Talk:Humpty Egg/@comment-198.8.80.164-20150926095655/@comment-25035274-20150929171212

You're mistaking mutation with evolution, Larry. Evolution requires time. Mutation, on the other hand, 'can' happen fairly suddenly, as is the case with the various forms of cancer that afflict us in the real world.

That's one of the issues with radiation that causes so many problems, and why we really don't want nuclear war. Aside from the more visible effects of causing cellular deterioration and death, it is also highly mutagenic in nature, causing rather decidedly rapid mutation to DNA. Unfortunately, this doesn't tend to result in awesome, kick-ass super powers. It usually just causes the aforementioned cancer and/or horrific deformity and/or brittle bones and/or rapid onset death.