3.赛博格(钢骨)
First introduced in 1980, Vic Stone was a star athlete until he was in a horrible accident. His scientist father replaced more than half of his body with cybernetic parts. Using these parts, he gained superhuman strength and could tap into computers using his mind.
维克·史东(Vic Stone)首次出现在1980年。他本来是一名美式足球队明星运动员,直到他不幸遭到了一场可怕的意外。他的科学家父亲把他身体的大半部分替换成了机械身躯。他由此获得了强大的能量并且能够利用意识接入电脑。
Although he was invented over 30 years ago, Cyborg is one of the most realistic superheroes. For example, cybernetic limbs now fuse with nerves and the human brain, letting the user move naturally. Targeted muscle reinnervation surgery uses muscles that send messages between the brain and the artificial limb. It is estimated that 50 percent of the human body can, or will, be available for upgrade in the near future.
尽管赛博格是三十年才被创造出来的人物,但他却是最有可能存在的超级英雄之一。比如,神经和机械手臂结合,这样大脑就可以控制机械手臂自由活动。针对特定肌肉的神经移植手术可以使大脑对人造假肢发送指令。据估计在不久的将来,人体百分之五十的器官可以通过人造器官更新换代。
The other feature that sets Cyborg apart from other mere mortals is his ability to use his mind to tap into computers. This ability is also starting to become a reality because researchers at the University of Washington have been able to transfer thoughts electronically. They attached electrodes to two subjects' scalps. The subjects played a game; one person had a keyboard and the other didn't. When a target came up on the screen, the person without the keyboard thought to press the “fire” button, and the other participant's finger involuntarily hit the space bar to fire.
使赛博格与普通人类如此不同的另外一点是他能够利用意识接入计算机。这也正在成为现实。华盛顿大学的研究人员已经可以将人的思想转化为电子信号。他们将电极粘在受试人员的头上,受试者会被要求玩一个游戏,但是一个人有键盘而另一个人没有键盘。当目标出现在屏幕上时,没有键盘的人想要按开火键,另一个人的手会不由自主地点开火键开火。
2.钢铁侠
Parts of the Iron Man suit are complete fiction. A suit wouldn't be able to fly vertically, it wouldn't have Repulsor Beams, and it wouldn't have an arc reactor. However, consider Raytheon's XOS 2 exoskeleton suit. So far, the exoskeleton lets you carry 90 kilograms (200 lb) without fatigue. Other exoskeletons in development will let you run faster, jump higher, and climb better.
钢铁侠盔甲中部分装备是虚构的。盔甲不可能垂直飞行也不可能发射冲击光束。除此之外,也不存在电弧发生器。但是,雷声公司的第二代外骨骼机械装能够做到一部分。目前,这套装备能够让你负重90千克而不会感到疲惫。还有其他在研究中的套装可以让你跑得更快,跳得更高,攀爬能力更强。
The final aspect that makes Iron Man such a dominant hero is that the suit is tough. This is more like the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) being developed by the US military. The suit will be equipped with a computer that gives the wearer battlefield information, monitors vitals, and stops severe bleeding. That is, if the bullet can penetrate the suit, because it is expected to be bulletproof from top to bottom. The TALOS suit is expected to be ready for combat in 2018.
除此之外,让钢铁侠如此著名的还有盔甲的坚硬程度。这很像美国军方正在研制的“战术突袭轻甲”(TALOS)。这套装备配有一台计算机,可以给穿戴者提供战场信息,检测生命体征,还有止血功能。那是为了,如果盔甲被射穿的话,能使人体受到的伤害降至最低。这套装备预计于2018年投入战场使用。
1.蝙蝠侠
Batman should be the most likely superhero to exist because he doesn't have any real powers. But it's a bit more complicated than that if you look at the finer details of the Caped Crusader.
蝙蝠侠应该是最可能存在的超级英雄了,因为他没有任何超能力。但这可能要比你在漫画书中看到的要复杂多了。
First off, Batman and Bruce Wayne would have problems co-existing. If Batman were going into physical fights every night, it would be exhausting; he'd need to sleep all day and would have problems running Wayne Enterprises. As for his gadgets and living the Batman lifestyle, a moneylending website estimated how much Batman would have spent after Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. By their calculations, Batman would spent $648 million, plus yearly costs of maintaining that lifestyle, like maintenance, fixing gadgets, and paying Alfred's salary.
首先,蝙蝠侠和布鲁斯·韦恩不可能同时存在。蝙蝠侠将会非常疲惫,如果他每晚都要战斗的的话;他需要睡觉还要管理韦恩集团。在蝙蝠侠前两部电影上映后,一家放贷网站计算出了蝙蝠侠要花多少钱在他的装备和这种生活方式上。根据他们的计算,加上装备维修的费用和支付阿尔弗雷多(布鲁斯的管家)的薪水,每年大约需要六亿四千八百万美元!
On top of being super wealthy, Batman is incredibly smart. What type of education would someone need to reach Batman's level of sophistication in chemistry, forensics, engineering, and computer programming? Let's say he fast-tracked each degree and did them in two years. He's still looking at a minimum of eight years of school. He would then have to stay up to date with each field and be innovative as well to make and maintain his gadgets and tools.
除了要拥有大量财富外,蝙蝠侠还要非常聪明。作为蝙蝠侠,他需要对化学、辩论学、工程学和计算机编程都十分精通。我们假设他能在两年内快速获得学位,他也需要至少八年的学习时间。他还要关注各个领域的新发现,并把它们创新地应用于他的装备上。
So if some well-educated billionaire did decide to become Batman, let's look at his physical strength and skill. He would need to train in speed and martial arts and be one of the best fighters in the world. Also, Batman doesn't kill anyone, so he would need a tremendous amount of control on top of his skill. Add on the training with the bat suit and you're actually looking at almost 20 years of physical training.
所以如果某位教育良好的亿万富翁决定成为蝙蝠侠,那他的力量和技巧也要有很高的要求。他需要速度和军事技能的训练,还要成世界上最强的战士之一。而且,蝙蝠侠从不杀人,所以除了以上的技能外,他还需要强大的自控力。再加上蝙蝠侠装备的重量,他还需要将近20年的训练才能成为蝙蝠侠。
After all that, Batman's career would only last a few years—if you take into account all the injuries he's likely to sustain. By some estimates, it could only be about two or three years long.
虽然这样,如果再把他所受的伤算在内的话,蝙蝠侠的生涯可能只有短短几年。而根据一些人的计算,仅仅只有两三年的时间。
So while Batman does not have any superpowers, for him to exist in real life, he would need to excel at different education disciplines, have hundreds of millions of dollars, and be as physically able as a professional athlete. Even then, his crime-fighting career would end almost immediately.
所以尽管蝙蝠侠没有任何超能力,他想要在现实生活中生存的话,得需要精通各种学科,要有成千上百万的财富,还要有专业运动员的体力。即使这样,他的打击罪犯生涯也有可能立刻终止。