%and%exiled%him%to%Earth.%

Trixie’s%Background%

•  Was%a%world^class%scien+st%

•  Experimen+ng%making%living%organisms%change%state%

•  Became%greedy%and%tried%it%on%herself%

•  It%worked,%but%was%temperamental%

•  Went%into%seclusion%where%she%became%biRer%and%angry%

•  Discovered%she%could%also%move%quickly%in%every%state%of%maRer%

Chords’s%Background%

%Superhero%Chords%was%born%with%her%strange%vocal%chords.%%Her%parents%found%out%about%her%powers%when%she%was%a%few%days%old%when%she%first%broke%a%window%when%she%cried.%%ANer%this%point%her%parents%did%all%they%could%to%keep%her%quiet.%%When%she%was%a%year%and%a%half%old%she%went%into%a%fit%of%laughter%during%a%game%of%peek^a^boo%with%a%rela+ve%and%destroyed%their%house,%leaving%her%family%injured.%%She%was%later%abandoned%by%her%parents%in%the%woods.%%She%was%soon%found%by%a%pack%of%bears,%and%when%they%went%to%aRack%she%perfectly%mimicked%one%of%their%roars,%which%caused%the%bears%to%accept%her%as%one%of%their%own.%%ANer%years%of%training%she%learned%to%make%different%noises%with%her%vocal%chords.%Her%ability%to%run%very%fast%comes%from%how%she%was%raised.%%She%was%raised%hun+ng%and%gathering%in%the%forest%and%with%intense%training%became%very%strong%and%fast.%

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3%

Gran%Eyt%Rox’s%Background%

%Supervillian%Gran%Eyt%Rox%was%born%in%the%inner%crust%of%the%Earth.%%He%was%born%in%a%granite%dyke%in%the%Canadian%Rocky%mountains.%%ANer%this,%he%traveled%the%interior%of%the%planet,%growing%jealous%of%different%rocks%and%minerals,%including%the%most%elusive%of%all%–%the%diamond.%%Knowing%he%had%no%carbon%to%speak%of%and%knowing%that%he%would%be%nothing%more%than%a%speckled%rock,%he%traveled%to%the%surface%of%the%planet%to%express%his%sense%of%fashion%and%desire%for%beauty.%%When%he%arrived%at%the%surface%he%emerged%from%a%basal+c%lava%flow%on%the%Big%Island%of%Hawaii.%%There%he%expected%to%see%fashionable%humans%that%were%obsessed%with%beau+ful%minerals%like%diamond%and%instead%came%across%colorful%and%unaRrac+ve%hawaiin%shirts.%%He%became%enraged%at%these%people’s%lack%of%fashion%sense%and%swore%vengeance%against%all%humans.%

6/16/14%

4%

6/16/14%

5%

Calcula+ons:%Trixie%evapora+ng%

from%Body%Temperature%•  In%order%to%liquify%or%vaporize,%Trixie%must%increase%her%internal%temperature%and%

further%add%in%ac+va+on%energy%to%change%state.%

•  Assuming%she%has%the%same%heat%of%vaporiza+on%of%water:%

•  Time%(t):%1s%

•  Mass%(m):%56kg%

•  Specific%heat%capacity%of%water%(C):%4200%J%kg^1%K^1%

•  Ini+al%Temp:%37.5℃%

•  Final%Temp:%101℃%

•  ΔT=63.5%K%

•  Heat%of%Vaporiza+on(ΔHvap):%2260%kg%K^1%

•  Energy=%mC%ΔT%+%ΔHvap(m)%

•  Energy=%56kg%x%4200%J%kg^1%K^1%x%63.5%K%%

•  +%56kg%x%2260%kg%K^1%

•  Energy%(n)=%15,061,760J%=%15,061kJ%

•  Power=%n/t%=%15,061,760J%/%1s%=%15,061,760%waRs%=%15,061%kwaRs%

Calcula+ng%Wavo%Emijng%Light%Waves%•  The%frequency%of%Visible%light%is%

4^7.5x10^14%Hz%

•  The%Wavelength%of%Visible%light%is%750^400%

nm%

•  The%Quantum%energies%are%1.65^3.1%eV%

(electro^volts)%

•  To%calculate%the%energy%of%the%wave,%use%

the%equa+on%hc/wavelength%

•  h%=%4.135x10^^15%eV%

•  c%=%3x10^8%m/s^2%

•  E(Red)%=%4.135x10^^15%eV%*%3x10^8%m/s^2%

7.5x%10^^7%m%

•  E(Red)%=%1.7%eV%

•  E(violet)=%4.135x10^^15%eV*%3x10^8%m/

s^2%

4.0x10^^7%

•  E(violet)%=%3.1%eV%

•  1%eV%=%1.602x10^^19%J%

•  E(Red)%=%2.7x10^^19%

•  E(violet)%=%5.0x10^^19%

•  Power%=%Energy/+me%%

•  Time%%=%15%sec%

•  P(Red)%=%(2.7x10^^19)/15%sec%=%1.8x10^^20%

•  P(violet)%=%(5.0x10^^19)/15%sec%=%

3.3x10^^20%

•  Wavo%used%a%small%amount%of%power%to%

emit%many%different%types%of%visible%light%

wavelengths%in%order%to%retain%his%

construc+ve%interference%to%confuse%Gran%

Eyt%Rox.%

6/16/14%

6%

Calcula+ons:%Gran%Eyt%Rox%

“Melts”%Granite%•  Gran%makes%granite%chunks%duc+le,%not%molten%

•  Assuming%the%star+ng%temperature%is%room%temperature%and%he%results%at%400℃%

(average%temperature%of%lower%crust%where%granite%is%duc+le):%

•  Time%(t):%10s%

•  Mass%(m):%5kg%

•  Specific%heat%capacity%of%granite%(C):%790%J%kg^1%K^1%

•  Ini+al%Temp:%23.5℃%

•  Final%Temp:%400℃%

•  ΔT=376.5%K%

•  Energy=%mC%ΔT%%

•  Energy=%5kg%x%790%J%kg^1%K^1%x%376.5%K%%

•  Energy%(n)=%1,487,175J%=%1487kJ%

•  Power=%n/t%=%1,487,175J%/%10s%=%148,717%waRs%=%149%kwaRs%

Calcula+ons:%Chords%Energy%

Required%to%Move%Vocal%Chords%to%

Make%Sonic%Boom%•  In%order%to%make%her%vocal%chords%form%a%sonic%boom,%she%had%to%exceed%the%sound%

barrier%(this%is%for%one%second%dura+on%scream)%

•  Mass%(m):%100g%=%0.1kg%

•  Velocity=1,225km/h%=%0.3403km/s%

•  Times%Oscila+ng%per%second:%100%

•  Energy=%(1/2)mv^2%

•  Energy%(n)=%(1/2)(0.1kg)(0.3403km/s)^2%

•  Energy%(n)=0.00579J%

•  Energy/second=0.5790J%

•  Power=%n/t%=%0.0709J/1s%=%0.5790JwaRs%