Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14640999-20140724024429/@comment-73.42.187.52-20141129205139

Using probes to measure electrical pulses our brains use to signal actions, thoughts, and various other subtleties, scientists have speculated on their findings that people only use maybe 20-30% of their brain. We are allotted control over four vital aspects of our minds, the parts that allow us to move, to communicate, to remember, and to think creatively. The speculation of 100% brain-use lends to the assumption that we are capable of manipulating forces outside our own bodies (that includes any action we might take using our bodies). Aura behaves in the same way. Of course, I grant that extra-cognitive ability as well as any advanced technology leading to the creation of Penny are both fields of pseudoscience, at least insofar as my opinion stands on the matter. ____________________________________________ the problem I have always had with this, is that it was measuring electrical activity, so if you look at something comparable like a computer, you have a somewhat similar relation between memory and storage(as memory would be accessed much more than storage, not to mention that it would be difficult to calculate exactly how much data a person is designed to hold in storage, since the only way to prove reaching such a limit would be for someone with perfect, lifetime memory recall to start forgetting things) if you looked at the computer for the same determining factor. Although with common computers I think the 20-30% use found in humans would be a lot higher for memory vs storage. Of course, with a comparison between those 2 you also find arguments for why some of it would be unused(as corrupted/damaged hardware would be likely be replaced/recreated in a person but not necessarily removed).

Back on topic, I think most are underestimating Wiess's capabilities and wrecking potential vs Penny(think speed glyphs simultaneously sending the swords in different directions at once beyond the wires limits...)

that being said, I think that as much "ultimate weapon" as she is designed to be, expecting her to be better than all the best hunters 1 vs 1 is not what Ironwood/atlas needs from her, all he needs is something with the kill potential of said hunter, that will follow orders, that will not tire, that could be improved upon as the base model and eventually mass produced. Also note that something like penny may be possible to turn into "kill squads" that could clear out entire continents of grimm without attracting more, potentially wiping out grimm entirely, which will likely be a key storyline plot at some point in the 10-20 seasons.