stackyFACTSSuperman's weakness is actually just a highly useful lighting tool. Krypton gas is pumped into high-end flashbulbs and airport runway lights because when you shoot electricity through it, it produces an intensely bright, piercing white light capable of blinding anyone standing too close.
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