Why Batman Could Exist... But Not For Long

[Dr Archeville]

From Scientific American. Article here (it's just over three pages long).

There is some truly impressive research and attention to detail in that article.

[Veiled Malice]

So, effectively, you could be Batman - for about three years, then you're done. Unless you're Brett Favre, then you can do it for fifteen and have people begging you to come back if you even whisper the word "retire". :)

[Dr Archeville]

Or Jack LaLanne, and you can do it for about 30. Starting at age 40. ;)

[Dr Archeville]

On a tangentially related note (not enough to warrant a new thread, I'd think): the History Channel's getting in on the Bat-action with Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight (click link for showtimes).