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Maxed out: Testing humans to destruction

How far can you push the human body before it fails? New 杏吧原创 explores 12 extremes of endurance, from vacuum exposure to memory marathons

14 April 2010

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We have an irrepressible urge to push our boundaries and set records. How much further can we go, physically and mentally, before we reach our ultimate limits?

What鈥檚 the human speed limit?

How long can we concentrate for?

How long could you survive a vacuum?

How much can we remember?

How cold can you get and live?

How long could you survive without food or drink?

How long can you go without sleep?

How many gs can you pull?

How high can you go?

How much can a human lift?

How much radiation can we take?

How long could you hold your breath?

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