The Progeny Effect



The Progeny Effect is a scientific theory as to why Saiyans are able to keep up and even surpass the power levels of their predecessors, despite being younger and having had less time to train.

The theory has been discussed amongst the Saiyans sparingly, with Vegeta having supplied most of the information. He notes that groups of Saiyans tend to feed off one another through a process that is referred to as Force Synchronity, which is also why Saiyan offspring inherit a percentage of their parents power level (estimated to be around 15%). When asked why this was, Vegeta retorts by saying that he was a fighter, not a scientist and the issue is immediately dropped.

Human scientists have been befuddled as to why the fights have become more violent, but less damage had been done to the planet. Due to their ignorance of Shenlong's wish, they do not have all of the answers to finish their hypothesis.

Speculations

 * If a child is born with a power level above 1,200, they are sufficiently powerful enough to destroy the planet. However, it appears that they need the knowledge on how to utilize ki finishing attacks in order to be able to do as such, though it leaves their physical strength in question.

Todd is aware of the answer. Being that Saiyans consume the atoms in the universe as their power levels grow, they throw off positive and negative electrons that their bodies cannot metabolize. However, it will work for just about anyone else, and it's a chain reaction of Saiyans metabolizing the efforts of another's training by being within proximity of one another within 20 minutes of a Saiyan having been involved in combat.