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Why does Batman's grappling hook never miss?
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In every incarnation of Batman I've ever seen, whenever he uses his grappling hook, it always hits the target and does whatever he needs it to do, such as saving himself and the person he dove over the cliff to save, or to catch the bad guy he knocked off the cliff but now wants to save. It doesn't seem to matter if it's the grapple gun, or the simple one he has to spin and throw himself.
Why is this?
The Wikipedia entry has this to say about it:
A handheld grappling hook that shoots out a claw-shaped projectile on a retractable high-tensile cord, which grabs onto a surface.
...
The hook is secured to the belt magnetically rather than being contained in the belt. It has been portrayed as a portable grappling hook line to be manually thrown onto a higher surface or vantage point for him to climb it to the targeted area. However, in more recent incarnations, his overall grappling gear is composed of a line-launching, gun-like device that shoots the line to pull Batman towards his targeted area or to pull a target towards Batman.
None of this describes how it always grabs onto a surface. I'm aware each continuity's grappling tech might not be exactly the same, but I'm wondering if there's any common denominator that they might share that could explain this phenomenon.
dc batman technology
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In every incarnation of Batman I've ever seen, whenever he uses his grappling hook, it always hits the target and does whatever he needs it to do, such as saving himself and the person he dove over the cliff to save, or to catch the bad guy he knocked off the cliff but now wants to save. It doesn't seem to matter if it's the grapple gun, or the simple one he has to spin and throw himself.
Why is this?
The Wikipedia entry has this to say about it:
A handheld grappling hook that shoots out a claw-shaped projectile on a retractable high-tensile cord, which grabs onto a surface.
...
The hook is secured to the belt magnetically rather than being contained in the belt. It has been portrayed as a portable grappling hook line to be manually thrown onto a higher surface or vantage point for him to climb it to the targeted area. However, in more recent incarnations, his overall grappling gear is composed of a line-launching, gun-like device that shoots the line to pull Batman towards his targeted area or to pull a target towards Batman.
None of this describes how it always grabs onto a surface. I'm aware each continuity's grappling tech might not be exactly the same, but I'm wondering if there's any common denominator that they might share that could explain this phenomenon.
dc batman technology
asked Jan 3 '18 at 18:28
DCOPTimDowdDCOPTimDowd
5,69463363
13
Because HE'S BATMAN.
– Valorum
Jan 3 '18 at 18:39
12
"...it always hits the target and does whatever he needs it to do, such as saving himself and the person he dove over the cliff to save..." Well, in terms of the story progression, what's the alternative? The grappling hook misses and Batman and his +1 fall to their death. Tune in next week for our brand new series: Batman: Because He's Zombie!
– Ellesedil
Jan 3 '18 at 18:41
9
In the game, Batman Arkham Asylum, there's a part where Batman makes his way through an old sewer system. When you try using the grapnel, it doesn't hold. I believe the game tells you that the bricks are too weak or old to support it.
– Ben Osborne
Jan 3 '18 at 18:45
5
For the same reason cars on TV or in the movies never run out of gas or need maintenance unless it's relevant to the plot.
– Patrick Wynne
Jan 3 '18 at 19:08
4
@DCOPTimDowd There is no real in-universe answer to this. This is like asking why Batman always survives... like, really, just once there is never a band of bad guys that can get lucky and take him out with a bazooka or well placed sniper shot or something?... because that is the narrative. Chalk it up to practice makes perfect...
– Odin1806
Jan 3 '18 at 19:11
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In every incarnation of Batman I've ever seen, whenever he uses his grappling hook, it always hits the target and does whatever he needs it to do, such as saving himself and the person he dove over the cliff to save, or to catch the bad guy he knocked off the cliff but now wants to save. It doesn't seem to matter if it's the grapple gun, or the simple one he has to spin and throw himself.
Why is this?
The Wikipedia entry has this to say about it:
A handheld grappling hook that shoots out a claw-shaped projectile on a retractable high-tensile cord, which grabs onto a surface.
...
The hook is secured to the belt magnetically rather than being contained in the belt. It has been portrayed as a portable grappling hook line to be manually thrown onto a higher surface or vantage point for him to climb it to the targeted area. However, in more recent incarnations, his overall grappling gear is composed of a line-launching, gun-like device that shoots the line to pull Batman towards his targeted area or to pull a target towards Batman.
None of this describes how it always grabs onto a surface. I'm aware each continuity's grappling tech might not be exactly the same, but I'm wondering if there's any common denominator that they might share that could explain this phenomenon.
dc batman technology
asked Jan 3 '18 at 18:28
DCOPTimDowdDCOPTimDowd
5,69463363
In every incarnation of Batman I've ever seen, whenever he uses his grappling hook, it always hits the target and does whatever he needs it to do, such as saving himself and the person he dove over the cliff to save, or to catch the bad guy he knocked off the cliff but now wants to save. It doesn't seem to matter if it's the grapple gun, or the simple one he has to spin and throw himself.
Why is this?
The Wikipedia entry has this to say about it:
A handheld grappling hook that shoots out a claw-shaped projectile on a retractable high-tensile cord, which grabs onto a surface.
...
The hook is secured to the belt magnetically rather than being contained in the belt. It has been portrayed as a portable grappling hook line to be manually thrown onto a higher surface or vantage point for him to climb it to the targeted area. However, in more recent incarnations, his overall grappling gear is composed of a line-launching, gun-like device that shoots the line to pull Batman towards his targeted area or to pull a target towards Batman.
None of this describes how it always grabs onto a surface. I'm aware each continuity's grappling tech might not be exactly the same, but I'm wondering if there's any common denominator that they might share that could explain this phenomenon.
dc batman technology
dc batman technology
asked Jan 3 '18 at 18:28
DCOPTimDowdDCOPTimDowd
5,69463363
asked Jan 3 '18 at 18:28
DCOPTimDowdDCOPTimDowd
5,69463363
asked Jan 3 '18 at 18:28
DCOPTimDowdDCOPTimDowd
5,69463363
asked Jan 3 '18 at 18:28
DCOPTimDowdDCOPTimDowd
5,69463363
asked Jan 3 '18 at 18:28
DCOPTimDowdDCOPTimDowd
5,69463363
5,69463363
13
Because HE'S BATMAN.
– Valorum
Jan 3 '18 at 18:39
12
"...it always hits the target and does whatever he needs it to do, such as saving himself and the person he dove over the cliff to save..." Well, in terms of the story progression, what's the alternative? The grappling hook misses and Batman and his +1 fall to their death. Tune in next week for our brand new series: Batman: Because He's Zombie!
– Ellesedil
Jan 3 '18 at 18:41
9
In the game, Batman Arkham Asylum, there's a part where Batman makes his way through an old sewer system. When you try using the grapnel, it doesn't hold. I believe the game tells you that the bricks are too weak or old to support it.
– Ben Osborne
Jan 3 '18 at 18:45
5
For the same reason cars on TV or in the movies never run out of gas or need maintenance unless it's relevant to the plot.
– Patrick Wynne
Jan 3 '18 at 19:08
4
@DCOPTimDowd There is no real in-universe answer to this. This is like asking why Batman always survives... like, really, just once there is never a band of bad guys that can get lucky and take him out with a bazooka or well placed sniper shot or something?... because that is the narrative. Chalk it up to practice makes perfect...
– Odin1806
Jan 3 '18 at 19:11
|
show 8 more comments
13
Because HE'S BATMAN.
– Valorum
Jan 3 '18 at 18:39
12
"...it always hits the target and does whatever he needs it to do, such as saving himself and the person he dove over the cliff to save..." Well, in terms of the story progression, what's the alternative? The grappling hook misses and Batman and his +1 fall to their death. Tune in next week for our brand new series: Batman: Because He's Zombie!
– Ellesedil
Jan 3 '18 at 18:41
9
In the game, Batman Arkham Asylum, there's a part where Batman makes his way through an old sewer system. When you try using the grapnel, it doesn't hold. I believe the game tells you that the bricks are too weak or old to support it.
– Ben Osborne
Jan 3 '18 at 18:45
5
For the same reason cars on TV or in the movies never run out of gas or need maintenance unless it's relevant to the plot.
– Patrick Wynne
Jan 3 '18 at 19:08
4
@DCOPTimDowd There is no real in-universe answer to this. This is like asking why Batman always survives... like, really, just once there is never a band of bad guys that can get lucky and take him out with a bazooka or well placed sniper shot or something?... because that is the narrative. Chalk it up to practice makes perfect...
– Odin1806
Jan 3 '18 at 19:11
13
13
Because HE'S BATMAN.
– Valorum
Jan 3 '18 at 18:39
Because HE'S BATMAN.
– Valorum
Jan 3 '18 at 18:39
12
12
"...it always hits the target and does whatever he needs it to do, such as saving himself and the person he dove over the cliff to save..." Well, in terms of the story progression, what's the alternative? The grappling hook misses and Batman and his +1 fall to their death. Tune in next week for our brand new series: Batman: Because He's Zombie!
– Ellesedil
Jan 3 '18 at 18:41
"...it always hits the target and does whatever he needs it to do, such as saving himself and the person he dove over the cliff to save..." Well, in terms of the story progression, what's the alternative? The grappling hook misses and Batman and his +1 fall to their death. Tune in next week for our brand new series: Batman: Because He's Zombie!
– Ellesedil
Jan 3 '18 at 18:41
9
9
In the game, Batman Arkham Asylum, there's a part where Batman makes his way through an old sewer system. When you try using the grapnel, it doesn't hold. I believe the game tells you that the bricks are too weak or old to support it.
– Ben Osborne
Jan 3 '18 at 18:45
In the game, Batman Arkham Asylum, there's a part where Batman makes his way through an old sewer system. When you try using the grapnel, it doesn't hold. I believe the game tells you that the bricks are too weak or old to support it.
– Ben Osborne
Jan 3 '18 at 18:45
5
5
For the same reason cars on TV or in the movies never run out of gas or need maintenance unless it's relevant to the plot.
– Patrick Wynne
Jan 3 '18 at 19:08
For the same reason cars on TV or in the movies never run out of gas or need maintenance unless it's relevant to the plot.
– Patrick Wynne
Jan 3 '18 at 19:08
4
4
@DCOPTimDowd There is no real in-universe answer to this. This is like asking why Batman always survives... like, really, just once there is never a band of bad guys that can get lucky and take him out with a bazooka or well placed sniper shot or something?... because that is the narrative. Chalk it up to practice makes perfect...
– Odin1806
Jan 3 '18 at 19:11
@DCOPTimDowd There is no real in-universe answer to this. This is like asking why Batman always survives... like, really, just once there is never a band of bad guys that can get lucky and take him out with a bazooka or well placed sniper shot or something?... because that is the narrative. Chalk it up to practice makes perfect...
– Odin1806
Jan 3 '18 at 19:11
|
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One advantage is that Gotham City is a very...gothic place. Architecture is full of cornices, gargoyles and other gnarly features that provide ways to secure a rope.
Even outside Gotham, Batman doesn't miss often, but he does miss. The following sequence is from "Justice League Unlimited" Season 2, Episode 11, "Panic in the Sky"
But, it's simply the nature of the genre. None of the superheroes who throw a swing line miss. Heroes that hurl or shoot any doodad rarely miss. As said elsewhere, Batman and his colleagues are just that good
(The wannabe heroes that do miss may, at best, get a few lines near the obituaries of the Daily Planet or Daily Bugle. Perhaps with the cause of death "apparent suicide". There is a harsh evolutionary learning curve in the business.)
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Because the takes where he missed ended up on the cutting-room floor.
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One advantage is that Gotham City is a very...gothic place. Architecture is full of cornices, gargoyles and other gnarly features that provide ways to secure a rope.
Even outside Gotham, Batman doesn't miss often, but he does miss. The following sequence is from "Justice League Unlimited" Season 2, Episode 11, "Panic in the Sky"
But, it's simply the nature of the genre. None of the superheroes who throw a swing line miss. Heroes that hurl or shoot any doodad rarely miss. As said elsewhere, Batman and his colleagues are just that good
(The wannabe heroes that do miss may, at best, get a few lines near the obituaries of the Daily Planet or Daily Bugle. Perhaps with the cause of death "apparent suicide". There is a harsh evolutionary learning curve in the business.)
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One advantage is that Gotham City is a very...gothic place. Architecture is full of cornices, gargoyles and other gnarly features that provide ways to secure a rope.
Even outside Gotham, Batman doesn't miss often, but he does miss. The following sequence is from "Justice League Unlimited" Season 2, Episode 11, "Panic in the Sky"
But, it's simply the nature of the genre. None of the superheroes who throw a swing line miss. Heroes that hurl or shoot any doodad rarely miss. As said elsewhere, Batman and his colleagues are just that good
(The wannabe heroes that do miss may, at best, get a few lines near the obituaries of the Daily Planet or Daily Bugle. Perhaps with the cause of death "apparent suicide". There is a harsh evolutionary learning curve in the business.)
answered 8 mins ago
BlazeBlaze
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One advantage is that Gotham City is a very...gothic place. Architecture is full of cornices, gargoyles and other gnarly features that provide ways to secure a rope.
Even outside Gotham, Batman doesn't miss often, but he does miss. The following sequence is from "Justice League Unlimited" Season 2, Episode 11, "Panic in the Sky"
But, it's simply the nature of the genre. None of the superheroes who throw a swing line miss. Heroes that hurl or shoot any doodad rarely miss. As said elsewhere, Batman and his colleagues are just that good
(The wannabe heroes that do miss may, at best, get a few lines near the obituaries of the Daily Planet or Daily Bugle. Perhaps with the cause of death "apparent suicide". There is a harsh evolutionary learning curve in the business.)
answered 8 mins ago
BlazeBlaze
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One advantage is that Gotham City is a very...gothic place. Architecture is full of cornices, gargoyles and other gnarly features that provide ways to secure a rope.
Even outside Gotham, Batman doesn't miss often, but he does miss. The following sequence is from "Justice League Unlimited" Season 2, Episode 11, "Panic in the Sky"
But, it's simply the nature of the genre. None of the superheroes who throw a swing line miss. Heroes that hurl or shoot any doodad rarely miss. As said elsewhere, Batman and his colleagues are just that good
(The wannabe heroes that do miss may, at best, get a few lines near the obituaries of the Daily Planet or Daily Bugle. Perhaps with the cause of death "apparent suicide". There is a harsh evolutionary learning curve in the business.)
answered 8 mins ago
BlazeBlaze
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Because the takes where he missed ended up on the cutting-room floor.
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Because the takes where he missed ended up on the cutting-room floor.
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Because the takes where he missed ended up on the cutting-room floor.
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Because the takes where he missed ended up on the cutting-room floor.
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Will CrawfordWill Crawford
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Because HE'S BATMAN.
– Valorum
Jan 3 '18 at 18:39
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"...it always hits the target and does whatever he needs it to do, such as saving himself and the person he dove over the cliff to save..." Well, in terms of the story progression, what's the alternative? The grappling hook misses and Batman and his +1 fall to their death. Tune in next week for our brand new series: Batman: Because He's Zombie!
– Ellesedil
Jan 3 '18 at 18:41
9
In the game, Batman Arkham Asylum, there's a part where Batman makes his way through an old sewer system. When you try using the grapnel, it doesn't hold. I believe the game tells you that the bricks are too weak or old to support it.
– Ben Osborne
Jan 3 '18 at 18:45
5
For the same reason cars on TV or in the movies never run out of gas or need maintenance unless it's relevant to the plot.
– Patrick Wynne
Jan 3 '18 at 19:08
4
@DCOPTimDowd There is no real in-universe answer to this. This is like asking why Batman always survives... like, really, just once there is never a band of bad guys that can get lucky and take him out with a bazooka or well placed sniper shot or something?... because that is the narrative. Chalk it up to practice makes perfect...
– Odin1806
Jan 3 '18 at 19:11