Originally posted by TheLordofMurder
People are downplaying the feat...The suggestion is that its not a great feat as normal humans have survived ship crashes...
My point is that Khans was exceptional; the ship was malfunctioning and as far as we could see, Khan didnt strap himself into a seat or take any safety precautions during the crash...
He tanked it with raw durability...
I don't know, I'd focus on his feats that unquestionably show his toughness, eg taking Spock's nerve-pinch and multiple stun-blast from a phaser, both of which we know normal humans can't just shrug off like he did
The ship crash, a normal human could have survived that, since we have examples of it happening.