Why We Worry

… but here’s more about Batman.

One of the facets of the Batman mythos (isn’t that word so pretentious sounding?) that appeals most to me is his normalness. Bruce Wayne doesn’t have superpowers. He just has money and physical prowess. A lot of what he does borders on possible.

Sure that sounds crazy, but here is E. Paul Zehr, an associate professor of kinesiology and neuroscience, discussing what it would take for someone to actually become Batman.

Some highlights:

…In terms of the physical skills to be able to defend himself against all these opponents all the time, I would benchmark that at 10 to 12 years.

…But another benchmark is having enough skill and experience to defend himself without killing anyone. … To be that good, to not actually lethally injure anyone, requires an extremely high level of skill that would take maybe 15 to 18 years to accumulate.

And the most sad part of all:

…Somewhere around age 50 to 55, he should probably retire.

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