What if Spiderman was really really fat?

Participant said:
Fly just means propelled through the air. Spiderman propels himself through the air. There is no way I was mistaken in any form, so the above is never going to happen. I'm very happy to admit when I'm wrong, but since literally everyone on the planet knows how Spiderman moves, it should be obvious to even the most dim-witted that I wasn't mistaken.

Dude.
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No, he falls while attached to some string. When I jump off something I'm not 'propelling myself to the ground', I'm falling to the ground.
 
I know it's the season of good will an' everything but does anyone else agree Participant should be perma banned for this display?

I'm disgusted not only at his lack of basic Superhero knowledge but at the pathetic, cowardly way in which he's tried to cover his behind. :p
 
[FnG]magnolia;25419099 said:
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:D

muon said:
Let's say for a second you meant fly as in the sense you are currently claiming.

When did swinging from building to building with your arms stop being an incredibly strenuous activity?
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This is a fair point.

However this doesn't change the fact that I was using the word fly in the same way as the bullet flew through the air or the train flew through the night.

There's obviously concensus on this though, so since nobody believes me I'm going to go and sulk.
 
Participant said:
:D

This is a fair point.

However this doesn't change the fact that I was using the word fly in the same way as the bullet flew through the air or the train flew through the night.

There's obviously concensus on this though, so since nobody believes me I'm going to go and sulk.
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Please don't do that! There's still a fair bit of mileage in this yet. Look, I'll even give you some evidence which appears to support your original assertion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4_J2486Csc
 
It's ok, I agree with Participant, Spiderman does fly. He may be supported by his web, but he's still flying.

Incidentally, I can also fly, I fly everywhere I go. I may be supported by my legs, but according to Participant-Logic(tm) it still counts as flying.
 
Vanquish-Storm said:
At first I disagreed but then I was like woah!

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fly
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to be carried through the air by the wind or any other force or agency:
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Participant.. such struggle

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Participant said:
:D



This is a fair point.

However this doesn't change the fact that I was using the word fly in the same way as the bullet flew through the air or the train flew through the night.

There's obviously concensus on this though, so since nobody believes me I'm going to go and sulk.
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Just as an outsider who just read the conversation: I take your first post as how you meant it, only just, but nonetheless i agree with your usage.

As soon as you answered "since when could spiderman fly?" with "since... he became spiderman". You lost all logical reasoning skills. At that point the question was very literally "How long has spiderman been able to FLY" (again: literally not figuratively) and you answered with "since he became spiderman." not "Not literally fly, but swing through the air" or "you know what i meant :D" or anything of the sort.



Either way, pretty sure consistently supporting your body weight, and suffering through massive shifts in Gforce would be enough exercise to keep you lean.
 
Context is key here. He lost, miserably, whether the original word can be used in that context or not.
 
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