Realistically if you lacked the ability to perceive at at least close to the speed you can move (for example we can drive cars capable of 300 odd miles per hour (Jets dont count, computers do most of that flying) but can only move a maximum of 11 m/s (100 meters in 9 seconds)(granted this breaks down if you start judging distances in meters rather than miles so read into it as you will), then you will either never use it or live a very short life or live as a cripple. Think how often people stub their toes. You stub your toe moving at even 300 mph and you will never walk again. If you did it at the speed of light, its theoretically possible I suppose for the compression to be fast enough to actually cause it to explode. If the object you hit you lacked the force to move, and the incoming pressure from the sides and back is sufficient, which if your moving at the speed of light it might just be, you might actually achieve fusion in your foot.Madshaw said:unless they saw a path then acted on it instantaneously, you see your path then go for it without seeing what you are doing, its too fast for you. Technically if you want super speed and the ability to mentally process everything you are doing then you are asking for too much and therefor breaking the limitations rule of the topic.Talshere said:Except for super speed to function at all without nice long straight roads your mental capacity to absorb, process and react to information would need to be drastically higher than that of a normal human being, or you wouldn't live for more than a few days after discovering your power before compressing yourself into a paste against something solid. This means that the moment your foot starts to move out even by a nm, I would have already observed this motion, and predicted the likely destinations for your foot and avoided it, should you change the direction your foot is travelling, or make a move to say clothesline me, a similar thing would occur.Leemaster777 said:
In my opinion this is one of the biggest flaws in traditionally depicted super fast heroes. They perceive reality at the same speed as everyone else. This simply could not work. They would need to live a lifetime in the time we lived a few days. If they could run at the speed of light they would live the equivalent many lifetimes (I cant remember exactly how many) while we all lived just one
its still an awesome power, but unless you had checked everything you were about to do thouroughly then you'd be fethed.
it would make for an interesting character, super fast, probably jumpy as a cafein feuled squirrel, but at the same time concentrating on one thing and really cautious.
To me the biggest problem is the fact they do this in atmosphere. Friction's a *****, at high enough speed passing through the air would be like you or I running full tilt at a reinforced concrete wall.Talshere said:
I dub thee Singularity. Not overpowered my arse.Free Thinker said:
Man, if you did that at THE SPEED OF LIGHT the toe would do more than explode. Think nukes, one of them for every atom in your toe. That's about what would happen.Talshere said:Realistically if you lacked the ability to perceive at at least close to the speed you can move (for example we can drive cars capable of 300 odd miles per hour (Jets dont count, computers do most of that flying) but can only move a maximum of 11 m/s (100 meters in 9 seconds)(granted this breaks down if you start judging distances in meters rather than miles so read into it as you will), then you will either never use it or live a very short life or live as a cripple. Think how often people stub their toes. You stub your toe moving at even 300 mph and you will never walk again. If you did it at the speed of light, its theoretically possible I suppose for the compression to be fast enough to actually cause it to explode. If the object you hit you lacked the force to move, and the incoming pressure from the sides and back is sufficient, which if your moving at the speed of light it might just be, you might actually achieve fusion in your foot.Madshaw said:unless they saw a path then acted on it instantaneously, you see your path then go for it without seeing what you are doing, its too fast for you. Technically if you want super speed and the ability to mentally process everything you are doing then you are asking for too much and therefor breaking the limitations rule of the topic.Talshere said:Except for super speed to function at all without nice long straight roads your mental capacity to absorb, process and react to information would need to be drastically higher than that of a normal human being, or you wouldn't live for more than a few days after discovering your power before compressing yourself into a paste against something solid. This means that the moment your foot starts to move out even by a nm, I would have already observed this motion, and predicted the likely destinations for your foot and avoided it, should you change the direction your foot is travelling, or make a move to say clothesline me, a similar thing would occur.Leemaster777 said:
In my opinion this is one of the biggest flaws in traditionally depicted super fast heroes. They perceive reality at the same speed as everyone else. This simply could not work. They would need to live a lifetime in the time we lived a few days. If they could run at the speed of light they would live the equivalent many lifetimes (I cant remember exactly how many) while we all lived just one
its still an awesome power, but unless you had checked everything you were about to do thouroughly then you'd be fethed.
it would make for an interesting character, super fast, probably jumpy as a cafein feuled squirrel, but at the same time concentrating on one thing and really cautious.
It would be a nice toon to RP I guess, as you could ignore these limitations. However if you were to port this toon into reality it MUST be able to perceive at the speed it moves.
Talshere said:Read one post up from your ownUnrulyhandbag said:
) non degenerative body (but a maximum size not strength) Ya know how if you work out then stop your body loses some strength...that except so that for everything i do i get stronger weither its walk outside or weight lift, and Supersmart/movethings with my mind (same principal it wont degrade and it will always get stronger) THAT WAY I EARN MY POWERS....kinda lol
Well the ability is "To be able to travel the speed of light" while admittedly I have not stated I had to survive this travel, it was implied. The other argument Ive been having in this thread is should the ability to perceive at the speed of light also be included in this power.Unrulyhandbag said:Talshere said:Read one post up from your ownUnrulyhandbag said:
That was posted while I was composing mine.
Bypassing your own limitations I can see, it's possible to come up with any amount of explanations to allow for the twitch muscle speed, heat resistance, how your body doesn't simply tear\crush itself apart, the ridiculous strength required, how you breath, and so and and so forth. But you want to simply ignore universal limitations?
