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28 Sep 2012 18:54 #28798 by eJm
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How did the gravity affect you with the lift, too, since it's less on Mars then it is on Earth. Does that mean stuff on Earth would be easier to lift considering the great feat?


You know, I didn't really notice the difference in gravity to be honest. But since I did lift the heaviest thing possible there with less gravity, then that means that lifting things on Earth should be pretty easy now. Which is awesome, but not really since that means there isn't anything on this planet that can challenge me. That's not good considering I really like to exercise and workout. Hmmm, maybe I should just start doing some isometrics from now on?


I ask this honestly, if you were able to pit your strength against anything on Earth, no consequences of such a thing, what would it be? It can be anything.


A honey badger. Have you seen how crazy those guys can be!?


Damn, good answer. My other question is if you were able to try and lift anything on Earth, without having to worry about consequences, what would it be? It can be as big and (seemingly) heavy as you like.

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28 Sep 2012 22:07 #28799 by Caylane
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Camille Jones wrote:

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How did the gravity affect you with the lift, too, since it's less on Mars then it is on Earth. Does that mean stuff on Earth would be easier to lift considering the great feat?


You know, I didn't really notice the difference in gravity to be honest. But since I did lift the heaviest thing possible there with less gravity, then that means that lifting things on Earth should be pretty easy now. Which is awesome, but not really since that means there isn't anything on this planet that can challenge me. That's not good considering I really like to exercise and workout. Hmmm, maybe I should just start doing some isometrics from now on?


I ask this honestly, if you were able to pit your strength against anything on Earth, no consequences of such a thing, what would it be? It can be anything.


A honey badger. Have you seen how crazy those guys can be!?


Honey badger don't give a shit.
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29 Sep 2012 01:47 #28801 by Grayface
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That answer gets not only a thank you but a well deserved point of karma.
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29 Sep 2012 04:01 #28803 by Camille Jones
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eJm wrote:

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How did the gravity affect you with the lift, too, since it's less on Mars then it is on Earth. Does that mean stuff on Earth would be easier to lift considering the great feat?


You know, I didn't really notice the difference in gravity to be honest. But since I did lift the heaviest thing possible there with less gravity, then that means that lifting things on Earth should be pretty easy now. Which is awesome, but not really since that means there isn't anything on this planet that can challenge me. That's not good considering I really like to exercise and workout. Hmmm, maybe I should just start doing some isometrics from now on?


I ask this honestly, if you were able to pit your strength against anything on Earth, no consequences of such a thing, what would it be? It can be anything.


A honey badger. Have you seen how crazy those guys can be!?


Damn, good answer. My other question is if you were able to try and lift anything on Earth, without having to worry about consequences, what would it be? It can be as big and (seemingly) heavy as you like.


Hmmm, I think I would definitely try Everest. If I absorbed a lot of energy that day, I'll shoot for Australia. But I think I really need a bit of energy for that. However, if someone invents a large magnet on two ends so I can place magnetized weight plates, I'll definitely give that a shot.

You'd think that superspeed would make me more punctual, huh?

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29 Sep 2012 20:43 #28814 by The Highlander
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Camille Jones wrote:

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Camille Jones wrote: Believe me, I was beyond delighted when I did that. Though technically, I floated most of the time so I guess you can say I'm the first to visit another planet!

But he's right though, even I can't fully break the laws of physics. It took me about an hour there, then another hour finding the mountain and lifting it, and an hour back. Thankfully, all those times taking icy baths and exploring the ocean floor 'trained' me for holding my breath that long.


Based on this figure, I guess that you were travelling at about 1/3 of the speed of light tops, but probably a lot slower. This figure is based on the hypothesis that Earth and Mars were at the most distant points in their reciprocal orbits. In that case moving at lightspeed would take you about 22/23 minutes to get to Mars from Earth. Since this would hardly be the case I think that you were actually much slower.


Hmm, so maybe not 1/3 of the speed of light, 1/4th maybe or 1/8th?


That would still be about 90 MILLION miles per hour, more times faster than any spacecraft has ever reached! It must have been an incredible experience to travel that fast.

I am slightly surprised that you still need to breathe (and sleep and eat). How long do you think you would be able to go without for before you started to suffer?

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30 Sep 2012 03:49 #28815 by Camille Jones
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Camille Jones wrote: Believe me, I was beyond delighted when I did that. Though technically, I floated most of the time so I guess you can say I'm the first to visit another planet!

But he's right though, even I can't fully break the laws of physics. It took me about an hour there, then another hour finding the mountain and lifting it, and an hour back. Thankfully, all those times taking icy baths and exploring the ocean floor 'trained' me for holding my breath that long.


Based on this figure, I guess that you were travelling at about 1/3 of the speed of light tops, but probably a lot slower. This figure is based on the hypothesis that Earth and Mars were at the most distant points in their reciprocal orbits. In that case moving at lightspeed would take you about 22/23 minutes to get to Mars from Earth. Since this would hardly be the case I think that you were actually much slower.


Hmm, so maybe not 1/3 of the speed of light, 1/4th maybe or 1/8th?


That would still be about 90 MILLION miles per hour, more times faster than any spacecraft has ever reached! It must have been an incredible experience to travel that fast.

I am slightly surprised that you still need to breathe (and sleep and eat). How long do you think you would be able to go without for before you started to suffer?


It was as if everything around me slowed down, but I was able to see everything speed up to me. I don't know how to describe it, but it was pretty awesome!

Hmm, I dunno how long I think I would last. I think for sleep, I can maybe last about 2 weeks or so before I start going batshit crazy if I'm sleep deprived that long. I mainly eat for enjoyment or for appearance, but I don't think eating would be a necessity for me anymore. As for breathing, well since blood still pumps into me, I need oxygen for that right? I mean I can fill my lungs with oxygen but I can only hold out for a few hours at most. Otherwise, if I don't need to breath, would that make me undead? I wouldn't think so since I can still feel my heart beat (and I can see it for that matter if I look at myself with x-ray vision).

You'd think that superspeed would make me more punctual, huh?

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30 Sep 2012 10:15 #28816 by Woodclaw
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Camille Jones wrote: It was as if everything around me slowed down, but I was able to see everything speed up to me. I don't know how to describe it, but it was pretty awesome!

Hmm, I dunno how long I think I would last. I think for sleep, I can maybe last about 2 weeks or so before I start going batshit crazy if I'm sleep deprived that long. I mainly eat for enjoyment or for appearance, but I don't think eating would be a necessity for me anymore. As for breathing, well since blood still pumps into me, I need oxygen for that right? I mean I can fill my lungs with oxygen but I can only hold out for a few hours at most. Otherwise, if I don't need to breath, would that make me undead? I wouldn't think so since I can still feel my heart beat (and I can see it for that matter if I look at myself with x-ray vision).


I think that these needs are more psychological needs, rather than a phisiological ones. It's just speculation, but a normal will start to show symptomes of sleep deprivation after about 120 hours (although this depends from many factors) and will be at risk of going crazy in about 10 days (current record for going without sleeping: 264 hours). I guess that your body won't need sleep to survive, but your brain still does. Regular sleep is required for the brain to be able to power down and reorganize informations.

Considering the level of control over your body, Camille, perhaps you can try to do as some animals and shut down different areas of the brain in turn and see what happens.

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30 Sep 2012 12:27 #28817 by Lastleaf
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Hmmm, I think I would definitely try Everest. If I absorbed a lot of energy that day, I'll shoot for Australia. But I think I really need a bit of energy for that. However, if someone invents a large magnet on two ends so I can place magnetized weight plates, I'll definitely give that a shot.


no way... :ohmy:

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30 Sep 2012 12:29 #28818 by Captain Marbles
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Camille Jones wrote: It was as if everything around me slowed down, but I was able to see everything speed up to me. I don't know how to describe it, but it was pretty awesome!

Hmm, I dunno how long I think I would last. I think for sleep, I can maybe last about 2 weeks or so before I start going batshit crazy if I'm sleep deprived that long. I mainly eat for enjoyment or for appearance, but I don't think eating would be a necessity for me anymore. As for breathing, well since blood still pumps into me, I need oxygen for that right? I mean I can fill my lungs with oxygen but I can only hold out for a few hours at most. Otherwise, if I don't need to breath, would that make me undead? I wouldn't think so since I can still feel my heart beat (and I can see it for that matter if I look at myself with x-ray vision).


I think that these needs are more psychological needs, rather than a phisiological ones. It's just speculation, but a normal will start to show symptomes of sleep deprivation after about 120 hours (although this depends from many factors) and will be at risk of going crazy in about 10 days (current record for going without sleeping: 264 hours). I guess that your body won't need sleep to survive, but your brain still does. Regular sleep is required for the brain to be able to power down and reorganize informations.

Considering the level of control over your body, Camille, perhaps you can try to do as some animals and shut down different areas of the brain in turn and see what happens.


Or she could just dream at hyperspeed. I mean, since the normal human synaptic speed is 120 meters per second, and since hers operates at the speed of light, 300,000,000 meters per second—that means she could cram eight hours of REM sleep into a fraction of a second! She'd experience her dreams in "real time" since time to a dreamer is subjective anyway, but to an outside observer it would look as though she simply blinked her eyes!

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30 Sep 2012 13:39 #28819 by jnw550
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Captain Marbles wrote:

Anon wrote:

Camille Jones wrote: It was as if everything around me slowed down, but I was able to see everything speed up to me. I don't know how to describe it, but it was pretty awesome!

Hmm, I dunno how long I think I would last. I think for sleep, I can maybe last about 2 weeks or so before I start going batshit crazy if I'm sleep deprived that long. I mainly eat for enjoyment or for appearance, but I don't think eating would be a necessity for me anymore. As for breathing, well since blood still pumps into me, I need oxygen for that right? I mean I can fill my lungs with oxygen but I can only hold out for a few hours at most. Otherwise, if I don't need to breath, would that make me undead? I wouldn't think so since I can still feel my heart beat (and I can see it for that matter if I look at myself with x-ray vision).


I think that these needs are more psychological needs, rather than a phisiological ones. It's just speculation, but a normal will start to show symptomes of sleep deprivation after about 120 hours (although this depends from many factors) and will be at risk of going crazy in about 10 days (current record for going without sleeping: 264 hours). I guess that your body won't need sleep to survive, but your brain still does. Regular sleep is required for the brain to be able to power down and reorganize informations.

Considering the level of control over your body, Camille, perhaps you can try to do as some animals and shut down different areas of the brain in turn and see what happens.


Or she could just dream at hyperspeed. I mean, since the normal human synaptic speed is 120 meters per second, and since hers operates at the speed of light, 300,000,000 meters per second—that means she could cram eight hours of REM sleep into a fraction of a second! She'd experience her dreams in "real time" since time to a dreamer is subjective anyway, but to an outside observer it would look as though she simply blinked her eyes!


That...actually...kinda makes sense. :blink:

Interesting tidbit about the sleep deprivation record. The human body only needs ~8 hours to fully recover all cognitive and motor skills not matter how long a human goes without sleep.

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30 Sep 2012 17:16 #28820 by supian
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Camile, from a fellow European, is there any chance you can get back over to the states and help us beat the yanks at the ryder cup golf ? You could blow their balls offline with a puff of your superbreath, maybe even incinerate a few of tiger's mid-flight and guide our own into the holes. The last day's just started so hope you can be on your way soon. Godspeed! and much appreciated!

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30 Sep 2012 17:22 - 26 Oct 2012 17:15 #28821 by Camille Jones
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supian wrote: Camile, from a fellow European, is there any chance you can get back over to the states and help us beat the yanks at the ryder cup golf ? You could blow their balls offline with a puff of your superbreath, maybe even incinerate a few of tiger's mid-flight and guide our own into the holes. The last day's just started so hope you can be on your way soon. Godspeed! and much appreciated!


Hi Supian,

First off, I'm an American through and through. I'm not from Europe but if I play my cards right, I might be an ex-patriate given that my transfer goes okay.

Second, I don't condone cheating in a competitive environment or tournament. Hence why I don't participate in sports anymore, as a matter of fact I don't participate in competitive video game tournaments since my reaction timing is just too great. So I'm sorry but I won't help, especially against America.

You'd think that superspeed would make me more punctual, huh?
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30 Sep 2012 17:27 #28822 by Camille Jones
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jnw550 wrote:

Captain Marbles wrote:

Anon wrote:

Camille Jones wrote: It was as if everything around me slowed down, but I was able to see everything speed up to me. I don't know how to describe it, but it was pretty awesome!

Hmm, I dunno how long I think I would last. I think for sleep, I can maybe last about 2 weeks or so before I start going batshit crazy if I'm sleep deprived that long. I mainly eat for enjoyment or for appearance, but I don't think eating would be a necessity for me anymore. As for breathing, well since blood still pumps into me, I need oxygen for that right? I mean I can fill my lungs with oxygen but I can only hold out for a few hours at most. Otherwise, if I don't need to breath, would that make me undead? I wouldn't think so since I can still feel my heart beat (and I can see it for that matter if I look at myself with x-ray vision).


I think that these needs are more psychological needs, rather than a phisiological ones. It's just speculation, but a normal will start to show symptomes of sleep deprivation after about 120 hours (although this depends from many factors) and will be at risk of going crazy in about 10 days (current record for going without sleeping: 264 hours). I guess that your body won't need sleep to survive, but your brain still does. Regular sleep is required for the brain to be able to power down and reorganize informations.

Considering the level of control over your body, Camille, perhaps you can try to do as some animals and shut down different areas of the brain in turn and see what happens.


Or she could just dream at hyperspeed. I mean, since the normal human synaptic speed is 120 meters per second, and since hers operates at the speed of light, 300,000,000 meters per second—that means she could cram eight hours of REM sleep into a fraction of a second! She'd experience her dreams in "real time" since time to a dreamer is subjective anyway, but to an outside observer it would look as though she simply blinked her eyes!


That...actually...kinda makes sense. :blink:

Interesting tidbit about the sleep deprivation record. The human body only needs ~8 hours to fully recover all cognitive and motor skills not matter how long a human goes without sleep.


(Author's Note: I think the forum ate my response to the whole sleep conversation)

Wow! 8 hours of deep REM sleep in just a blink of an eye?

Th-that's just crazy! But given that the data is correct, I may try to do this. But does that mean that those two or three hours of sleep I get is like someone going into a deep coma for a few months, maybe even years?

Anon, I don't think I am going to try to shut down parts of my brain. I don't feel comfortable with tampering or experimenting on one of my most important body parts.

You'd think that superspeed would make me more punctual, huh?

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30 Sep 2012 19:40 #28825 by supian
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You can call me Sup, and I think you are a traitor! :ohmy: Does Bernhard Langer ring any bells from your native Germany? (Supian scurries off into hiding) :pinch:

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30 Sep 2012 19:48 #28826 by njae
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supian wrote: You can call me Sup, and I think you are a traitor! :ohmy: Does Bernhard Langer ring any bells from your native Germany? (Supian scurries off into hiding) :pinch:



What part of

First off, I'm an American through and through. I'm not from Europe...


made you think she's german?

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30 Sep 2012 20:00 #28827 by The Highlander
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Camille Jones wrote: Hmm, I dunno how long I think I would last. I think for sleep, I can maybe last about 2 weeks or so before I start going batshit crazy if I'm sleep deprived that long. I mainly eat for enjoyment or for appearance, but I don't think eating would be a necessity for me anymore. As for breathing, well since blood still pumps into me, I need oxygen for that right? I mean I can fill my lungs with oxygen but I can only hold out for a few hours at most. Otherwise, if I don't need to breath, would that make me undead? I wouldn't think so since I can still feel my heart beat (and I can see it for that matter if I look at myself with x-ray vision).


That's a bit of a shame, needing to breathe makes any long distance exploration rather risky (although since weight is not an issue I suppose you could just carry lots of oxygen tanks with you). It would also be interesting to see what effect poison or irritants would have on you, after all a normal human in a sealed room would succumb to carbon dioxide poisoning before they ran out of oxygen.

Camille Jones wrote: Second, I don't condone cheating in a competitive environment or tournament. Hence why I don't participate in sports anymore, as a matter of fact I don't participate in competitive video game tournaments since my reaction timing is just too great.


You could still take part in something like chess which is a purely mental contest (and even with enhanced intelligence you could still have difficulty against someone with more experience).

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30 Sep 2012 20:26 #28828 by supian
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The sun barely creaked over the horizon in the small German town, but already one of their residents can feel the wondrous effect the rays are having on her body. Camille Jones cooed softly as she stared out from the balcony window of her boyfriend’s apartment, seeing the sun rise slowly but surely. Soon enough, the rays hit her face as she gasps, feeling the radiation being absorbed and ‘recharging’ her body.

This - from your first entry

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30 Sep 2012 20:47 #28830 by njae
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supian wrote: The sun barely creaked over the horizon in the small German town, but already one of their residents can feel the wondrous effect the rays are having on her body. Camille Jones cooed softly as she stared out from the balcony window of her boyfriend’s apartment, seeing the sun rise slowly but surely. Soon enough, the rays hit her face as she gasps, feeling the radiation being absorbed and ‘recharging’ her body.

This - from your first entry


Small cause, big effect.

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30 Sep 2012 21:30 #28831 by Grayface
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This might be a kinda strange question but I’ve always wondered about super women and their hair. I mean a woman has a lot of body parts to shave and hair styles change all the time.

Does your body hair grow? Do you have to shave? If so how do you cut/style it, like Superman does in the comic books or something different?

Maybe you can control the growth of your hair, that would be kinda awesome I think and would be good for helping with hiding your identity assuming you can control the length fairly quickly.

What about hair color? Can you dye your hair? or can you change/control the color your self? again that would be handy for hiding your identity.

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30 Sep 2012 22:00 #28832 by Markiehoe
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To touch on Grayface's post. I assume you have pierced ears. If you take your earrings out would the holes seal up because of your enhanced healing?

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01 Oct 2012 01:26 #28833 by Woodclaw
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Camille Jones wrote: (Author's Note: I think the forum ate my response to the whole sleep conversation)

Wow! 8 hours of deep REM sleep in just a blink of an eye?

Th-that's just crazy! But given that the data is correct, I may try to do this. But does that mean that those two or three hours of sleep I get is like someone going into a deep coma for a few months, maybe even years?

Anon, I don't think I am going to try to shut down parts of my brain. I don't feel comfortable with tampering or experimenting on one of my most important body parts.


Well, I just wanted to suggest a possibility, but I think that I see your point.
I'm not sure that the 8 hours in a blink trick will work that well, but I think it's worth to try. You might also try to assume a different sleeping cycle. In theory by fraction sleep in several small naps during the day a normal person can survive with a lot less sleep that the usual 8 hours. In theory by sleeping 20 minutes every 2-3 hours one can accoplish the same rest as a full 8 hour night of sleep.
By combining these two technique you might be able to rest by simply blacking out for a second every few hours.

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01 Oct 2012 04:16 - 01 Oct 2012 04:16 #28834 by www1969
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Camille Jones wrote:

supian wrote: Camile, from a fellow European, is there any chance you can get back over to the states and help us beat the yanks at the ryder cup golf ?

So I'm sorry but I won't help, especially against America.


Methinks the lady doth protest too much. A secret superpowered explanation is the only one I can come up with!
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01 Oct 2012 15:36 - 01 Oct 2012 15:38 #28840 by Camille Jones
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Grayface wrote: This might be a kinda strange question but I’ve always wondered about super women and their hair. I mean a woman has a lot of body parts to shave and hair styles change all the time.

Does your body hair grow? Do you have to shave? If so how do you cut/style it, like Superman does in the comic books or something different?

Maybe you can control the growth of your hair, which would be kinda awesome I think and would be good for helping with hiding your identity assuming you can control the length fairly quickly.

What about hair color? Can you dye your hair? or can you change/control the color yourself? Again that would be handy for hiding your identity.

Markiehoe wrote: To touch on Grayface's post. I assume you have pierced ears. If you take your earrings out would the holes seal up because of your enhanced healing?

Well, considering this is a two-part question, I’ll answer them both at the same time.

Not gonna lie, this is a weird question to answer but I’ll answer it.

I can’t really cut my hair nor does it grow any longer, I think I can chalk it up to my invulnerability. Which is fine, I really like my hair andI think the length and the curls are great!

As for other body hair, that hasn’t grown back and it’s pretty much smooth skin. So the only hair I have left is on my head, my brows and my lashes, that’s it.

And actually, I don’t have my ears pierced anymore ever since the day I found that meteor. Which sucks because I did have quite the earring collection but I was forced to sell/donate them a while ago.

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Camille Jones wrote: (Author's Note: I think the forum ate my response to the whole sleep conversation)

Wow! 8 hours of deep REM sleep in just a blink of an eye?

Th-that's just crazy! But given that the data is correct, I may try to do this. But does that mean that those two or three hours of sleep I get is like someone going into a deep coma for a few months, maybe even years?

Anon, I don't think I am going to try to shut down parts of my brain. I don't feel comfortable with tampering or experimenting on one of my most important body parts.


Well, I just wanted to suggest a possibility, but I think that I see your point.
I'm not sure that the 8 hours in a blink trick will work that well, but I think it's worth to try. You might also try to assume a different sleeping cycle. In theory by fraction sleep in several small naps during the day a normal person can survive with a lot less sleep that the usual 8 hours. In theory by sleeping 20 minutes every 2-3 hours one can accoplish the same rest as a full 8 hour night of sleep.
By combining these two technique you might be able to rest by simply blacking out for a second every few hours.


Hmm, that would be something that I would like to try for a week. However I can see the inconvenience that may arise. Like say for example I’m in a conversation with someone and I had to black out for a few seconds. That would make me look incredibly spacey and ditzy compared to before when I’m rather intuitive and able to pay attention to the smallest of details.

Another one would be in the middle of fighting crime. The timing would be rather tricky so maybe I’ll try this when I have a clear schedule.

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Camille Jones wrote: Hmm, I dunno how long I think I would last. I think for sleep, I can maybe last about 2 weeks or so before I start going batshit crazy if I'm sleep deprived that long. I mainly eat for enjoyment or for appearance, but I don't think eating would be a necessity for me anymore. As for breathing, well since blood still pumps into me, I need oxygen for that right? I mean I can fill my lungs with oxygen but I can only hold out for a few hours at most. Otherwise, if I don't need to breath, would that make me undead? I wouldn't think so since I can still feel my heart beat (and I can see it for that matter if I look at myself with x-ray vision).


That's a bit of a shame, needing to breathe makes any long distance exploration rather risky (although since weight is not an issue I suppose you could just carry lots of oxygen tanks with you). It would also be interesting to see what effect poison or irritants would have on you, after all a normal human in a sealed room would succumb to carbon dioxide poisoning before they ran out of oxygen.

Camille Jones wrote: Second, I don't condone cheating in a competitive environment or tournament. Hence why I don't participate in sports anymore, as a matter of fact I don't participate in competitive video game tournaments since my reaction timing is just too great.


You could still take part in something like chess which is a purely mental contest (and even with enhanced intelligence you could still have difficulty against someone with more experience).



  1. Yeah, I guess that’s true! Hmmm, what if they made a space exploration suit for me? That would make long distance travelling possible, huh? I guess as long as I hold my breath in, I would be fine. But I think as long as I have some oxygen, I can probably combat any airborne toxins. As for poisons, well a simple test for me would be to see if I can ingest anything that would otherwise be corrosive. Otherwise, we can see how much hard liquor it would take for me to get intoxicated. Not that I am a drinker, but we can try it for science.
  2. Hmmm, I guess that is very true. I guess that’s why I still play fighting games like Street Fighter. Even though I understand the mechanics and move priority well, it still is a difficult battle against someone who is much more experienced at the game. I guess that’s the same for RTS. But I’ll probably stick to fighting games since I feel that’s more ‘active’ of the two.

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supian wrote: Camile, from a fellow European, is there any chance you can get back over to the states and help us beat the yanks at the ryder cup golf ?

So I'm sorry but I won't help, especially against America.


Methinks the lady doth protest too much. A secret superpowered explanation is the only one I can come up with!


Lol. No hun, I’m American. I said a long time ago on here that I’m from Syracuse and I use the Imperial System profusely, that should say that I’m American, right?

You'd think that superspeed would make me more punctual, huh?
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01 Oct 2012 18:14 #28841 by Woodclaw
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Camille Jones wrote: (Author's Note: I think the forum ate my response to the whole sleep conversation)

Wow! 8 hours of deep REM sleep in just a blink of an eye?

Th-that's just crazy! But given that the data is correct, I may try to do this. But does that mean that those two or three hours of sleep I get is like someone going into a deep coma for a few months, maybe even years?

Anon, I don't think I am going to try to shut down parts of my brain. I don't feel comfortable with tampering or experimenting on one of my most important body parts.


Well, I just wanted to suggest a possibility, but I think that I see your point.
I'm not sure that the 8 hours in a blink trick will work that well, but I think it's worth to try. You might also try to assume a different sleeping cycle. In theory by fraction sleep in several small naps during the day a normal person can survive with a lot less sleep that the usual 8 hours. In theory by sleeping 20 minutes every 2-3 hours one can accoplish the same rest as a full 8 hour night of sleep.
By combining these two technique you might be able to rest by simply blacking out for a second every few hours.


Hmm, that would be something that I would like to try for a week. However I can see the inconvenience that may arise. Like say for example I’m in a conversation with someone and I had to black out for a few seconds. That would make me look incredibly spacey and ditzy compared to before when I’m rather intuitive and able to pay attention to the smallest of details.

Another one would be in the middle of fighting crime. The timing would be rather tricky so maybe I’ll try this when I have a clear schedule.


Well if Marbles theoory about accelerated sleeping is correct, I think that your lapses will be minimal, and by minimal I mean by the order of a split second, probably not even enough to start falling if you're flying at high speed. Clearly this is all subordinate to the idea that you can "compact" your sleeping hour even more than you currently do, thanks to the processing speed of your brain. 2-3 hours per night is already a pretty compact sleeping cycle and (keeping the right proportion) a different sleeping cycle might work, but it depends from many factors I don't know about.

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01 Oct 2012 19:09 #28842 by The Highlander
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1. Yeah, I guess that’s true! Hmmm, what if they made a space exploration suit for me? That would make long distance travelling possible, huh? I guess as long as I hold my breath in, I would be fine. But I think as long as I have some oxygen, I can probably combat any airborne toxins. As for poisons, well a simple test for me would be to see if I can ingest anything that would otherwise be corrosive. Otherwise, we can see how much hard liquor it would take for me to get intoxicated. Not that I am a drinker, but we can try it for science.


I don't think you would really need a suit, just oxygen tanks and a breathing mask (although they would probably need to be armoured to survive being carried by you). As for your comments about poisons, maybe it would be better to start with irritants (like tear gas) rather than toxins (just in case you're wrong). You would probably also need to be careful if you tried to get drunk, we really don't want someone who can lift a mountain stumbling about, or worse, getting rowdy!

2.Hmmm, I guess that is very true. I guess that’s why I still play fighting games like Street Fighter. Even though I understand the mechanics and move priority well, it still is a difficult battle against someone who is much more experienced at the game. I guess that’s the same for RTS. But I’ll probably stick to fighting games since I feel that’s more ‘active’ of the two.


Well I'm a big fan of RTS, so if you ever want a teammate (or opponent) just let me know!

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