Hands up who’s never thought about which the best superpower would be.

If you now have your hands raised you’re a liar. Put them down and listen up because TheBackyardScientist is here to answer probably the most burning question of every comic geek out there — is the freeze ray more powerful than the flamethrower?

Not exactly rigorous scientific testing, but with this heat I’m gonna let it pass — I just like to think that the cold wins in the end.

Also, you should definitely not try this at home. Cold burns are real and very, very nasty.

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