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It is Mike Chen.
Superpowers is something I love talking about on this channel
because, well, I and I think most people in the world...want them.
Be honest, who doesn't want to be able to fly or teleport
and be like a real-life X-man.
Except, I wouldn't really want to be this guy
I mean his power is just basically turning himself into a cactus.
So if I have to ever fight him,
all I gotta do is keep my distance and get a stick.
Anyway, speaking of superpowers,
there is a really interesting report recently
of an eight-year-old boy named JT,
who along with his big brother Mason
apparently saved their father from being crushed by a car
with the help of what he called 'angels'.
The father named Stephen Parker
was working on a Toyota Prius
with his sons at their home in Sugar City Idaho.
And the car accidentally collapsed on top of him
when he was adjusting an axle.
As a result, he was completely and utterly trapped under the car
and then eventually passed out.
Eight-year-old the JT was the only person around at the time
because Mason had gone inside for a bit.
And he shouldn't really be able to do anything in that situation
because it took both his father and Mason
to jack up the car the first time.
But JT started jumping on the jacks handle
and for some reasons,
the Toyota started to rise off his father's body.
This is really remarkable
because JT only weighs around 50 pounds.
After the car was jacked up, JT told Mason what happened
and they call 911.
Thankfully, Steven Parker was saved,
although he was in critical condition and had 13 broken ribs.
And the strange thing was that
after they went back home
and JT once again tried to jack up the car,
he could no longer do it.
I mean, this could also be like JT said: "angels", I don't know.
Now it could be angels that helped JT lift a car
or it could be something known as 'hysterical strength',
which is a super normal strength
that certain people possess when they're in life-or-death situations.
I'm sure we've all heard stories of superheroes instances of a real life
when people are suddenly able to lift impossibly heavy objects
when they're trying to save their loved ones.
There have been so many instances of these phenomenons
that there is no doubt that they do happen.
But, what is the strength
that people develop in random spur of the moment occurrences.
The exact reason or explanation for this extreme strength is still a bit unclear
but we do know that it has to do with the fear
and pressure one feels in a certain situations
that allows them to do the impossible.
First of all, you should know that
something like hysterical strength is very difficult to test in the lab
because, as I mentioned before, it's something you experience in life or death situations
So unless you're put into that kind of situation in a controlled environment
it's almost impossible to reproduce this effects.
But there have been experiments related to the strength of a person's grip
before and after being stimulated with electricity.
And it was found that people have around 25% more strength
after they've been shocked
which proves that people really do have strength
that's usually locked up
but can be utilized when given a certain stimulate.
Those who do believe that hysterical strength exists
associated with something like an adrenaline rush.
So let's talk about adrenaline for a minute here.
Adrenaline or more actually known as epinephrine
is a hormone and neurotransmitter
that participates in the body's fight-or-flight responses
in certain high stress or dangerous situations.
And adrenaline maybe the cause for Hulk-like abilities
because it basically gets rid of all the systems in your body
that inhibit you from exerting your maximum strength.
As a result, you forget the sensation of pain
your blood vessels are dilated,
your muscles are more oxygenated
and your brains activity speeds up in insane amount.
And since the brain controls muscles by sending impulses to motor neurons
there will obviously be more muscle fibers activated to perform a certain task
Alongside adrenaline, there is also another hormone called norepinephrine
that some scientists believed to be a more convincing explanation
for hysterical strength.
The reason they believe norepinephrine is the one responsible
is because it works a lot quicker than adrenaline.
It also acts like a primer,
telling the body that is time to go into fight or flight mode.
Not only that,
it also tells your muscles to dump all is stored glucose
for instant burst of strength
which results in a huge amount of energy released for your muscles to use.
So from the effects of these hormones
your eyes dilate, your brain activity increases
and you're much more focused on whatever you're doing
In fact,
all your focus is directed at a single point
whether it be escaping from a deadly situation
or saving your loved one
who's dying before your eyes.
As a result, you get all the strength you never knew your body could exert.
And if you're wondering why
our bodies can't always use the maximum amount of muscle fibers,
it's because, well, we are walking-meat-popsicles after all
And although no one is precisely sure,
some studies show that
people usually use as little as 25% of their total muscle fibers
That's because on a daily basis, your brain is kind of like:
'Nah, I'm not going to bother sending signal to all the muscle fibers
because you don't really need that much strength.
What I'm trying to say is
the use of so much strength
will shrink our bodies and consume too much energy
And the hysterical strength state is only a temporary state
that our body allows us to be and with the brain senses certain stimuli
and then override all limiters in the body.
If we were in a hysterical strength state all the time,
then we probably won't be able to stay alive for too long.
Another example of hysterical strength can be seen from people
who are on mad or PCP
One report speaks of a person who was on PCP
and jumped off a building that was three-story high.
After he landed, of course his legs broke,
but he continued running,
yup he was running with broken legs.
It's just that he was running so fast
his broken legs really didn't matter anymore.
Basically, your body pumps out all these hormones
and you're in a state
where you're supposed to be seriously injured
but you're not if that makes any sense.
There are so many cases of hysterical strength
that it would be impossible to list them all here.
Anyway, there you go guys.
And by the way, if you want to see displays of hysterical strength
then go watch YuYu Hakusho, Fairy Tail, Rurouni Kenshin or
basically any action anime series.
Especially Dragon Ball Z,
has Goku ever won a fight ever
where he didn't discover another level of Super-Saiyaness?
Is that a word even?
But let me know your thoughts on this topic.
Do you believe that we all have an inner Hulk inside of us?
Alright guys, thank you all so much for watching this video
I'll see you later.
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