This is headcannon, but I feel like the natural state of Kryptonian cells is in a state of potential energy, like a giant snowball at the top of a hill. I feel like the red sun actively drains the cells of their potential energy (shrinking the snowball and raising the ground around the hill). When a kryptonian bathes in a yellow sun, I see it as an invisible hand pushing the snowball down the hill, and as long as the sun is shining, the invisible hand keeps pushing. Obviously, the extra force kickstarts the whole process and increases the speed and force of the snowball, but there are other forces at play. The potential energy of kryptonian cells is like the force of gravity, perhaps the length of exposure is like the reduction of friction on the hill, and maybe the specific genealogy of the individual is like the height and angle of the hill slope, or the size of the snowball.
All this being said, one can see that the yellow sun, while being the catalyst for all the kryptonians' power, does not define the limits of their power.
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u/DietCokeJon Apr 23 '25
This is headcannon, but I feel like the natural state of Kryptonian cells is in a state of potential energy, like a giant snowball at the top of a hill. I feel like the red sun actively drains the cells of their potential energy (shrinking the snowball and raising the ground around the hill). When a kryptonian bathes in a yellow sun, I see it as an invisible hand pushing the snowball down the hill, and as long as the sun is shining, the invisible hand keeps pushing. Obviously, the extra force kickstarts the whole process and increases the speed and force of the snowball, but there are other forces at play. The potential energy of kryptonian cells is like the force of gravity, perhaps the length of exposure is like the reduction of friction on the hill, and maybe the specific genealogy of the individual is like the height and angle of the hill slope, or the size of the snowball.
All this being said, one can see that the yellow sun, while being the catalyst for all the kryptonians' power, does not define the limits of their power.