Various Speeds

45 mph - very fast in neighborhood speeds
85 mph - very fast highway speeds
104 mph - typical airplane takeoff speeds
120 mph - typical speeds of street racers
140 mph - top speed of the Honda CRV
160 mph - top speed of most civilian vehicles
270 mph - top cruising speed of the China Maglev
385 mph - top speed of the world's fastest train
690 - 705 mph - top cruising speed of airliners
1,050 - speed of the Bloodhound, the fastest rocket car on earth
1,385 mph - Concorde cruising speeds
5,000 mph - hyperloop speeds
6,475 mph - fastest land machine on earth
12,000 mph - passenger scramjet speeds
17,500 mph - ISS/Space Shuttle Speeds
28,000 mph - minimum speed of some shooting stars
67,000 mph - earth's speed
157,000 mph - speed of Halleys Comet

VERTEBRANE - ENTER THE MATRIX

"Vertebrane" is the term for a speculative brain-computer interface technology first proposed by Marshall Brain in the book Manna. The technology consists of a computer system packaged as a replacement for one of the upper cervical vertebra in the human spine.

        The Vertebrane system taps into all sensory and motor nerve bundles flowing to and from the brain. Vertebrane allows for augmented reality or a complete disconnection of the brain from the biological body and subsequent electronic reconnection to a virtual body typically inhabiting a virtual world. It would be the "ultimate videogame controller." 

        Everything you enjoy about the real world and your real body it will be possible to duplicate exactly in the virtual environment. It will also be possible to improve everything you enjoy, and make virtually (pun intended) anything that was once impossible, possible for you.

        The Vertebrane system itself would consist of a diminutive, yet extremely powerful nanocomputer. Power would come from a small onboard fuel cell that uses blood glucose to generate electricity. The system would be installed by a robotic surgeon which would sever the spinal cord and reroute it into the Vertebrane. All sensory nerve pathways (optic, auditory etc.) would be tapped into the system. In pass-through mode, the Vertebrane would act as if it was not there, and you would be able to function completely normally. In "game" mode, the vertebrane would disconnect your brain from your body and reconnect it to your virtual avatar. The avatar would have all of the approximately 640 muscles as your real body, and your brain would control them all in the exact same manner it controls your biological muscles. The avatar would have virtual senses to replace all of your natural senses. This would create a completely immersive experience, and when in use, you would live inside a virtual reality every bit as real as the "real" world itself.

        Interestingly, your avatar's body and senses will actually be better than your natural senses in many ways. For example, your virtual eyes will have the same resolution, however there will be no distortion from a imperfect biological lenses, you will never have to blink, your eyes will never dry out, or cloud up. Your muscles will be perfect - never tiring or overheating - unless you adjust the settings so they do. Your virtual body will be superhuman, perfect, and beautiful. The virtual worlds you visit will out-do "reality" in every way, and they will be every bit as real to your brain.

"The in-game world will match your in-game body. It will surpass reality. Imagine, for example, looking at a grassy field in a game. As you walk onto the field it will be perfect. Each blade of grass will be perfectly formed. It will have no weeds. You will be able, if you choose, to take your clothes off and roll in this perfect grass. It will feel just like grass, smell like grass, bounce like grass, taste like grass. But this is a simulated world, so if you want it one inch thicker or a slightly different shade of green, the change is instant. Change the breed of the grass, the moisture content, the soil underneath it, even add weeds if you want. To your brain the grass will be completely real because the grass's sensations are flowing directly through the brain's natural sensory nerve channels.

The same will be true of every in-game environment you experience. Run through a forest. Ski down a mountain. Stroll through a complete re-creation of Paris. Walk on the moon. Swim along a perfectly simulated coral reef.

But in addition, you will be able to do things that your physical body cannot possibly do now. Fly through the air like superman. Ride a magic carpet. Get shot at the OK Corral and then respawn to do it again." - Marshall Brain

 With Vertebrane, you will be able to visit any simulated location instantly - even imaginary worlds. You will also have the option of visiting different times as well as different places. You will be able to fly, be present at any historical moment, be wealthy without limit, be as beautiful as you want, die and be reborn, eat anything you like in any quantity, or just sit on a tropical beach and sunbathe - all without ever leaving home! In short, you can be anyone and do anything you like. You are absolute omnipotence in your own simulated paradise where even logic can be infinitely manipulated!  You can choose to have these experiences with your friends and family, or with artificial people, or simply alone.

The Day You Discard Your Body: 

         Given the choice of being in your real body vs. your avatar, you will choose your avatar every time. Therefore, your biological body will become redundant and irrelevant. It will become possible to discard your body and have only your brain housed in a Brain Storage Facility, connected to a vertebrane-type computer. Here, along with thousands of other brains, your brain will be encased in a protective, liquid-filled life-support system chamber. This will eliminate all of the risks that come along with having a body. It will also greatly increase longevity by keeping the environmental conditions perpetually at ideal levels, and removing almost all risk factors of your previous life. Brain Storage Facilities will be maximum security, reinforced buildings, impervious to earthquakes, hurricanes, bombs, etc.

10 best-selling products of all time

These are the best-selling products of all time.
1. PlayStation
• Category: Video game console• Total sales: 344 million units• Parent company: Sony
When Sony released the PlayStation in the United States in 1995, its 32-bit processor was the most powerful available on the console market at the time. Sony sold more than 70 million PlayStations worldwide by the time the PlayStation 2 was released in 2000. The PlayStation 2 also sold very well in the U.S. and abroad. Sony released the PlayStation 3 in 2006, and it sold 80 million units to retailers by November 2013. The latest generation, the PlayStation 4, has been wildly successful thus-far, already selling 7 million units as of April.
2. Lipitor
• Category: Pharmaceutical• Total sales: $141 billion• Parent company: Pfizer
Pfizer's Lipitor is prescribed to lower LDL (or bad) cholesterol — high levels of bad cholesterol increase the risk of heart disease. Lipitor is classified as a statin, a class of drug used to reduce the risk of heart-related ailments. However, Lipitor sales have plummeted in recent years after its U.S. patent expired in 2011. Lipitor has lost patent protection in other major markets since. In 2013, Lipitor sales totaled $2.3 billion, down from $9.6 billion in 2011 according to Pfizer's 2013 annual report. Still, since its introduction in 1997, no other drug came close to Lipitor's commercial success. The closest competitor for all time sales is Plavix, which had slightly more than half of Lipitor's lifetime revenue, according to Forbes.
3. Corolla• Category: Vehicle• Total sales: 40.7 million units• Parent company: Toyota (TM)
Toyota announced last month it sold 1.2 million Corollas in 2013, a 5% year-over-year increase. Since its introduction in Japan in 1966 — the car became available in the U.S. in 1968 — Toyota has sold more than 40.7 million Corollas, more than any other car model. The Corolla's success on the market is likely due to its reliability, relatively low gas mileage and affordability. The newly redesigned 2014 Corolla is the model's 11th generation, and it claims to have better gas mileage and a slightly larger interior. Brand new, the Corolla's starting MSRP is $16,800.
4. Star Wars
• Category: Movies• Total sales: $4.6 billion• Parent company: 20th Century Fox
Only Gone with the Wind brought in more money than the original Star Wars movie. Combined, however, the original trilogy grossed $2.4 billion, accounting for inflation. When Star Wars: Episode I was released more than 20 years later, it grossed $675 million, considerably more than the later installments — Episodes 2 and 3 — which each still grossed more than $400 million. In total, the Star Wars movies, including special editions and re-releases, grossed $4.6 billion adjusted for inflation in the U.S. While 20th Century Fox still owns the rights to the original Star Wars, Disney purchased the Star Wars universe — Lucasfilms — for $4 billion in 2012. Disney will release the final three movies under J.J. Abrams' direction. The first of the three is scheduled to hit the box office in 2015.
5. iPad• Category: Tablet• Total sales: 211 million units• Parent company: Apple
Despite losing market share in the first quarter, Apple's iPad is still the best-selling tablet. The iPad held 40% of the tablet market in the first quarter of 2013, but only 32.5% in the first quarter of this year, according to market research firm IDC. Close rival Samsung picked up much of that market share. IDC analyst reported that iPad lost some of its market share because consumers are holding onto their tablets for longer rather than immediately purchasing the newest version. Apple sold 16.4 million units in the second quarter alone, and more than 211 million since the iPad was first introduced in 2010.
6. Mario Bros. franchise
• Category: Video game franchise• Total sales: 262 million units• Parent company: Nintendo
Since debuting in 1981 in the popular Donkey Kong arcade game, the Italian plumbers have appeared in 115 titles and in their own cartoon series. According to the company, as of 2011 more than 262 million units of "core" Mario Bros. games have been sold worldwide. Mario originally was known as Jumpman in a Japanese arcade game before being converted into a plumber in the U.S. In 2011, the Guinness Book of World Records named the original Mario the top video game character of all time as voted-on by more than 13,000 readers.
7. Michael Jackson's Thriller• Category: Album• Total sales: 70 million units• Parent company: Epic records
Michael Jackson's Thriller is not only the best-selling album of all time, but is also credited with ushering in the MTV generation, bringing the moonwalk into mainstream culture, and giving Jackson the moniker "The King of Pop." According to michaeljackson.com, a website run by Sony Music and owned by the Michael Jackson record label, 70 million copies of the album have been sold since its release in 1982, although various sources have estimated that as many as 110 million copies have been sold. The album featured hits: "Beat It" and "Billie Jean," and "Thriller." Perhaps what made the album most famous was the 14-minute long Thriller movie/music video. The Thriller album also sold 101,000 copies the week after Jackson's death in 2009, and downloads of Jackson's songs totaled 2.3 million.
8. Harry Potter
• Category: Book• Total sales: 450 million units• Parent company: Scholastic (U.S. publisher)
Roughly 450 million Harry Potter books had been sold in 73 different languages as of mid-2013, making it the best-selling book series of all time. The books has also made author J.K. Rowling the highest-paid author in the world. In 2007, Harry Potter's U.S. publisher Scholastic sold 8.3 million copies of the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, in the first 24 hours. The book series inspired eight movies between 2001 and 2011 that, combined, grossed $7.7 billion worldwide. In 2012, Rowling launched Pottermore.com, a site that offers new Harry Potter content and interactive experiences. The site reportedly had 1 billion viewers in the first two weeks it went live.
9. iPhone• Category: Smartphone• Total sales: 516 million units• Parent company: Apple
Apple took the smartphone market by a storm when it launched the iPhone in 2007. Despite suggestions from some analysts that the iPhone's market share has peaked, unit sales remain massive. In its fiscal first and second quarter, the company sold nearly 95 million iPhones, and sales this year are poised to exceed the 150 million mark set in 2013. With the exception of a brief period in 2012, Apple's iPhone has been the best-selling smartphone since its inception. According to Counterpoint Technology Research, the iPhone 5S and 5C were the two top-selling smartphones in February, while the Samsung Galaxy S4 was a distant third.
10. Rubik's Cube
• Category: Toy• Total sales: 350 million units• Parent company: Seven Towns
The Rubik's Cube remains the top-selling single toy of all time with 350 million sold since 1980. The Rubik's Cube remains so popular that in the decades since its creation, it has spawned entire speed-cubing competitions. The toy still has a large fan base, among young and old. One developer even created an iPhone application that instructs users how to solve a Rubik's Cube in 20 moves. Unlike other best-selling toys, such as Monopoly and the Gumby Doll, the cube was not originally intended to be a toy. Its inventor, Hungarian architecture professor Erno Rubik, created it in 1974 as a way to teach his students three-dimensional geometry. The combined collections of Mattel's Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels have both outsold the Rubik's Cube, but none of them have as a single toy.

List of Legendary and Mythical Pokemon

1. Articuno
2. Moltres
3. Zapdos
4. Mewtwo
5. Mew
6. Raikou
7. Entei
8. Suicune
9. Lugia
10. Ho-Oh
11. Celebi
12. Regirock
13. Regice
14. Registeel
15. Latias
16. Latios
17. Kyogre
18. Groudon
19. Rayquaza
20. Jirachi
21. Deoxys
22. Uxie
23. Mesprit
24. Azelf
25. Dialga
26. Palkia
27. Heatran
28. Regigigas
29. Giratina
30. Cresselia
31. Phione
32. Manaphy
33. Darkrai
34. Shaymin
35. Arceus
36. Victini
37. Cobalion
38. Terrakion
39. Virizion
40. Tornadus
41. Thundurus
42. Reshiram
43. Zekrom
44. Landorus
45. Kyurem
46. Keldeo
47. Meloetta
48. Genesect
49. Xerneas
50. Yveltal
51. Zygarde
52. Diancie
53. Hoopa
54. Volcanion
55. Solgaleo
56. Lunala
57. Magearna

Nuerodownloading to acquire master status/expert in:

Brain Cloud Interface

1. kung fu
2. jeet kune do
3. taekwondo
4. karate
5. wing chun
6. wushu
7. muay thai
8. muay lao
9. judo
10. boxing
11. kick boxing
12. krav maga
13. wrestling
14. mixed martial arts
15. CQC (close quarters combat)
16. varma kalai
17. jujutsu
18. sikaran
19. aikido
20. tang soo do
21. yaw-yan
22. hand to hand combat
23. swordsman
24. samurai
25. ninja
26. zui quan (drunken boxing)
27. jujitsu
28. tactician
29. strategist
30. escapologist
31. sharpshooter or marksman
32. tai chi
33. shaolin
34. ba gua
35. hung gar
36. hapkido
37. kenjitsu
38. savate
39. escrima
40. capoeira
41. street fighting
42. sambo
43. jujutsu
44. submission wrestling
45. lethwei
46. sanshou
47. detective
48. psychologist
49. espionage
50. pilot
51. driver
52. swimmer
53. diver
54. scientist
55. physicist
56. chemist
57. mathematician
58. engineer
59. painter
60. sculptor
61. sketch artist
62. computer hacker/computer expert
63. parkour
64. acrobatist/gymnast
65. public speaker
66. doctor/nurse
67. surgeon
68. neurologist
69. actor
70. interrogation
71. ninjutsu
72. biologist
73. hunting
74. master of disguise
75. business management
76. mechanical aptitude
77. inventor
78. historian
79. botanist
80. geologist
81. speak fluently in: korean
82. japanese
83. chinese (cantonese, mandarin)
83. tagalog
84. spanish
85. french
86. german
87. russian
88. greek
89. portugese
90. arabic
91. sanskrit
92. egyptian hieroglyphics
93. hindi
94. thai
95. farsi
96. latin
97. vietnamese
98. sign language
99. muay boran
100. architect
101. tattoo artist
102. xing yi quan
103. knockdown karate
104. bartitsu
105. arnis
106. chun kuk do
107. vovinam
108. kuk sool won
109. baguazhang
110. aikijutsu
111. chef
112. ballet dancing
113. breakdancing
114. popping
115. skateboarder
116. basketball
117. baseball
118. golf
119. tennis
120. bowling
121. soccer
122. alchemist
123. cartoonist/animator
124. author
125. writer/sci fi writer

ID4 Ships Abilities

ID4 City Destroyer -
1. 15 miles across
2. indestructible force field shields
3. city buster (can launch an destructive energy blast, that can completely destroy an entire large city and the surrounding metropolitan area)
4. can launch countless fighters for dogfighting, for eliminating minor targets and battle and too contain indestructible shields (like a carrier)

ID4 Harvester Mothership
1. 3,000 miles across
2. indestructible force field shields
3. heavily armed with numerous destructive weaponry, that can destroy multiple cities and targets simultaneously, such as a planetary defense system
4. contains a gravity system, that can lift entire cities and drop them on others
5. can wipe out all life in a planet and the planet itself, by harvesting its core

Central Master Mothership (An infinite threat to the multiverse itself!)
1. 1 million miles across
2. immortal shields (contains a perfectly indestructible force field that can never be taken out regardless, even through a super virus)
3. contains countless cannons that can instantly destroy billions upon billions of planets simultaneously, as if it was equipped with countless death stars
4. can obliterate an entire solar system to an entire galaxy
5. can create supermassive black holes, hypernovae, solar flares, and gamma ray bursts as weapons too
6. can emit an omni directional wave that can disable all technology (defense systems, militaries, even guns, etc...) from a planetary to a galactic supercluster scale, thus rendering an entire civilization or civilizations no matter how technologically advanced, helpless, blind, defenseless, and back to the stone age
7. can wipe all life in a planetary to galactic scale, like the mothership, but this time it only takes a second
8. can create an infinite big crunch or infinite big rip, that can instantly destroy an entire universe infinite in size
9. can regenerate at infinite speeds, even if every atom of the ship were vaporized somehow
10. can suck in entire civilizations in a planetary to galactic scale, like a super infinitely powerful gravity system
11. can turn invisible, be intangible, and instantly teleport to any location regardless of distance
12. can infinitely warp reality itself

Greatest Yankees

1. Babe Ruth
2. Yogi Berra
3. Lou Gehrig
4. Mickey Mantle
5. Joe DiMaggio
6. Bernie Williams
7. Mariano Rivera
8. Whitey Ford
9. Jorge Posada
10. Willie Randolph
11. A Rod
12. Andy Pettitte
13. Derek Jeter
14. Reggie Jackson
15. Don Mattingly
16. Thurman Munson
17. Roger Maris
18. Ron Guidry
19. Bill Dickey
20. Phil Rizzuto
21. Lefty Gomez
22. Goose Gossage
23. Elston Howard
24. Paul O'Neill
25. Graig Nettles