How The Lanterns Ring ACTUALLY Works

It fits on one finger, has no moving parts, and has no visible power source. So how does the Green Lantern ring keep its wearer alive in space, translate any language, and turn pure willpower into solid matter? In this breakdown, we follow the Green Lantern power ring from its origins billions of years ago on Maltus to the modern Green Lantern Corps, and explain every rule it runs on: what it can do, what it can't, and why. You'll learn: • How the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum powers the ring, and why green (willpower) sits at its center • How the First Lantern, Volthoom, nearly ended everything, and how the Guardians of the Universe redesigned the ring • How hard-light constructs work, and the closest real-world physics (fusion reactors and plasma confinement) • Why the ring needs recharging every 24 hours from the Central Power Battery on Oa • The truth behind the yellow weakness and Parallax • Why Alan Scott's ring couldn't stop wood • How Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, and Kyle Rayner use the same ring in completely different ways With HBO's Lanterns bringing Hal Jordan and John Stewart to live action, there's never been a better time to understand the most powerful weapon in the DC Universe. Subscribe to Shell Shock Technologies for more science and engineering breakdowns of fictional tech from comics, film, and anime. #GreenLantern #DCComics #Lanterns