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How is adamantium in specific Logan's claws so sharp?

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Like I understand how strong it is as a metal but it also seems unbelievably sharp. Things melt like butter.

Is it a combination of Logan's strength and the metal or is adamantium somehow capable of splitting things on the molecular level? It seems to have to special properties.

Sort of like how when Superman flies or picks things up he sub-conciosly has to extend some type of psionic buffer or barrier. There has to be more to it please enlighten me Gaf.

Edit: Did some research and now I have more questions.

Also is this still true: Adamantium Beta is a result of Wolverine's healing factor altering the molecular structure of the metal so that it acts as a part of his body. This allows him to regenerate adamantium parts, and prevents the adamantium from interfering with his body's processes (such as his bone marrow and healing).

Good Info and thanks!

Nostremitus said:
This explains it pretty well.


https://youtu.be/f-lO2s-5aBM

And why X-23 is deadlier


https://youtu.be/TilG3jGQFLo
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Because they're harder than diamond but not brittle like diamond.
There are actually at least two minerals IRL that are harder than diamond.
 
The metal is so hard that the edges don't wear or dull. It's typically harder than the substance it cuts through. That's all that's needed beyond force and momentum.
 
Well since Adamantium is already dense the weight of the metal frame bearing on his body combined with his healing factor can give increased muscle mass. The sharp pointy things on his arms gives him the strength to cut through any mere mortal like butter. But what I don't understand about Wolverine is how his claws can retract on will, how does that work?
 
Iron Badger said:
Well since Adamantium is already dense the weight of the metal frame bearing on his body combined with his healing factor can give increased muscle mass. The sharp pointy things on his arms gives him the strength to cut through any mere mortal like butter. But what I don't understand about Wolverine is how his claws can retract on will, how does that work?
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Because they're layered on top of his retractable bone claws that are part of his mutation.
 
Imagine a knife. Imagine cutting through butter when you heat the knife up, how smooth the knife just slides through, how the butter parts easily around the blade.


Now imagine that, all the time, with Wolverine's claws. Except the claws are heated all the time by his body temperature and they're sharper than any knife ever.

I just wonder how his claws don't shred his arm every time they retract.
 
vsaintlo said:
Like I understand how strong it is as a metal but it also seems unbelievably sharp. Things melt like butter.

Is it a combination of Logan's strength and the metal or is adamantium somehow capable of splitting things on the molecular level? It seems to have to special properties.

Sort of like how when Superman flies or picks things up he sub-conciosly has to extend some type of psionic buffer or barrier. There has to be more to it please enlighten me Gaf.
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This explains it pretty well, Because Science.


https://youtu.be/f-lO2s-5aBM

And why X-23 is deadlier


https://youtu.be/TilG3jGQFLo
 
Ashodin said:
Imagine a knife. Imagine cutting through butter when you heat the knife up, how smooth the knife just slides through, how the butter parts easily around the blade.


Now imagine that, all the time, with Wolverine's claws. Except the claws are heated all the time by his body temperature and they're sharper than any knife ever.

I just wonder how his claws don't shred his arm every time they retract.
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Wait, his claws are hot all the time?
 
Ashodin said:
Imagine a knife. Imagine cutting through butter when you heat the knife up, how smooth the knife just slides through, how the butter parts easily around the blade.


Now imagine that, all the time, with Wolverine's claws. Except the claws are heated all the time by his body temperature and they're sharper than any knife ever.

I just wonder how his claws don't shred his arm every time they retract.
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As said above, the claws are part of his mutation so they have "slots" inside his arms where they fit when retracted. Kinda like the pockets next to the penis for testicles to retract up into when they get cold. Or they might cut him up anyway each time they come out but healing powers make it not matter.
 
Iron Badger said:
Well since Adamantium is already dense the weight of the metal frame bearing on his body combined with his healing factor can give increased muscle mass. The sharp pointy things on his arms gives him the strength to cut through any mere mortal like butter. But what I don't understand about Wolverine is how his claws can retract on will, how does that work?
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If I understand correctly he has claw naturally that are made of bone and he always had them like claws on a feral animal. The Adamantium seemed to line them to make them the claws we know today.

So would Captain American or someone of similar strength swinging a adamatium katana have the same slicing power? Do Logan's bone structure provide some type of structural advantage?
 
Ashodin said:
Imagine a knife. Imagine cutting through butter when you heat the knife up, how smooth the knife just slides through, how the butter parts easily around the blade.


Now imagine that, all the time, with Wolverine's claws. Except the claws are heated all the time by his body temperature and they're sharper than any knife ever.

I just wonder how his claws don't shred his arm every time they retract.
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he's said in both the movies and the comics that it hurts every time.
 
He could literally do this forever.

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Ashodin said:
Imagine a knife. Imagine cutting through butter when you heat the knife up, how smooth the knife just slides through, how the butter parts easily around the blade.


Now imagine that, all the time, with Wolverine's claws. Except the claws are heated all the time by his body temperature and they're sharper than any knife ever.

I just wonder how his claws don't shred his arm every time they retract.
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His claws can't be that hot can they? Interesting idea. Unless this is a unknown ability still he would have to be able to variably control the temperature to change it for various melting points or different things he tries to cut.
 
darkistheway said:
No but seriously why are his claws blades?

Animals claws scratch and tear but they don't slice.
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Because they were weapons that were implanted until the mid-'90s.
 
While we're at it, can Quicksilver keep up his speed forever? They make it seem like he lives his entire life with everything moving slowly, doesn't that make him practically invincible?
 
The real problem is his wrists. They already have to contain joints, tendons, nerves, arteries, and veins. I don't care how thick your wrists are, they don't have the space to let three swords to pass through simultaneously along with all that other stuff. They should pop out above the wrist, like Baraka.
 
pseudocaesar said:
If its indestructible then how did it get sharpened in the first place lol?
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They were cast that way. With the metal over bone explanation it doesn't really make sense, though.
 
Spenny said:
Because they're layered on top of his retractable bone claws that are part of his mutation.
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This is still one of the worst retcons ever, especially since it has stayed since its introduction. I always thought it was more interesting when Wolverone's claws were implanted into him
 
Arkeband said:
While we're at it, can Quicksilver keep up his speed forever? They make it seem like he lives his entire life with everything moving slowly, doesn't that make him practically invincible?
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His perception never slows down which is why he such an asshole.

Here is the quote :
"Have you ever had a day where you are at the ATM and you are in a hurry because you're running late but the person in front of you doesn't know how to use the ATM and they're taking forever? Now imagine what it must be like to spend every day surrounded by people who don't know how to use the ATM."
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I don't think he can run forever though i remember at least in Ultimate he got tired after killing another speedster with sheer speed
 
Arkeband said:
While we're at it, can Quicksilver keep up his speed forever? They make it seem like he lives his entire life with everything moving slowly, doesn't that make him practically invincible?
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The recent Xmen movies make it seem as though Quicksilver is always perceiving time at hyperspeed.

In which case his perspective of time must be completely fucked up, if he isn't able to "turn off" the speed then i don't understand how he could communicate with anyone.

They try to say that it's the reason he's an asshole, but to be completely honest, if he's just a regular human who operates on a clock that's like 1000 times faster than everyone elses, i don't see how that wouldn't drive him insane.


His power is a curse lol
 
pseudocaesar said:
If its indestructible then how did it get sharpened in the first place lol?
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It was poured/molded. But what kind of heat or pressure you would need to do so... Like center of a star or something. I'll defer to someone who's read the comics to explain how they attached/forged the metal. But yea, it's a comic book, what did you expect?
 
What I never understood is why he snikts before a fight. I think it would be better if he developed a fighting style where he snikted while she threw punches. For one thing, it would throw his enemies off guard because they'd just see a fist coming at them at first and wouldn't realize that the extra range of the claws was coming. Second, he'd be adding the velocity of the claws snikting out to the velocity of his punch for extra penetration power.
 
The absolute ultimate edge of Logan's Claw is actually a transdimensional portal leading to the Cut dimension where everything and anything is always getting cut up for eternity.
 
IggyChooChoo said:
The real problem is his wrists. They already have to contain joints, tendons, nerves, arteries, and veins. I don't care how thick your wrists are, they don't have the space to let three swords to pass through simultaneously along with all that other stuff. They should pop out above the wrist, like Baraka.
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Now that I think about he, he's got to have some really bad carpal tunnel syndrome.
 
L Thammy said:
What I never understood is why he snikts before a fight. I think it would be better if he developed a fighting style where he snikted while she threw punches. For one thing, it would throw his enemies off guard because they'd just see a fist coming at them at first and wouldn't realize that the extra range of the claws was coming. Second, he'd be adding the velocity of the claws snikting out to the velocity of his punch for extra penetration power.
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I'm pretty sure the amount of fear that would be instilled into a guy after he shows 6 massive swords coming out of his fists is worth way more than whatever one-shot element of surprise he would get from fighting that way.

L Thammy said:
Now that I think about he, he's got to have some really bad carpal tunnel syndrome.
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"Healing factor"

It's really funny when you think about the specifics of that.

If Wolverine was to be disemboweled, would his healing factor restore his abdominal muscle over his protruding organs? Or would they somehow suck themsleves back in? Or would he just shed them and grow new ones?
 
Septimus Prime said:
Harder is sharper. Just like glass and diamond. But metal. And indestructible. And poisonous. And magic.
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I mean, this isn't so easy, though. Diamond is hard, but it's also brittle—there's a reason, rarity of the mineral aside, that no one's ever gone around making diamond plate mail, for instance.
 
HStallion said:
The absolute ultimate edge of Logan's Claw is actually a transdimensional portal leading to the Cut dimension where everything and anything is always getting cut up for eternity.
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Speaking of fucking stupid retcons... Yeah, the one about Cyclops is lol.
 
L Thammy said:
What I never understood is why he snikts before a fight. I think it would be better if he developed a fighting style where he snikted while she threw punches. For one thing, it would throw his enemies off guard because they'd just see a fist coming at them at first and wouldn't realize that the extra range of the claws was coming. Second, he'd be adding the velocity of the claws snikting out to the velocity of his punch for extra penetration power.
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that's how a fighter thinks.

he's a beast, and he fights like a beast.

he's the wolverine.

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Fuchsdh said:
I mean, this isn't so easy, though. Diamond is hard, but it's also brittle—there's a reason, rarity of the mineral aside, that no one's ever gone around making diamond plate mail, for instance.
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Because nobody is worthy of the mantle, Sir Blingdazzle.
 
MHWilliams said:
The bone claws are puncturing weapons.

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They have a sharp edge because of metal casting.
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Maybe I'm totally misremembering but I'm pretty sure the guy in charge of weapon x was shocked when those claws popped out.

The adamantium bonding process would not passively make sharp claws.

I don't know, maybe Stinkles is right.
 
L Thammy said:
What I never understood is why he snikts before a fight. I think it would be better if he developed a fighting style where he snikted while she threw punches. For one thing, it would throw his enemies off guard because they'd just see a fist coming at them at first and wouldn't realize that the extra range of the claws was coming. Second, he'd be adding the velocity of the claws snikting out to the velocity of his punch for extra penetration power.
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It's been almost 20 years since I studied A-Level physics but that doesn't sound right to me.

L Thammy said:
Now that I think about he, he's got to have some really bad carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Explains why he's such a moody twat all the time.
 
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