12. Kick-Ass’ Inability To Feel Pain
- Company: Marvel Comics
- Real Science: Biology, Chemistry
- Possible to Recreate: Yes
While Kick-Ass is very popular from the two movies he was part of, the character was actually first invented and published as a comic book series by Marvel Comics. The story revolves around Dave Lizewski, who was just an ordinary teenager when one day, he was beaten until near death. When he awoke, somehow he did not feel any pain and that led him to feel he could be a real-life superhero.
The cool facts behind comic book characters like Kick-Ass are that his “superpower” is based on proven science, and it is possible to recreate it. Some people are actually born without any ability to feel pain. They have a condition known as “Congenital Insensitivity to Pain.” Many who have CIP often die young because they do not know when to get help or when they go too far. It is believed increased levels of endorphins causes the condition, so we can somewhat recreate it.