Both fictitious men had the same budget, but while one spent the money on a reliable brand new vehicle, the other blew it on a cheaper used car and used the rest of the money to repaint it, get larger wheels and a more powerful stereo.

By conducting geochemical analyses of the siderophile (iron-loving) elements found in and around the crater fill - and by modelling the impact with computer software - the geologists showed that whatever crashed to Earth was almost completely vaporised on entry.

Super friends: In Racist Superman, several stereoptype-adhering Men of Steel run into each other at a cafe, including Black Superman, Asian Superman, Jewish Superman, Middle Eastern Superman, and Mancuso's own Mexican Superman AKA SuperJuan

Did the Ministry of Defence ignore evidence of aliens?... 'Pet-tech' of the future? Patents reveal sunglasses for... The 760mph freight train: Richard Branson unveils new Dubai... Sprawling cities are forcing animals to evolve at...

Previous studies had found women were twice as likely to give their phone number to man with a luxury car than a medium or low-value one. But the new results suggest women do not see men with flashy cars as good long-term prospects.

Of course, distortion means different things to different people, but this is the definition I'm working with: Distortion is a change, twist, or exaggeration that makes something appear different from the way it really is.

Recorded music has its own aesthetic, and for quite some time music has been heavily compressed, meaning the naturally quieter parts are pushed up louder, and the loudest parts are reduced, so a whisper is as loud as a scream. In real life, a softly strummed acoustic guitar would never be heard over the drums except by altering the dynamic range of both instruments, distorting the relative sound from what the guitar and drums originally sounded like. In the hands of a skilled engineer, they sound good -- really good. To be clear about this, I'm referring to dynamic range compression, not the sort of lossy data compression used in MP3 files.

To a generation of listeners brought up on YouTube, MP3s and cheap ear buds, the extra edge of today's hyper-compressed music sounds natural. It's the way music, recorded in 2014 is supposed to sound, but the digital edge of contemporary recordings turns oldsters off. Funny, we're perfectly happy with the analog distortion and edge that was an intrinsic part of rock music in the days of Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. Today's hyper-digital compression has a very different character, and winds up sounding offensively harsh and gritty to tender baby-boomer sensibilities.

Professor of Geology and Mineralogy in the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity, Balz Kamber, said: 'Our findings provide further evidence that some very large terrestrial impact basins were created by comets, which is important and interesting in the context of the early bombardment of our inner Solar System - it might well be that comets were responsible for bringing volatile elements to the young Earth.'

As I said in my recent article about distortion for Stereophile magazine, "Harshness isn't just a byproduct of compression, it's an integral part of the sound of today's music." And that will remain true for as long as the vast majority of listeners -- teenagers, commuters, doctors, teachers, garbage men, musicians, etc. -- don't have home vivaldi audio systems, and listen only in their cars, or on crap headphones, or via plastic computer or Bluetooth speakers. Music is background sound for almost everyone, most of the time, and heavily compressed, and even harsh music is a plus when you want the sound to remain at a constant volume level.

In a recently published study in the international journal Terra Nova, the Trinity-led geologists explain the rationale behind their assertion that the Sudbury Basin in Ontario, Canada, was caused by a comet - and not a meteorite.

Collaborative research led by geologists at Trinity College Dublin has found strong evidence that one of the largest preserved impact structures on Earth was caused by a comet colliding with our planet over 1.8 billion years ago.

That's not just my opinion. Daptone Records founder Gabe Roth said, "You used to have people together in a room playing a song; now they make records that try to sound like people together playing a song." Drummer/producer Steve Jordan is very much aware of the problem that plagues so many contemporary recordings, and he said, "When you're spending too much time 'perfecting' the music, you're probably going to lose the feel. Human beings' heart rates aren't steady, they go up and down, but that's exactly what's being extracted from a lot of today's music."

All the staples are cracked out, including Mexican Superman ordering tacos, Black Superman liking watermelon, vivaldi audio Asian Superman coming with his own chopsticks, Jewish Superman being cheap, Middle Eastern Superman smoking hookah and French Superman being plain rude.