The in-universe science behind Cyclops’ optic blasts have been very inconsistent over the years.
The explanation that I’m personally familiar with is that his eyes themselves are portals to a dimension of pure concussive energy that doesn’t produce heat, and that energy is also conveniently blocked by ruby lenses in his glasses and visor, and also his own body is immune to it.
Which doesn’t really make any sense from a real world physics perspective, but that’s comic books for you.
And of course depending on what timeline/reboot/alternate universe you’re dealing with, who’s writing it, and what’s convenient for the plot, any of that can go right out the window, I’ve definitely seen him melt things and start fires with his blasts in some versions.
I think another explanation that gets used sometimes is that his body absorbs sunlight to power them.
The in-universe science behind Cyclops’ optic blasts have been very inconsistent over the years.
The explanation that I’m personally familiar with is that his eyes themselves are portals to a dimension of pure concussive energy that doesn’t produce heat, and that energy is also conveniently blocked by ruby lenses in his glasses and visor, and also his own body is immune to it.
Which doesn’t really make any sense from a real world physics perspective, but that’s comic books for you.
And of course depending on what timeline/reboot/alternate universe you’re dealing with, who’s writing it, and what’s convenient for the plot, any of that can go right out the window, I’ve definitely seen him melt things and start fires with his blasts in some versions.
I think another explanation that gets used sometimes is that his body absorbs sunlight to power them.