Physical Strength Levels and Tables

• Level 4—capable of bending a steel bar roughly 2 inches in diameter.
• Level 6—capable of lifting 15 tons under optimum conditions.
• Level 7—is 3 times stronger than level 5
• Level 9—from lifting about 70 tons to capable of lifting up to 100 tons.
• pound of gasoline 2.2 x 10^7 joules.
• AA battery 10^3 joules.
• Shotgun blast fired from a shotgun.
  • 12 gauge cartridge mass = 0.04
  • Velocity = 410 m/s
• Bullet fired from a handgun.
  • mass of bullet = 0.006 kg
  • velocity of bullet = 320 m/s
• Strength ≈ Level 3
• Speed ≥ Level 4
• Reflexes > Level 6
• Intelligence ≤ Level 7
• Fighting skills < Level 8
• Agility ≥ Level 1
• Durability ≠ Level 10
• ◊Level 8 durability
• “Smart quotes”
• 2¹ + 2² + 2³

• ∴

L5: (1-3) punch through an exterior brick wall, or bend an inch-thick iron bar

L6: (6-15) punch through cinderblock wall, twist a steel crowbar

L7: (20-40) rupture low-grade steel walls, or rip apart a light armored vehicle (as an armored car)

L8: (50-80) punch could knock a vault door off its hinges, or pulverize a two-foot thick granite slab

L9: (+100) very few man-made obstacles could stop such an individual for long

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L4: (3-6) capable of bending a steel crossbar

L5: (12-25) strength of sufficient force to demolish a concrete bunker

L6: (50-100) rupture a steel wall

L7: (200-800) crush titanium without real effort or throw a car a half mile (high-end)

L8: (1600-6400) most barriers, natural or man-made, cannot stop this individual, as he can easily demolish a fortified bunker

Strength Tables

The strength levels I use can be described as how much weight one can lift from the ground to above one’s head with arms fully extended. For various reasons, that doesn’t always work in recording strength levels (such as measuring only leg strength) but the analog should suffice for these purposes. Below are some of the verbal descriptions I have used from levels 1 through 10 in the physical strength attribute in addition to the measurements I use. For a more familiar frame of reference, I have also added additional descriptions (measuring in pounds and tons). For the strength factor I use a man who weighs 750 newtons under Earth's gravity at sea level (which has the mass of about 76.48 kilograms and is approximately 168.61 pounds) who is capable of lifting his own bodyweight. The levels are defined in terms of the strength factor, except the first few levels, which are defined by bodyweight. However, the strength factor denotes maximum level allowable for the first few levels. For instance, if a person can lift more than 340 pounds, the strength level is considered “meta-athlete” or “peak human” regardless of bodyweight.

• 1 strength factor = a man with the strength to lift 750 newtons (~168.61 pounds).
• 1 kSF = 1 thousand strength factor.
• 1 MSF = 1 million strength factor, 1,000 kSF.
• BW = bodyweight under Earth's gravity at sea level (9.80665 meters per second squared). 2 x BW = twice one's bodyweight.

The measurements I have used to arrive at level 1-3 are somewhat arbitrary, but I think it’s convenient to categorize them in this way nonetheless. Level 3 is that “magic” line between near-superhuman and superhuman. However, level 3 strength might be considered superhuman depending on the mass of the individual (say, if the person was only 55 kilograms but had the strength of that man who had a mass of 160 kilograms). A comparable thing could be said of level 3 durability. Using procedures similar to those I used to obtain level 3 strength I have been able to derive calculable values for the categories of durability, reflexes, speed and agility. I hope this example creates an idea of how high the intensity is for peak human levels. (Note: level 3 as “peak human” only applies to the physical categories.)

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