Superman can carry a plane on his shoulders, Spider-man can scale very high buildings without any extra aid, Flash can run at an incredible speed, and you wish you had some of those superpowers too.
But guess what, you actually have some superpowers that you are not aware of. No, not because you are actually an alien from another planet, or because you got exposed to something weird. Simply because the human body has some wonders up its sleeve.
Here are 10 freakishly awesome things you didn’t know your body is capable of doing.
1. You can see ultraviolet rays
The ability is just filtered out by the eyes’ lens. Some people have undergone surgery to remove the lens and can detect ultraviolet rays. You have Superman vision with a filter!
2. If the human brain were a computer, it could perform 38 thousand trillion operations per second
The world’s most powerful supercomputer, BlueGene, can manage only .002% of that!
3. Human eyes are natural thermometers
In case of severe ‘hypothermia’, blood vessels in the eyes become constricted in order to conserve energy.
4. Some people can taste words or hear colors
A condition called ‘synesthesia‘ can cause senses to overlap. As a result, some people can see (associate) sounds as colours or taste the words.
5. Many can survive in sub-zero temperatures, without as much as a sweater
6. Every person has a telescopic vision
The human eye is so sensitive that, if the Earth were flat, you could spot a candle in the dark from 20 miles away.
7. Human fingers are capable of detecting even nanoscale imperfections in seemingly smooth surfaces
8. Your brain can manipulate time
‘Basal ganglia’ and the ‘parietal lobe’ of the human brain are essential for perceiving the sense of time. So your brain is in total control of how time flies.
9. Some people can see with their ears
A phenomenon called ‘echolocation’ helps people to create a visual image of a place based on the echoes from objects. It is common among blind people mostly, as their attention isn’t divided between ears and eyes.
10. Some of us have superhuman strength
In cases of extreme emergency, people can show signs of superhuman strength. For example, you might have heard of incidents where a ‘normal’ person has lifted a car to rescue someone who was trapped underneath.
Pretty awesome, isn’t it?