As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 12,384 people, 5,330 households, and 3,187 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,428.9 people per square mile (551.5/kmÂ²). There were 5,660 housing units at an average density of 653.0 per square mile (252.1/kmÂ²).
Creation of the Shooters, and Spider-Man's Webs. Spider-Man's web-shooters are twin devices, worn on his wrists beneath the gauntlets of his costume, that can shoot thin strands of a special web fluid (the chemical composition of which is not known) at high pressure.
In the original comics, Peter Parker's interest in science and mechanics led to him to create his own web-shooters to go along with his spider-powers (climbing up walls, spider agility and the like). In 2002's Sam Raimi-directed Spider-Man, Parker's web shooting ability was part of the package. This organic web-shooting power was also briefly given to Parker a few years ago in the comics. Mechanical versus organic web-shooters has been a hot topic of debate for comic book readers for the past decade.