User blog:Joshless/Mao Mao's reflexes

In this scene, Mao Mao cuts his split cucumber 4 times over the timeframe of at most 2 frames, or a little over 0.08 seconds. At minimum, this action could have taken place in less than a single frame, as the blur of Mao Mao's blade obscures the cucumber as it passes over it.

Such a feat would suggest that Mao Mao is capable of making a small, precision cut over 48 times per second. One slice per 0.02 seconds.

As with before, this is grossly in excess of any normal ability. It would take over 5x this amount of time for a regular person to even begin moving, much less make 4 cuts with a tool that, mind you, is not designed for cooking.

Notes

It's worth considering that Mao Mao does not display this level of superhuman speed and precision all the time. While he does generally make split second decisions beyond what's feasible for a human, he's also been caught off guard by events taking place in timescales far slower than what's depicted here.

It's likely that Mao Mao's apparent extreme speed may be due to a disproportionate level of ability between his mechanical motions, instincts, and thinking speed. His speed during these sequences may be too fast for even him to keep up with, with the only reason he can seemingly do so being his years of skill allowing him to plot out his actions before he begins doing them.