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           Whenyouwanttomovesomething-say,yourarm-thebrainactuallysendstwosignalsatthesametime:"Morepower!"and"Lesspower!"Theoperatingsystemthatrunsthebodyautomaticallyholdssomepowerbacktoavoidoverexertingandtearingitselfapart.Notallmachineshavethatbuilt-insafetyfeature.Youcanpointacaratawall,slamtheacceleratortothefloor,andthecarwillcrushitselfagainstthewalluntiltheengineisdestroyedorrunsoutofgas.

           Martialartsuseeveryscrapofstrengththebodyhasatitsdisposal.Inmartialartstraining,youpunchandshoutatthesametime.Your"Shoutlouder!"commandhelpstooverridethe"Lesspower!"command.Withpractice,youcanthrottletheamountofpoweryourbodyholdsback.Inessence,you’relearningtochannelthebody’spowertodestroyitself.

           AsoldierandhisJacketworkthesameway.Justlikethehumanbodyhasamechanismtoholdpowerback,Jacketshaveasystemtokeepthepowerexertioninbalance.With370kilogramsofforceinthegrip,aJacketcouldeasilycrushariflebarrel,nottomentionhumanbone.Topreventaccidentslikethatfromhappening,Jacketsaredesignedtoautomaticallylimittheforceexerted,andevenactivelycounteractinertiatoproperlybalancetheamountofforcedelivered.Thetechscallthissystemtheauto-balancer.Theauto-balancerslowstheJacketoperator’sactionsbyafractionofasecond.It’sanintervaloftimesominutethatmostpeoplewouldn’tevennoticeit