I know Kung-fu

Remember that scene in the Matrix where Neo is strapped into the chair and Link uploads all sorts of martial arts into his mind? When Neo wakes up, he says "I know Kung-fu," then proceeds to demonstrate his skill in a battle with Morpheus. That was a pretty amazing scene. But if you suspend your disbelief for a second, it also suggests that when you have all the information at your fingertips, knowledge is just a matter of uploading it into your mind. The directors of the movie conveniently skip the scene where we actually see him acquiring the knowledge. All we see is Link typing on the keyboard and different karate poses appearing on the screen. Is Neo practicing kicks? Is he doing strength training? Is he running up and down a mountain, carrying buckets of water a la Kill Bill? We don't know. So we have to assume that, from his seat, the information is simply being downloaded into his mind. What if we had this same capability in the real world? What if you had all the information…