• Question: If humans used their 100% of their brain, would they be able to fly?

    Asked by Marcdonald's Cejudo to Rob, Marikka, Ceri on 11 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Ceri Dare

      Ceri Dare answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      No. There are lots of myths about humans not using all their brain, but they are not true. There are lots of support cells in the brain, which help to keep the cells which do the thinking working properly. You can read more here: https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/tenper.html

    • Photo: Marikka Beecroft

      Marikka Beecroft answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      No unfortunately not but I would love to fly! It is also a myth that we can use only 10% of our brain at a time, in fact we use 100% of our brain all the time! The brain controls so many things in our body that it is constantly working and constantly using all the different parts. The only difference is how much it is using that part. Hope this helps!

    • Photo: Robert Hampson

      Robert Hampson answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      We do use most of our brain anyway. Its just all used for different things. Using more of our brain would not affect physical things, we would not be able to grow wings for example, no matter what red bull keep telling us!

      We can fly, have you not been on a plane?

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