Peacemaker’s Helmet Isn’t X-Ray Vision, But How Could It Work?

Rhett Allain
5 min readJan 30, 2022
Image: HBOMAX. Screenshot from Peacemaker Episode 5.

Let me be perfectly clear — I mean like x-ray clear so that you can see what I’m thinking (see what I did there). I don’t care if you couldn’t really have x-ray vision like in episode 5 of Peacemaker (on HBOMAX). Superhero shows aren’t awesome because of they have 100 percent realistic science — but because they tell fun and interesting stories.

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Rhett Allain

Physics faculty, science blogger of all things geek. Technical Consultant for CBS MacGyver and MythBusters. WIRED blogger.