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Nigerians were the pioneers of the construction of the Tower of Babel. Guess what happened next
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Aside from standing still, what other purpose does he have?
Anish Moonka@anishmoonka

He blinks once every 40 seconds. You blink every 5 to 10. China's Honor Guard trained him to slow the reflex that much. And he has no hearing protection, standing meters from four jet engines. He's part of the ceremonial unit that has handled state arrivals since 1953. To make the parade roster, male candidates have to stand between 1.88 and 1.92 meters tall (around 6 foot 2 to 6 foot 4). Then the training starts. They wedge a playing card between his knees so he cannot slouch sideways, fix sharp pins inside his collar to punish any tilt of the head, and strap a wooden brace across his back to kill the habit of hunching forward. Each step is exactly 75 centimeters at 116 steps per minute. Each guard walks roughly 8,000 kilometers in a training year and grinds through 7 pairs of shoes doing it. That part is hard. The standing still part is harder. Soldiers in this unit train to hold one position, completely motionless, for over three hours at a stretch. The plane behind him is Air Force One, a modified Boeing 747 with four engines, each putting out 56,700 pounds of thrust. Up close, a 747 can hit roughly 140 decibels. That number is the pain threshold for the human ear, where sound stops being loud and starts being a physical attack on your inner ear. The US workplace safety agency says any 8-hour exposure above 85 decibels causes permanent hearing damage. At 140 the damage can be instant. Sharp bursts above that level are among the most destructive sounds the human ear can take. The soldier has no visible earplugs or earmuffs. He's standing meters from four engines that can permanently destroy his hearing in seconds, holding a position he spent years training his body not to break.

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