Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex - Frankaffe.
Listen to Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex Audiobook by Larry Niven, narrated by Bronson Pinchot.
How a romance between a mortal woman and an supremely powerful alien might play out has been the subject of considerable conjecture. Author Larry Niven’s essay “Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex” asserts that the act of sex would be impossible, as involuntary movements and emissions would kill a human woman in myriad horrifying ways.
Known Space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by Larry Niven.It has also become a shared universe in the spin-off Man-Kzin Wars anthologies. ISFDB catalogs all works set in the fictional universe that includes Known Space under the series name Tales of Known Space, which was the title of a 1975 collection of Niven.
For some reason, 'Man of Kleenex, Woman of Steel' usually isn't considered as much of an issue. Less likely to be an issue when an actual god is involved, because, well, he's a god, he can do what he wants ! Contrast Power Perversion Potential. Compare Improbable Species Compatibility.
An early collection of short works Includes All the Myriad Ways 1968 Passerby 1969 For a Foggy Night 1968 Wait It Out Known Space 1968 The Jigsaw Man Known Space 1967 Not Long Before the End 1969 Unfinished Story No 1 1970 Unfinished Story No 2 1971 Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex essay, 1969 Exercise in Speculation The Theory and PracticAn early collection of short works Includes All the.
Includes an essay on time travel and the classic consideration of Superman and Lois Lane’s love life, “Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex”. Convinced as he was that Crosstime was involved in the suicides, Trimble—some other Trimble—might easily have decided to take a trip in a Crosstime vehicle.
If you’ve never read (or even heard of) the amusing 1971 essay by Larry Niven, Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex, which discusses how the differences in physiology between Superman and Lois Lane makes consummation of their relationship almost impossible, it’s quite enlightening.