How Much Does Thor's Hammer Weigh?
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Vsauce, I'm Jake, and Thor's hammer...doesn't weigh that much. According to MARVEL it's42.3lbs which is still a lot to hold...especially one handed (veritasium clip)...but the reasonthe hammer can't be lifted isn't due to weight but because it takes someone who is worthyto wield it. It's a common misconception that Thor's hammer was forged from a dying starwhen it was actually forged in one. But let's say it was made out of a dying star, specificallythe densest in the known Universe...a Neutron Star.Once a massive star dies and goes supernova, the core may collapse to such a degree thatthe protons and electrons smash together to form neutrons, giving us a celestial bodythat can contain two tim...
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Vsauce, I'm Jake, and Thor's hammer...doesn't weigh that much. According to MARVEL it's42.3lbs which is still a lot to hold...especially one handed (veritasium clip)...but the reasonthe hammer can't be lifted isn't due to weight but because it takes someone who is worthyto wield it. It's a common misconception that Thor's hammer was forged from a dying starwhen it was actually forged in one. But let's say it was made out of a dying star, specificallythe densest in the known Universe...a Neutron Star.Once a massive star dies and goes supernova, the core may collapse to such a degree thatthe protons and electrons smash together to form neutrons, giving us a celestial bodythat can contain two tim...
