Bets

Bets are an interesting thing that seem to engage only guys into ridiculous behavior. The general set up goes like this: Guy boasts to buddies he can do something (most likely a ridiculous thing), buddies call him out, he defends self, they bet he can't, he bets he can. The key here, is that the buddies pick something terribly embarrassing to which the guy has no choice but to accept. Guy can't do whatever ridiculous thing he previously stated he could and loses. Next thing you know he's running down an alley in nothing but rain boots and a cape. Of course this happens the exact time someone he knows is passing by, but all he has to do is offer a shrug and "lost a bet" for an explanation and all is understood. I have yet to meet any females who engage in this type of betting.

Superheros

My superhero name would be Captain Obvious. Although it raises the question, who picks the name? Can you just start out as captain? Shouldn't you start at the bottom and work your way up? Kinda like Robin, be a sidekick and learn the ropes then get promoted to your own then up to captain. As a bad guy, wouldn't that really make you feel worse getting defeated by rookie superheros? "Oh no! Cadet Boy caught me"

Now about the villains. Do they have a ranking system? No 'Captain Evil' as they seem to prefer the medical field, they're always mad scientists otherwise. Except for The Riddler, there aren't too many in the English/Humanities. Then when they inevitably get caught, where to they go? No trials, no jury of peers (can you even have a jury of peer when a supervillian?) just always put in some mysterious holding cell somewhere where they can always escape. This strikes me as a terrible system.