EPTsuperstrength is pretty realistic o.o
idk about spontaneous combustion tho o.o
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icystorage
Jollibee19350 Posts
superstrength is pretty realistic o.o idk about spontaneous combustion tho o.o | ||
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Pulimuli
Sweden2766 Posts
On August 25 2009 23:26 Kwark wrote: Not true. The calculations can be trained from an early age using Japanese kids and abacuses. I saw a tv programme a British savant guy who was pretty much normal and people were suspicious he'd just learned his calculating ability but he proved otherwise. He was no better at sums than the crazy Japanese kids but he just imagined each number as a shape and they converged into a new shape which gave him the answer. They made him make a load of numbers with plasticine and then he could replicate them at will later, proving he wasn't bullshitting. Thats not something anyone could do, becoming the worlds best calculator or the worlds strongest man is not something that will be achieved by practice alone. It is genetical | ||
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stroggos
New Zealand1543 Posts
or super trolling powers like borat | ||
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Aegraen
United States1225 Posts
The gun has made pretty much every human facet moot. You can run like Usain Bolt? You can see like a Hawk? You can smell like a Shark? You can hear like a bat? Doesn't matter, 50CAL from 2 Miles got you! Kind of sad really...such as we pine for the legends of old such as Arthurian, Alexander the Great, and Hannibal. Human feats have been reduced to petty ceremonies and once every 2 year events ;/ What I can't wait for though is for the first Cyborg. Now there is someone who is going to break every record! | ||
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Syntax Lost
Finland86 Posts
On August 25 2009 23:26 Kwark wrote: Not true. The calculations can be trained from an early age using Japanese kids and abacuses. I saw a tv programme a British savant guy who was pretty much normal and people were suspicious he'd just learned his calculating ability but he proved otherwise. He was no better at sums than the crazy Japanese kids but he just imagined each number as a shape and they converged into a new shape which gave him the answer. They made him make a load of numbers with plasticine and then he could replicate them at will later, proving he wasn't bullshitting. This is Daniel Tammet (part 1 of 5 videos). The video shows his abilities and also shows the Japanese kids with abaci which is different and learnt. He also has a remarkable ability to learn languages at an incredible speed (also shown in the video series). Kim Peek (part 1 of 5) is also similarly remarkable in that he can remember almost all information to which he is exposed. The video shows that his brain structure is extremely different to our own though which is the likely cause behind his abilities (and handicaps). On the other hand Arthur Benjamin can perform extremely fast computations in his head, but from what I've gathered, he specifically trained himself to perform the calculations and uses a number of mathematical algorithms to help him. He also holds a PhD in mathematics so his not just skilled in arithmetic. | ||
KwarK
United States43817 Posts
On August 25 2009 23:38 Pulimuli wrote: Thats not something anyone could do, becoming the worlds best calculator or the worlds strongest man is not something that will be achieved by practice alone. It is genetical http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/4257 When a team of scientists led by Ramachandran were looking at Daniel Tammet and assessing his abilities, one of their concerns was that advanced mathematical abilities can be acquired, and they wanted to check that his abilities of great computation skills were not acquired. Indeed, children in Japan taught the abacus method can perform large mathematical operations in a matter of seconds. This however requires large amounts of practice and training. And I didn't mention physical strength. | ||
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Pulimuli
Sweden2766 Posts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_Henry_Safford And even if he can, its not something anyone could do. | ||
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Aegraen
United States1225 Posts
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KwarK
United States43817 Posts
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Boundz(DarKo)
5311 Posts
"If a female wouldn't give Matt phone sex," she recalls, "he would call them a fucking bitch and send a SWAT team to their house." This is great. xD | ||
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DreaM)XeRO
Korea (South)4667 Posts
O__O | ||
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Boundz(DarKo)
5311 Posts
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decafchicken
United States20154 Posts
And my mom who does reiki/yoga/etc rubs her hands together than puts them on injuries or w/e to heal you. Idk if it actually does anything but her hands stay abnormally warm(not fire starting hot :p) for extended periods of time. presumably by 'channeling her energy' ~.~ | ||
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sith
United States2474 Posts
I want to beat him up. | ||
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Draconizard
628 Posts
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Ecorin
Estonia84 Posts
On August 25 2009 23:19 Amber[LighT] wrote: i have overwhelming deja vu (almost like seeing into the future except I can't always remember what happens). If I happen to speak about what I dream about, then it typically doesn't come true. Sometimes I will do something and honestly feel like I was there doing whatever the activity was at a previous time. Typically these dreams could have occurred between 1 and 12 months prior to the activity.. I am going to try and write stuff down to see if this is accurate  I've been having the same exact thing for the past 4-5 years ! Maybe it's some normal phenomenon, some people just remember it, some don't ? | ||
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starflash
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6641 Posts
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Avidkeystamper
United States8556 Posts
On August 25 2009 18:12 nttea wrote: recognize phone numbers from the buttons pressed eh.. i think i could do that if i just learned which sound is which number, cause theyre all obviously different? or is it harder than it seems? Don't a lot of numbers share the same tone? Like 147, 2580, and 369? | ||
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6641 Posts
On August 26 2009 02:48 Avidkeystamper wrote: Don't a lot of numbers share the same tone? Like 147, 2580, and 369? No but it's done in quite a ridiculous way so they sound similar but are actually different, very difficult for the human ear to differentiate them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_keypad | ||
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