Amazingly humans

The human body is amazing. There is no limit to potential. I recall reading a story about the first four minute mile run by Roger Bannister. It was considered beyond the reach of a human being.

That reads very odd now. Considering the record is nearing the 3 minute 40 second mark. Imagine somehow 1954 you would have someone like Hicham El Guerrouj running against Roger Bannister and he finishes almost 20 seconds faster?

There appears to be constant underestimation of the human ability.

Or is there?

If you look at one time anomalies as the norm you can get a skewed view of what is possible. Vesna Vulovic fell 6.3 miles after a bomb went off in a plane. She was found in a coma with a fractured skull, two broken legs, and three broken vertebrae. Many years later she made a full recovery and then decided to continue her career as a flight attendant!

More common is the ability for a person to recover or adapt from injury. With the proper skill you can move organs from one body to another, rebuild a person from horrible conditions.

There are some amazing things that happen every day that defy logic and what we think we know. I kind of like that.