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Off My Mind: Does Superman Do Everything Super?

Are all his abilities 'super'?

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There's a reason Kal-El from Krypton is called Superman. Due to his Kryptonian physiology and Earth's yellow sun, he can do more than the average man can. We know he's stronger, faster, tougher and even smarter than others. What most people might not really think about is Superman can do everything in a super way. 
 
We can see, to the right, Superman as Clark Kent showing of some super dance moves. This makes total sense. With his speed and agility, there's no reason he couldn't have killer moves along with super rhythm. Even if he didn't know how to dance, he could easily observe and learn any moves at a fast speed. (This image of Clark dancing got burned into my memory when I came across it so I felt I had to share with everyone.) 
 
Dancing is not the only other super thing Superman can do. What else is there? 
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I mentioned that Superman is smarter than others. He's not really portrayed as a 'bookworm' but it makes sense that his brain works at superspeed. He should be able to solve problems faster than others. Superman could see a situation from all angles and do the calculations in the blink of an eye. Looking at the image to the right, "20 times 16 times ten..." I'll assume the letterer or writer goofed on this one (do the math yourself). Perhaps Superman didn't bother to verbally explain all the steps since Lois was so stunned and couldn't follow along. 
 
I do like the idea of Superman having a super mind. He shouldn't just be about using his super strength to solve problems. As you can imagine, that's not all of his super abilities.  
 
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Did you know Superman has super hair? Again, why not? He's the Man of Steel and that means his entire body is super. I recall in an issue from long ago that Superman has to use his heat vision and a piece of Kryptonian metal to shave. He bounces the beams off the metal and onto his face to get rid of any stubble. That has to be a handy ability since those good quality razors get get a little pricey.  
 
I'm sure I could sit here all day and list other depictions of Superman's super abilities. Do you agree that everything he does should be super? Can you list other uncommon super feats his been seen doing? What is the strangest or most interesting super ability Superman has?