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Answer by SoronelHaetir for Do humans have sufficient internal energy for the...

I suggest your metahuman be able to internally convert mass to energy, in particular minute amounts of the waste building that would otherwise be excreted. Poo-powered Superman for the win!

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Answer by JBH for Do humans have sufficient internal energy for the power of...

I weigh 265#. I can also dead-lift 265#. If I strap my hands, I can hold the weight for about 30 seconds before muscles (arms, shoulders, legs...) start giving out. Let's use this as implicit proof...

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Answer by E Tam for Do humans have sufficient internal energy for the power...

We know that normal human muscles can generate enough power for flight because human-powered flying machines exist. If your superpower was limited to only metabolic energy, it would function as a...

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Answer by M S for Do humans have sufficient internal energy for the power of...

I wouldn't recommend drawing the energy from internal sources, as cooling your core or stealing cellular energy will very quickly have negative consequences. Your body may be able to simply increase...

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Do humans have sufficient internal energy for the power of flight?

A meta-human, let's call him "Arnim", possesses the power of flight. In accordance with Einstein's law of conservation of energy, this superpower does not draw power from nothing or some nondescript...

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