Simba's Heroic Leap

[StarlightLioness]

Simba is experiencing an adrenaline rush at that moment and is capable of preforming a feat he otherwise would not have been able to accomplish. It's the same as when you hear news stories of the man/woman who is able to lift a car in order to save the life of a child. Like in this story: http://www.kansas.com/2009/12/19/110501 ... -life.html Here's an article about what an adrenaline rush actually is/does: http://www.ehow.com/facts_5014590_what- ... -rush.html

[Daenerys]

O.o I don't know how that's even possible. From where Simba is hanging, (I think it's the edge of Pride Rock,) there's no area where Simba could have gotten a foothold and jumped forward. Adrenaline + Strength could have helped, but who knows, maybe the Great Kings helped him leap forward. We just don't know.

[DGFone]

When you are facing extreme stress, you don't actually get stronger. Due to the nature of muscle, at a relaxed moment, you only have the ability to use a bit more than half the maximum potential of your muscles. Trained athletes can get that number up to 80%, but with lots of preparation. When you are in extreme stress, your mind allows the body to use more of the muscle power, reasoning that a bit of damage to the body due to "overclocking" is safer than getting killed because you couldn't outrun something. But the term "overclocking" is not entirely correct. Think of it as the speedometer on a car. When you are in extreme stress, you mind allows you to rev up to the red-line to escape danger. The engine is the same. It just gets to use more of it's potential in one moment.

[Daenerys]

When you are facing extreme stress, you don't actually get stronger. Due to the nature of muscle, at a relaxed moment, you only have the ability to use a bit more than half the maximum potential of your muscles. Trained athletes can get that number up to 80%, but with lots of preparation. When you are in extreme stress, your mind allows the body to use more of the muscle power, reasoning that a bit of damage to the body due to "overclocking" is safer than getting killed because you couldn't outrun something. But the term "overclocking" is not entirely correct. Think of it as the speedometer on a car. When you are in extreme stress, you mind allows you to rev up to the red-line to escape danger. The engine is the same. It just gets to use more of it's potential in one moment.

yep

[PrincessKiara]

I heard on a show called "Weird or What?" that the body of any mammal can summon immense strength when in a life threatening moment. Simba was clinging for dear life and maybe when Scar told him the truth, Simba's body finally was able to tap in to that source of strength, thus jumping up and landing on Scar.

And if thats not how it happened than it must be one of those Disney rescues.

That sounds reasonable to me.

[TheLionQueen]

Maybe super-adrenalin?
Or maybe he found an awesome foothold at the last second. I always thought that.

His leap to me was probably based on "super adrenalin" when I'm angry my blood starts pumping and I can some times do things I can't do when I feel normal example I was mad at my older brother chased him down the street 3 times faster then I can run when I'm running in my neighbor hood with my friends

[SweetNala]

Sounds like a classic Disney rescue scene to me lol. Here, I screencapped it a split second between Simba's angry roar and his tackling Scar:

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Somehow this makes it look even more impossible. o.0 I mean, how is Simba leaping from that angle? Can he fly, or is there ground beneath him? I like to think the Great Kings gave him the strength to jump, regardless of how impossible the feat is.

Whoa, that's not right!!!!

[NalaKiaraTani]

It's Disney magic lol

[Question]

I thought it was just classic Disney lol.

[pitbullangel]

lol it's a cartoon with talking lions, Simba leaping from an impossible situation is not that far-fetched a thing to do.