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The One Inch Punch is an ancient martial arts move of kung-fu. In this popular mechanics article the neuroscience of the punch is explored.
While the biomechanics behind the powerful blow certainly aren't trivial, the punch owes far more to brain structure than to raw strength...
By the time the one-inch punch has made contact with its target, Lee has combined the power of some of the biggest muscles in his body into a tiny area of force. But while the one-inch punch is built upon the explosive power of multiple muscles, Rose insists that Bruce Lee's muscles are actually not the most important engine behind the blow.
"Muscle fibers do not dictate coordination," Rose says, "and coordination and timing are essential factors behind movements like this one-inch punch."
(Score: 1) by aristarchus on Sunday June 01 2014, @07:38AM
Now let me get this straight: first we have a story from Popular Science, and now one from Popular Mechanics, both I imagine are links to click-bait, but really, why do I feel like I am in the 1950s? And this martial arts story has to be fake, since Chinese do not use inches (except for the Hong Kong, under British Imperial Measure). And were is the "Death touch" or Dim Mak? From the movie "Men Who Stare at Goats". You just tap someone on the forehead, and eventually they die! Works every time!
(And yes, I know I should not complain about the quality of stories since I haven't actually submitted any myself, yet.)
(Score: 4, Informative) by CRCulver on Sunday June 01 2014, @08:47AM
When used in literature, the Chinese traditional unit of measurement cùn is often translated into English as 'inch', and it is indeedly roughly comparable as it is about 1.3 imperial inches.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday June 01 2014, @09:04AM
The "Touch of Death" does not work every time.
Batman, a Samurai and student of Bushido, had a recurring opponent who was a ninja. The evil ninja got hold of a tome which contained the procedure for the ancient secret death touch, but Batman was smarter than that -- he broke into the ninja's dojo and took note of the indentations of a dummy on which the evil ninja had been practising the "Touch of Death." Then, during a climactic battle, the ninja used the "touch of death," poking Batman in the chest, and Batman instantly fell to the ground in sudden death.
After the evil ninja laughed, Batman got back up and said, "Fuck you, I saw your dummy and put extra padding where that divot was...and now I'm gonna kick your ass!"
And Batman kicked the evil ninja's ass.
Batman fuckin' ROCKS!
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday June 01 2014, @01:21PM
batman is a mask wearing wimp [schneierfacts.com]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0
(Score: 1) by Wootery on Sunday June 01 2014, @06:19PM
No-one ever expects to find a Batman parable.