" Considering that thought are merely electrical impulses, with electricity traveling at the speed of light. They are the same. "
Except... they're not. We don't have lightning shooting through our nerves. There is a massive complex biological machinery at work to transfer data through the brain. At best, impulses are transmitted through the brain at the third of the speed of sound. Nowhere, nowhere near light speed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_thought
" Considering that thought are merely electrical impulses, with electricity traveling at the speed of light. They are the same. "
Except... they're not. We don't have lightning shooting through our nerves. There is a massive complex biological machinery at work to transfer data through the brain. At best, impulses are transmitted through the brain at the third of the speed of sound. Nowhere, nowhere near light speed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_thought "
I just looked at my source and I dug deeper and turns out and it's not very reliable so I apologize for that.
It's believed though that it takes about .2 seconds to think of a thought. To me, that's really fast. And can Wally instantly run the speed of like? Or does it take time for him to get that fast? I really just don't know about that fact.
0.2 second is impressive, but by 0.2 seconds Flash can evacuate the entire population of a small north Korean town facing imminent nuclear catastrophy. (Don't laugh, it happened)
And yes, Wally has no thought lag. He doesn't slowly power up his speed or anything, he's always there.
" @GreenLantern555: It's cool. 0.2 second is impressive, but by 0.2 seconds Flash can evacuate the entire population of a small north Korean town facing imminent nuclear catastrophy. (Don't laugh, it happened) And yes, Wally has no thought lag. He doesn't slowly power up his speed or anything, he's always there. "
Where does it say that Wally has no need to accelerate? (not against it, just want to see your source).
The speed of thought is just electrical impulses in your brain and then your reaction time. There are lots of things faster than that. "
If it's that then both the speed of light and thought should be the same speed. Light isn't faster than light. If anything they are the same.@King Saturn said:
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" @King Saturn: Just because there is no prep time doesn't mean that Alan has NO time to quickly think of himself as intangible. It doesn't take long to think so at all. Anyone has time for quick thought since nothing is faster. It also depends on who attacks first. "
you are still missing the fact that Wally is way faster and can react to get inside on Alan Scott for a KO Punch before Alan would think to do anything... he is The Flash thats what his main asset is Super Speed and Reaction Time - the ability to move and react at insane Superhuman Level... now you can keep trying to tell yourself that nothing is faster than thought... but that isnt so... at least not unless the one who is thinking possesses the same level of speed and reaction time to think fast enough to move accordingly... "
Lets take this for instance, I can think about you hitting me way faster than you can hit me. Yes, Flash is fast but he isn't faster than the human mind. Reaction time and the thought process are not the same thing. If Alan thinks of something it happens immediately and I'm sure Scott knows exactly what Wally will do next. "
thats a terrible example... simply because I cant move faster than light... so yeah of course you can think faster than I can hit you... but The Flash can move FTL... and Alan Scott's thought process is not on par with The Flash's speed... thats the whole point... The Flash can move at speeds that Alan would not be able to think to do anything before he got inside on him... "
Anyone's thought process is at the speed of light (I did research on the speed of thought and found that they are the same) so basically it's whomever gets the first move or thought. "
did you look at the scan I posted ? did you see what Superman was saying about how much faster he could move than the speed of thought ? "
That would also be saying that Superman can also move ten times faster than the speed of light because the speed of light and the speed of sound move at the exact same speed? Are you saying Superman can move that fast? That scan just goes against the laws of speed. "
believe it or not Superman has been shown to Fly several times faster than the Speed of Light... as well as The Flash has traveled several hundred times faster than light... Its Comic Books dude... not actual Real Life Science we are talking about... Comic Book Characters defy the Laws of the Universe all the time...
The speed of thought is just electrical impulses in your brain and then your reaction time. There are lots of things faster than that. "
If it's that then both the speed of light and thought should be the same speed. Light isn't faster than light. If anything they are the same.@King Saturn said:
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" @King Saturn: Just because there is no prep time doesn't mean that Alan has NO time to quickly think of himself as intangible. It doesn't take long to think so at all. Anyone has time for quick thought since nothing is faster. It also depends on who attacks first. "
you are still missing the fact that Wally is way faster and can react to get inside on Alan Scott for a KO Punch before Alan would think to do anything... he is The Flash thats what his main asset is Super Speed and Reaction Time - the ability to move and react at insane Superhuman Level... now you can keep trying to tell yourself that nothing is faster than thought... but that isnt so... at least not unless the one who is thinking possesses the same level of speed and reaction time to think fast enough to move accordingly... "
Lets take this for instance, I can think about you hitting me way faster than you can hit me. Yes, Flash is fast but he isn't faster than the human mind. Reaction time and the thought process are not the same thing. If Alan thinks of something it happens immediately and I'm sure Scott knows exactly what Wally will do next. "
thats a terrible example... simply because I cant move faster than light... so yeah of course you can think faster than I can hit you... but The Flash can move FTL... and Alan Scott's thought process is not on par with The Flash's speed... thats the whole point... The Flash can move at speeds that Alan would not be able to think to do anything before he got inside on him... "
Anyone's thought process is at the speed of light (I did research on the speed of thought and found that they are the same) so basically it's whomever gets the first move or thought. "
did you look at the scan I posted ? did you see what Superman was saying about how much faster he could move than the speed of thought ? "
That would also be saying that Superman can also move ten times faster than the speed of light because the speed of light and the speed of sound move at the exact same speed? Are you saying Superman can move that fast? That scan just goes against the laws of speed. "
believe it or not Superman has been shown to Fly several times faster than the Speed of Light... as well as The Flash has traveled several hundred times faster than light... Its Comic Books dude... not actual Real Life Science we are talking about... Comic Book Characters defy the Laws of the Universe all the time... "
Haha! Very true, but you'd think that the laws of science somewhat applies, but like you said, it's comics.
" @GreenLantern555: It's cool. 0.2 second is impressive, but by 0.2 seconds Flash can evacuate the entire population of a small north Korean town facing imminent nuclear catastrophy. (Don't laugh, it happened) And yes, Wally has no thought lag. He doesn't slowly power up his speed or anything, he's always there. "
I'd like to see that as well. I have heard it from several people, like my friends who is HUGE Flash fan, but I've never seen it. I've only seen him speed up to that point.
believe it or not Superman has been shown to Fly several times faster than the Speed of Light... as well as The Flash has traveled several hundred times faster than light... Its Comic Books dude... not actual Real Life Science we are talking about... Comic Book Characters defy the Laws of the Universe all the time... "
Haha! Very true, but you'd think that the laws of science somewhat applies, but like you said, it's comics. "
when it comes to Comic Book Characters especially Powerful Ones the Laws of Science dont really have a great stronghold in value in terms of feats... I mean just look at Superman's high end strength feats... Sneezing Planets away ? Towing a Solar System on a Large Chain ? Pushing Planets like they were Giant Beach Balls ? None of these things are Remotely Possible in the Real World... but they happen quite a bit in comics...
believe it or not Superman has been shown to Fly several times faster than the Speed of Light... as well as The Flash has traveled several hundred times faster than light... Its Comic Books dude... not actual Real Life Science we are talking about... Comic Book Characters defy the Laws of the Universe all the time... "
Haha! Very true, but you'd think that the laws of science somewhat applies, but like you said, it's comics. "
when it comes to Comic Book Characters especially Powerful Ones the Laws of Science dont really have a great stronghold in value in terms of feats... I mean just look at Superman's high end strength feats... Sneezing Planets away ? Towing a Solar System on a Large Chain ? Pushing Planets like they were Giant Beach Balls ? None of these things are Remotely Possible in the Real World... but they happen quite a bit in comics... "
Yeah, but you'd think something so small as The Speed of Though and Light would stand strong, but its whatever.
@velle37:@GreenLantern555: I'm gonna have to search some scans but that is how his powers work. At one point Wally tells a story of how he was once shot at but didn't hear or notice it. The instant the bullet touched his skin, his brain shifted into the highest gear and he was able to dodge the bullet at point blank. It's only a story so not real evidence but it gives a good impression of how it is.
" @velle37:@GreenLantern555: I'm gonna have to search some scans but that is how his powers work. At one point Wally tells a story of how he was once shot at but didn't hear or notice it. The instant the bullet touched his skin, his brain shifted into the highest gear and he was able to dodge the bullet at point blank. It's only a story so not real evidence but it gives a good impression of how it is. "
Interesting. Even that doesn't say he has no need to accelerate though, he can easily surpass supersonic speeds to dodge a bullet without even going light speed. NW and Batman and DD can dodge bullets.
The whole story is usually Wally pushing himself to go faster.... i.e. acceleration. So it makes no sense for him to have no need to accelerate, because he would have nowhere to go, he would be a living photon, always at light speed and nothing would ever be able to touch him (and stuff touches him all the time, so i doubt that he stays light speed). But eh.... let me know if you find more evidence.......
" @velle37:@GreenLantern555: I'm gonna have to search some scans but that is how his powers work. At one point Wally tells a story of how he was once shot at but didn't hear or notice it. The instant the bullet touched his skin, his brain shifted into the highest gear and he was able to dodge the bullet at point blank. It's only a story so not real evidence but it gives a good impression of how it is. "
Interesting. Even that doesn't say he has no need to accelerate though, he can easily surpass supersonic speeds to dodge a bullet without even going light speed. NW and Batman and DD can dodge bullets. The whole story is usually Wally pushing himself to go faster.... i.e. acceleration. So it makes no sense for him to have no need to accelerate, because he would have nowhere to go, he would be a living photon, always at light speed and nothing would ever be able to touch him (and stuff touches him all the time, so i doubt that he stays light speed). But eh.... let me know if you find more evidence....... "
Yeah, and even if he did immediately speed up tp dodge the bullet that is just barely past the speed of sound, nowhere near the speed of light.
" @velle37:@GreenLantern555: I'm gonna have to search some scans but that is how his powers work. At one point Wally tells a story of how he was once shot at but didn't hear or notice it. The instant the bullet touched his skin, his brain shifted into the highest gear and he was able to dodge the bullet at point blank. It's only a story so not real evidence but it gives a good impression of how it is. "
I do remember Flash saying that his senses move faster and sometimes simple things take forever (like a conversation with his father in law) every thing was in slow motion to him..... then something happened and he snapped to attention...
idk if that's part of it, but i read that about 2 days ago in either Rogues War, Emergency Stop, or the Human Race. i don't think it was Rogues War though because that's when Wally and Barry took down their respective Zooms...... but it might be........ anywho, sorry for the unnecessariness.......
@velle37: You're lowballing the fact that he did it after the bullet made contact with the skin. That's infinitely more impressive than what Batman or Daredevil do.
Pushing yourself to move physically faster has nothing to do with thought speed. Two different categories. A runner may push himself to set a new world record, but that doesn't mean he's gonna start seeing the world in slow motion.
" @velle37: You're lowballing the fact that he did it after the bullet made contact with the skin. That's infinitely more impressive than what Batman or Daredevil do. Pushing yourself to move physically faster has nothing to do with thought speed. Two different categories. A runner may push himself to set a new world record, but that doesn't mean he's gonna start seeing the world in slow motion. "
Not downplaying it. Just saying that this doesn't mean Wally has no need to accelerate. Apologies if you thought i didn't understand its significance.
"o0o0o and oldie but a goodie. This one should be good battle "
Alan just got a massive upgrade i think. From what i read at the end of The Dark Things, he now controls the Starheart in it's entirety. Scans coming soon...... "
You might want to check JSA 43, that "upgrade" has been changed to a downgrade. Yes he is again the living "Starheart" as opposed to the living "Green Flame" as at the end of the Sentinel era. The thing is according to JSA 43 he has to now always maintain some level will to control and contain the Starheart or he will once again succumb to it like in the JLA/JSA crossover of the preceding issues. So based on that he might have greater power at his disposal again but can't afford to go all out (sort of like his team mate Jay who can run FTL but has to pace himself to keep the heart rate below a certain number)
"o0o0o and oldie but a goodie. This one should be good battle "
Alan just got a massive upgrade i think. From what i read at the end of The Dark Things, he now controls the Starheart in it's entirety. Scans coming soon...... "
You might want to check JSA 43, that "upgrade" has been changed to a downgrade. Yes he is again the living "Starheart" as opposed to the living "Green Flame" as at the end of the Sentinel era. The thing is according to JSA 43 he has to now always maintain some level will to control and contain the Starheart or he will once again succumb to it like in the JLA/JSA crossover of the preceding issues. So based on that he might have greater power at his disposal again but can't afford to go all out (sort of like his team mate Jay who can run FTL but has to pace himself to keep the heart rate below a certain number) "
Yea, i see your point.
But we still don't know his limit.
He can't go all out because supposedly the Starheart will take control again, but since he controls the Starheart in it's entirety, will he even need to go all out?
@joeagentofhand1: Can Alan do all that before Wally:
Steals his speed
Performs hundreds or even thousands of Infinite Mass Punches
Drags him to the end of the universe
Throws him into the Speed Force
If Mr. Scott can do that, or react enough for telepathy, then we have a clear winner.
I am not sure if he could react fast enough(he was able to fly at the same speed with Jay for a little while if I remember correctly), but according to my knowledge he could phase.
Alan Scott with ease. If Wally destroys his body, he can just reform somewhere out-of-reach and mindrapes him. If Wally takes away his kinetic energy, Alan wills himself more of that energy or he just says "Wait, rewind" and prevents it from happening via time-manipulation. If Wally manages to throw Green Lantern into the Speed-Force, Mr. Scott can escape just as easily as Odin or Zeus could. If Wally tries to take GL to the end of the universe, well he won't because Mr. Scott will already be intangable, invisible, and teleporting, and Flash will already be dead. Green Lantern wins! Old people are victorious!
Wally West, and easily. If this is morals off Wally steals all of his kinetic energy, including from his mind, then disembowels him. West is faster and more powerful. Scott wouldn't be able to react quick enough and he'd be useless after Wally rendered him brain dead.
Morals off: Wally effortlessly
Morals on: Wally after a good fight.
In Character: Scott being ruthless wins and Wally slips on a banana peel.
I don't think Flash can instantly take away all of someone's kinetic energy (especially someone whose body is consisting completely of magic), and as long as Alan still thinks at all then he can probably literally prevent kinetic energy from being removed from his body. This of course, will happen after he makes himself move by giving himself more of this energy.
Question: How is Alan Scott one of the most powerful beings??? Wally I get cause of the speed force but why Alan? He's not even a genuine Green Lantern. Alan is powerful and all but not one of the MOST powerful. Easy fight for Wally.
@thedarklordpandamonium: True good point. I love Alan (pre-new-52) but I just cant see him beating the hero with possibly the greatest potential power in the DCU
@nigravirum1: Pre-52 Alan got his powers from an artifact called The Starheart. The Starheart was The Guardians (the green lantern guardians of Oa) attempting to rid the universe of all magic by storing it a single vessel and hiding it in a star. Alan became its host so his power is directly tied to all magical energy in the universe.
Question: How is Alan Scott one of the most powerful beings??? Wally I get cause of the speed force but why Alan? He's not even a genuine Green Lantern. Alan is powerful and all but not one of the MOST powerful. Easy fight for Wally.
(Activates sermon voice) HOW DARE YOU!! Alan Scott is the sole, TRUE, Green Lantern! His original power, the Starheart, came BEFORE AAAAALLL the other 'Green Lantern' wannabe's, and those blue demons the guardians could do NOTHING to stop it's SUPERIOR POWER! And to this day even ION, the God of Willpower, FAILS to show as much power or will as the ONE and TRUE...GREEEN LAAANTERRN!!!
If morals-off means he goes full Starheart, which is likely since his morals are the only thing that stops this, then Wally cant win. Full-power Alan soloed DC Earth.
@willpayton: except Wally has the ability to steal his kinetic enery. Not only freezing his body, but his mind as well. There's no version of Alan that wins against a morals off Wally. No auto shield that matters.. Wally can vibrate through them easily, he already has done so before, to Alan himself. This is irrelevant since it wouldn't come to that, Wally turns him into a historical landmark. Alan has no defense for that. He's the embodiment of the power or not, he needs his thoughts, which won't operate because the neurons (bundles of electrons that send messages to your body) will be immobilized once Wally steals the KE from said electrons. Or lends KE and give Alan a mental breakdown, causing the molecules in Alan to vibrate leading them to explode... He can do it all lightning fast... (Faster actually). A bloodlusted/morals off Wally West is practically a broken character, it'd take a bit more than Scott to worry him.
@willpayton: except Wally has the ability to steal his kinetic enery. Not only freezing his body, but his mind as well. There's no version of Alan that wins against a morals off Wally. No auto shield that matters.. Wally can vibrate through them easily, he already has done so before, to Alan himself. This is irrelevant since it wouldn't come to that, Wally turns him into a historical landmark. Alan has no defense for that. He's the embodiment of the power or not, he needs his thoughts, which won't operate because the neurons (bundles of electrons that send messages to your body) will be immobilized once Wally steals the KE from said electrons. Or lends KE and give Alan a mental breakdown, causing the molecules in Alan to vibrate leading them to explode... He can do it all lightning fast... (Faster actually). A bloodlusted/morals off Wally West is practically a broken character, it'd take a bit more than Scott to worry him.
Dude if you want to debate about a character then learn about them. Alan doesn't have a "body". He is living magic, he manifests himself in his own minds image. No electrons or neurons to slow down man.
His whole being is nothing but pure magic. no motion or anything else to stop. Wally last time I checked can't do jack to magic energy ( which doesn't require motion)
Wally cannot do any harm or damage to Alan unless he allows it. If Alan were blood lusted than he would no longer be Alan but the starheart entity itself ( an entity that is all chaos magic in the universe as gathered by the Guardians after Korna unleashed evil). Alan literally is what Alan believes himself to be. When he thinks of himself as young and vital that is what he is, when he "feels" old than he's that too. When he is injured he heasl if he wants to and only doesn't if that is what he wants. he laughed off the best blows of Supergirl and Powergirl while he was fighting dozens of other heroes in several places at once.
Finally there is a simply thing called Time manipulation. Alan has this ability to a far greater degree than Zoom. He once made life on a planet who's existence threatened Earth go by at an amazingly fast rate, so that he could destroy the planet and save earth without harming the lives on it.Thousands of years transpired around him in what was mere moments for him. Wally can't do jack to zoom because of his different rate of time and frankly because Alan can do this to a far greater degree he can be as much faster than Zoom as Zoom is to Wally. Wally is completely and utterly out of his league
During Underworld unleashed when Neron had his wife trapped in hell Alan went to get her. he first cut a swathe through hell destroying vast areas. He got beaten by Neron because he was distracted only by his wife's safety ( until that point he was kickin his proverbial). When he finally freed himself there was a dimensional rift that was destroying many universes. Alan used his power to seal it from many sides of the fissure
Please enlighten me to any time Wally has performed a multiversal level feat?? That's the field he's playing in here.
@beatboks1: Wally has speed stolen Cheetah, who gets her powers from a magical plant god. I can provide scans if need be.
I am not arguing that Wally would win (I'm not sure he'd even be able to hurt full star heart alan) but I know he can steal speed even from people who get it magically.
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