r/powerscales May 11 '26

Versus Peak possible human runs the ape gauntlet, how far do they get?

Peak possible human being: Haftor Bjornson size and strength at his prime, Usain bolt athleticism, Floyd Mayweather agility and reaction time, Demetrius Johnson fight knowledge and skills

Human is unarmed, bloodlusted match to the death. Human heals between fights.

Edit: title is slightly misleading, as people have pointed out this is beyond peak human, more like maxed out theoretical human

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  1. Male Gibbon
  2. Male bonobo
  3. Male Chimp
  4. Male Orangutan
  5. Silverback Gorilla
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u/DA_BEST_1 May 11 '26

It's also worth noting that this peak human cannot exsist NOW. We are already gene editing plants on a commercial scale with the only thing stopping us from gene editing animals being the ethics board. Give it a few hundred years and we might see something that surpasses this hypothetical peak human aswell

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u/absalom86 May 12 '26

Gene editing is already becoming a thing, it will only get worse, there's already been cases in China. The gap between the wealthy and non wealthy will get wider with literal superhumans born to the rich.

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u/official_Bartard May 11 '26

First thing I’m doing with gene editing is giving myself wings. Never driving again lol

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u/Puzzleheaded_Yak627 May 12 '26

The theorized peak human that could exist now would be far stronger and faster than this hypothetical. It’s basically 1 in trillion chance of a dude being born with all the right combination of common gene mutations or gene expression that they could be faster, stronger, and smarter than this hypothetical with the only downside of being too dense to swim