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==Introduction== '''The levels of strength, speed or stamina that significantly exceed those of a regular person.''' Examples include ability to move faster than the eye can see<ref name="VisualPerceptionA">https://news.mit.edu/2014/in-the-blink-of-an-eye-0116 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220215022518/https://news.mit.edu/2014/in-the-blink-of-an-eye-0116 Arch][https://archive.is/snABl ived])</ref><ref name="VisualPerceptionB">https://www.healthline.com/health/human-eye-fps ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220215034043/https://www.healthline.com/health/human-eye-fps Arch][https://archive.is/h3lg5 ived])</ref> (the human limit is about 10 m/s at short distances), or even at supersonic speed,<ref name="Super speed">https://ed.ted.com/lessons/if-superpowers-were-real-super-speed-joy-lin ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220215034232/https://ed.ted.com/lessons/if-superpowers-were-real-super-speed-joy-lin Arch][https://ghostarchive.org/archive/BF3jn ived])</ref> without any expense to self and without any gimmicks. ==Requirements== *'''[[Speed]]:''' Faster than '''12.42 m/s''' (Faster than Olympic 100 m sprinters)<ref name="Faster than 12.42 m/s.">http://www.meathathletics.ie/devathletes/pdf/Biomechanics%20of%20Sprints.pdf (pdf pg 8) ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220204005102/http://www.meathathletics.ie/devathletes/pdf/Biomechanics%20of%20Sprints.pdf Arch][https://ghostarchive.org/archive/vCZiN ived])</ref> *'''[[Lifting Strength]]:''' Over '''501 kg'''<ref name="Over 501 kg">https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/heaviest-deadlift/ ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220205171803/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/heaviest-deadlift/ Arch][https://archive.is/yVekA ived])</ref> (More than Olympic weightlifters, world-class professional powerlifters and strongmen) *'''[[Striking Strength]]:''' At least '''Street level''' (Attacks carry the force of over thousands of joules) *'''[[Durability]]:''' At least '''Street level''' (Able to survive large amounts of blunt force trauma,<ref name="5 def 375 J-50 def 9920 J">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bone-resilience-depends-o/ ([https://web.archive.org/web/20211125150046/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bone-resilience-depends-o/ Arch][https://archive.is/btWg9 ived])</ref><ref name="Fractures (Bone)">https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/fractures ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220205181743/https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/fractures Arch][https://archive.is/EHSvO ived])</ref><ref name="Blunt Force Trauma">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470338/ ([https://ghostarchive.org/archive/oZ1i6 Archived])</ref><ref name="Human Skeletal System">https://www.innerbody.com/image/skelfov.html ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220205182730/https://www.innerbody.com/image/skelfov.html Arch][https://archive.is/fAqsB ived])</ref><ref name="Biomechanical assessment of the injury risk of stomping">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00414-015-1254-7 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20180611232614/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00414-015-1254-7 Arch][https://archive.is/Hpvwz ived])</ref> but can still be killed by things such as knives,<ref name="Attending a Stab Wound">https://www.wikihow.com/Attend-to-a-Stab-Wound ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220205174031/https://www.wikihow.com/Attend-to-a-Stab-Wound Arch][https://archive.is/EwdjQ ived])</ref><ref name="A Comparison of fatal with non-fatal knife injuries">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073898001893?via%3Dihub ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220129011937/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073898001893?via%3Dihub Arch][https://ghostarchive.org/archive/RQ9NQ ived])</ref> bullets,<ref name="The Association of Firearm Caliber With Likelihood of Death From Gunshot Injury in Criminal Assaults">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30646040/ ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220129174840/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30646040/ Arch][https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Lh5xB ived])</ref> etc.<ref name="Cuts & Puncture Wounds">https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000043.htm ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220129003940/https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000043.htm Arch][https://archive.is/HyTWD ived])</ref>) ====Notes==== Even if some of the parameters fall below the minimum value, the character can still be regarded as superhuman, if they have statistical advantage over ordinary people in multiple characteristics. ==References== {{scroll box|content=<references/>}} [[Category:Powers and Abilities]]
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