Spyke
lemmy.world

Being able to fall asleep and wake up exactly when I want to without an alarm man.

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runekoreply
programming.dev

"Sir? Sir! It is well past time for you to begin your day. Yes, sir, I am well aware work, as you put it 'sucks ass', but never the less, it is time to rise and shine. I will be back tomorrow at the same time."

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shottymcbreply
lemm.ee

Before alarm clocks were easily available there used to be 'knocker uppers'. They'd come tap on your window with a long stick to wake you up.

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XEALreply

It's Serj Tankian from SOAD singing Chop Suey.

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kbin.social

I actually seem to have this one: Appropriately sized container man. I can find the best sized container when we have leftovers from cooking. Extra pasta sauce? This container fits it all in perfectly.

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IDK man, that's toeing the line of an A-tier power.

My wife has a version of this; it's perfect liquid measurement estimation woman. She never has to use measuring cups for liquids. I've actually bothered to test this power, and it's uncanny.

All I got was hysterical kitchen blindness man. I can't see things I'm looking for in the fridge or pantry, even when they're right in front of me.

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lemm.ee

Sorry man, yours isn’t even a power. It comes default with the Y chromosome. I can be staring directly at something I’m looking for and not register that it’s right there.

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I kinda have something like this. I’m pretty good at estimating distances. From inches to feet and miles (don’t metric me it will get all fucked up.)

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A residence floormate I knew back in university also worked as a bartender at a hotel.

His one story relevant to this thread is he once poured a drink for a customer over ice without measuring it. Think scotch or whiskey. Customer said there's no way that's an ounce. They argued for a bit; my friend poured everything from the glass into a shot glass minus the ice, and it was exactly on the line. End of argument.

He admitted to me that some of that may have been water from the melted ice.

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Me: Owns a variety of sizes of containers

Also me: Only uses 2 of the sizes, and never has a clean one when I need it

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I might have this one too. Probably from that microwave accident I was involved in.

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lemmy.ml

I don't know if this qualifies as "b-tier", but I'd really would like a superpower where when hearing a sound I knew exactly what made it.

I live in an old house, in the middle of a forest. Lots of weird noises both inside and outside. Being able to know if a sound I just heard requires my attention (i.e. "is that some animal messing around in my walls, or just the old wood squeaking") would be gold. The amount of times I've gotten out of bed in the middle of the night to investigate something is too damn high. After countless mice, vasps nests, birds, and various mammals deciding to move in with us, my paranoia levels have skyrocketed.

Would also sort out the "is that my kid crying, or just the draft through the vents"-question, as well as "is that normal wood settling noises, or is there more rot I've yet to find and the whole house is collapsing".

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edricreply
lemm.ee

This sounds like a good premise for a horror story. You get your hearing superpower and everything is finally great, no need to get up and investigate benign noises. And then one day, you hear a sound that no matter what you do, you can’t tell what and where it’s coming from.

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Your house sounds awesome to look at, but my ADHD wouldn’t allow me to live there. Nothing would get done, and my family would die when the house collapsed.

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Sitkemkevreply
lemmy.world

Unless there's no alarm set, otherwise an untimely demise.

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Altima NEOreply
lemmy.zip

Or if his head never leaves the pillow, or comes into contact with a second pillow...

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He would lose every pillow fight, but be well rested for the next one.

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Appoxoreply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

Better: Type in any time to sleep in the bed. No need to set an alarm, just set 7h and done.

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Damn that's a nice one.
And it would actually be very useful.
Taking away tge age thing would really push it to A-tier for commoners as a power.

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I have this power, and one little caveat of it is how much I crave dozing, ie being awake, sleepy, and cozy but not needing to get up. I guess could just set my alarm earlier but I need the sleep more

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lemmy.ml

I'd be perfect departure time man. Able to determine exactly when to leave in order to arrive at your destination on time, regardless of traffic, weather, or other conditions encountered along the way.

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Not a B tier power, my God you just invented the governments secret delivery method. You're planning perfect extraction and invasion strategies, nuclear fall back evacuation routes. You just became a national secret, son.

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Arbicreply
feddit.de

You're not from Germany are you? Our train system is horribly bad after it was left to rot for decades (no bigger investment into renewing or expanding stuff)

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To be fair, I should probably have said Swedish as we are right on time and all German people I gave worked with were always unnecessarily 10-15 minutes early...

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I have that power and i can tell you that the answer is always 10 min before the time in which im planning to leave.

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I’d love to be able to finish a task witho-

Man that coffee pot is gross, better go clean it.

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lemm.ee

Sounds more like "solves water crisis man" to me. Point your finger at the colorado river and we are all set.

Your nemesis is Nestle. They want to put you in a locked room in the desert and pump sports drink out of you.

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cdrwilreply
lemmy.ml

I'd like to think that they could break out of Nestle jail by pointing at all the guards stomachs and giving them otherworldly acid reflux.

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They all just start projectile vomiting an endless stream. Brutal.

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Ah, see I assume some sort of anime rules apply to the power and the larger the vessel the more it would sap my energy.

I guess I would still need to worry about being kidnapped by nestle and being hooked up to a feeding tube and gives to use my powers anyway...

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Yeah I know this one, complete with the classic "if someone is annoying and won't leave you alone just refill their bladder".

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Heratikireply
lemmy.ml

Wow now this is the superpower I want. I’d walk through my house in the dark with WILD ABANDON!

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Heratikireply
lemmy.ml

Eh, I played soccer and work as a maintenance man in the hospitality industry so my shins are long since destroyed.

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SickPandareply
lemmy.world

Be careful what you wish for, your superpower could just remove your toes.

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quaddoreply
lemmy.world

The trade-off is you now have a 1d4 chance of stepping on LEGO bricks in the dark. Even if you don't own any LEGO.

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Considering how expensive those bricks are getting, I think that's a pretty good tradeoff

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lemmy.world

the B-Tier power I'd choose is to control bees

yes the pun is intended

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Man these piped videos won't play on my android Firefox. Wonder if adblock or privacy badger is killing it

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lemm.ee

I take perfect shits no matter what. Never constipated or have diahrea. Wipes are always perfectly clean.

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You can still hang out or whatever your thing is.

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sh.itjust.works

What’s the opposite of procrastination?
Eagerness girl? That.. sounds wrong somehow.

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Girru00reply
lemmy.world

That is god teir!

  • Lost gold
  • A kidnap victim
  • Your target as a prof. hitman
  • Inspiration for your novel
  • A cure for cancer
  • A path to immortality
  • Your lost car keys

This could probably uplift any path you choose to take in life.

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It is like infinite luck as long as you can structure it into a need to find something then you will succeed.

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Mosquitos used to find me attractive, but as I aged they didn’t come by no more.

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C4dreply
lemmy.world

Will you be able to get a seat at Dorsia’s?

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I already have mine, and it frustrates my wife no end. I'm Always Finds a Parking Spot Right Near Where We're Going Man, but only if I'm the one driving. When she's driving we end up on the wrong side of the parking lot.

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Mothrareply
mander.xyz

Haha I used to know a guy with a similar ability.

Then my family started praying to this person in the car whenever we were struggling to find a parking spot haha

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Then my family started praying to this person in the car

Jesus, take the wheel

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I've got a friend like that, we like to joke that she sold her soul to the devil for perfect parking in San Francisco.

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Food-doesnt-make-me-overweight-or-mess-up-my-health man.

So I can eat whatever I want and it's perfectly healthy for me whatever it is. I'd eat ao much ice cream it wouldn't be funny.

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Kitreply
lemmy.blahaj.zone

That's me. The secret is to give up caffeine entirely and stick to a sleep schedule even on weekends.

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I did the opposite. I just work so much that I'm exhausted all the time.

If you're in a state of perma-exhaustion, sleep is easy

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qyronreply
sopuli.xyz

I have that one and it gets annoying some times.

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Missed that detail. I'm just the sleep-anywhere-anytime-as-long-as-I-am-not-moving, then.

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lemm.ee

Nothing gets stuck in my teeth man.

Or, doesn’t get acid reflux man.

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zigmus64reply
lemmy.world

I fucking know a guy who claims he’s got no idea what heartburn is, and that he’s never had a headache. He’s about 70 years old and is probably the happiest most joyful person I’ve ever met.

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lemmy.wtf

B being secondary with A as the highest or tertiary with S as the highest?

If the former, I'll be Doesn't Overthink Everything Man

If the latter, I'll go with Correct Orientation of USB drives and Cables on First Try Man

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Mossheartreply
lemmy.ca

I too would choose quantum superpositioning USB powers

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Those things just don’t make sense. How is it that they require being turned three times to fit?

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discuss.tchncs.de

Incredible massage dude. I want to be able to give incredible massages that relax muscles. Maybe the ability to relieve stress by touch. Bonus points if it works on myself, my shoulders suck.

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Definitely support-class hero; the kind that stay back at the base and never risk their life but still contribute.

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quaddoreply
lemmy.world

Trade-off: anyone you want to be intimate with falls asleep from your relaxing touch.

So much for sexy time.

5

Time to spice things up the bedroom- they can wear gloves or explore getting tied

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kbin.social

According to some, I have one! Perfectly-folded-fitted-sheets woman. Ultimately pretty meaningless, but satisfying nonetheless.

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lemmy.zip

I'm going to go with good old fashioned, "extra luck". Never know when it's going to show up, but it would definitely improve your general disposition when things tend to go your way.

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C4dreply
lemmy.world

I thought Domino as depicted in Deadpool 2 was pretty cool. Just lucky enough.

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Yeah, she was a high point. I can't see a whole Domino film, but she's hilarious as a supporting superhero. It helped that the actor sold it well; so nonchallant in the most extreme situations.

Hers was definitely A-tier, though. She was more like a Teela Brown - the Universe simply was not going to allow anything bad to happen to her, unless it was ultimately for her own good.

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Yes, that's my pick. To be exact, I want "low-level telekinesis" aka mutant luck power like the superhero Domino. Just walking around being a casual badass, barely registering the danger I'm avoiding.

I think Stan Lee said that being lucky is the best superpower.

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xigoireply
lemmy.sdf.org

This could have a negative impact on your social life because people will not want to play board/video games with you.

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Or you'd lose the exact amount of times needed to maintain a proper friendship. If that was your goal.

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All dust disintegrates inside a 20 foot (6m) sphere around me at all times.

Edit: forgot the measurement scale

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lemmy.world

B-tier power: Exact Change. Any time I want to pay for something with cash, I have the power to reach into my pocket and pull out exactly the amount of cash money needed to do so. This has no effect on anyone's money anywhere else, like wallets or bank accounts - it just magically appears.

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I'll grant you the power to always grab exact change, under the supposition you have place sufficient money in your pocket to cover the bill.

Like put only a $100 bill into your pocket, and you can be guaranteed to have $5.32, exactly, to pay for your latte.

Fuck giving you infinite free money man. That's A tier.

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Max of 99c.

Edit to your power: You still need dollar amounts, and if you don't have, then you don't have any change.

Eg. Cost: $4.52, and you have $5 in your pocket: you pull out $5.52, or if you have $4 in your pocket, you pull out $4.52. If you have $3 in your pocket, you pull out $3.

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lemmy.ml

superpowers are s-tier by definition, if one were b-tier it would have to just be a power

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You mean never get awoken in the middle of the night by a dying fire alarm? That's got to be at least bottom of A tier.

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The power to be comfortable in any environment in just shorts and a T-shirt. No sunburn, no soggy shoes in the rain, warm while sitting in a snow drift.

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Once, I wanted to annihilate all bedbugs in the world with a snap of a finger (I would even learn how to snap for this very purpose), just disappear them forever at my will. A single use power, nothing more than that, and I don't care what that suppose to do to the environment.

For some reason.

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I've taken to using a checklist on my phone that I update daily. However, remembering to use it is still a problem at times.

So my B-tier power would be Remembers To Use Checklist At Least Once A Day Man.

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this would be nice. the amount of skills and knowledge I've forgotten after painstakingly learning it is too damn high.

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lemm.ee

Undepressable man? Optimism man? Anti-anxiety man?

If those are too good, then: Instant death man

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anamereply
lemmy.one

If you mean unfailing suicide man, the it is b-tier.

If perfect kill man, then you are more powerful than any hero that fought against Thanos and you could have instakilled him.

Then again instant death man combined with absolute pasifism, i.e. will never kill anyone: back to b-tier

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XEALreply
lemm.ee

I meant self-death, but the name was a bit too long

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InputZeroreply
lemmy.ml

Just gonna pop in here, are you okay? It's totally fine if you're not. To tell the world the truth I've been going through another small depressive episode with a little bit of suicidal idealization and it seems to me like you are too. If you are, just know that the world is a better place with you in it.

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XEALreply

No worries, it's just a constant pessimistic buzz in my head.

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Cryophiliareply
lemmy.world

Undepressable man? Optimism man? Anti-anxiety man?

That's just "normal"

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midwest.social

Making inflated objects explode with my mind.

Car tires. Birthday balloons. Bubble wrap. Bagpipes.

Yes, I'd be a villain... or at least a vigilante. Don't run that red where I can see you... pop pop pop

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Zakreply
lemmy.world

B-tier if you're a hero. S-tier if you're a villain.

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If you are a hero you can still explode the villain's lungs, so, idk, still pretty OP

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lemmy.world

I just want to get the USB in the right way on my first attempt. Is that too much to ask for?

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I wanted to reply with an image of USB C that appears Holy because it is your savior, but this was the closest thing I could find.

9

This power can be purchased for a few $. Search for "Usb reversible adapter". Or just keep usb-a to C adapters permanently in everything.

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programming.dev

Photosynthesis would be really nice. Even if it didn't totally replace the need for food it would be cool.

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jkozakareply
lemm.ee

That would be great, since being in the really bright and hot sun leaves me drowsy.

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Control Minor Static Charges Woman. It would make housecleaning easier and my keyboards would always be clean. I wouldn't have to get near dust bunnies, I would be able to slowly guide them to the trash can.

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case_whenreply
feddit.uk

As someone who's spent a lot of time working in a lab, the ability to control static electricity would be a godsend! There's really nothing like spending weeks preparing a new material as a fine powder, carrying it over to the weighing scales, placing a glass sample vial onto the scales, taring it, then a scooping up some of your powder with a spatula, careful not to lose a single particle, then carefully, CAREFULLY carrying the scoop of power to the sample vial -- then seeing the static blast your powder out of the spatula to coat the OUTSIDE of the sample vial, plus the scales, plus your nitrile glove...

I have trauma.

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lotanisreply
discuss.tchncs.de

I've never had to do this sort of thing in a lab, but I now feel I know exactly what that feels like! You have my sympathy!

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I always get static shocks really bad at the grocery store! I think it's the cart wheels making a Van Der Graff generator effect. I get a zap every time I touch a shelf! It would be nice to not have to deal with that.

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this is secretly very op, you go to a private place and can stay invisible forever cause nobody sees you after you turn invisivle

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lemmy.zip

I always thought it would be cool to be able to imitate any sound effect. Totally useless but perfect for jokes.

10

Have you not seen police academy? Being able to imitate sounds is highly useful.

9

In my teen years I used to be able to do a pretty solid rendition of a dentist drill. Much to the discomfort of everyone within earshot.

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lemmy.world

To be able to put together the perfect response for any interaction I ever have man

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A Tier? AAA ranging on Universe Killer Tier. The perfect response becomes the perfect negotiator, the perfect social infiltrator, the master manipulator. He casually gets free coffee, he cajoles his way through national secrets, he convinces his landlord that the concept of income through scarce resource stockpiling is immoral and that they should see the property as a shared commodity. Genius

9

"always knows the right action" is a S tier power in the superhero book "Worm."

It basically meant the person could accomplish any goal, even if it took 1000 actions.

9

Imagine how rich you could get as a private investigator.

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C4dreply
lemmy.world

I mean that sounds like a curse. Endless screaming. Where others may see a cute bunny munching on some grass, or a bee buzzing around a flower, all you will hear are shrieks of pain and abject terror.

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xigoireply
lemmy.sdf.org

I'd imagine the sounds of a plant being pollinated would rather be moans of pleasure.

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Swedneckreply
discuss.tchncs.de

i've always thought that if plants could talk they'd be unflinching hedonists who just shrug when harmed and will not hesitate to invite ANYTHING to have a fun time with them.

"ohhh yeah baby eat my fruit! spit the seeds out!"
cut to human freezing in the middle of taking a bite, staring in horror at the apple tree

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C4dreply
lemmy.world

“And he brought me into a vast farmland of our own Midwest And as we descended, cries of impending doom rose from the soil One thousand, nay, a million voices full of fear And terror possessed me then And I begged, "Angel of the Lord, what are these tortured screams?" And the angel said unto me "These are the cries of the carrots, the cries of the carrots! You see, Reverend Maynard Tomorrow is harvest day and to them, it is the Holocaust" And I sprang from my slumber, drenched in sweat Like the tears of one million terrified brothers and roared "Hear me now, I have seen the light! They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers!"”

Disgustipated - Tool

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lemmy.world

Having a hydrophobic presence covering me at all times, sans wanting to shower, drink water, etc. so I could run, bike, hike in the rain and never get wet, unless I wanted to.

Another fun one would be having the ability and skill to cook anything I want without training or recipes. However, I would gain an excessive amount of weight though.

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Having a hydrophobic presence covering me at all times, sans wanting to shower, drink water, etc. so I could run, bike, hike in the rain and never get wet, unless I wanted to.

Ah the "Have a heatstroke and die superpower."

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Knowing where that super-intelligent snail and the immortal billionaire is at all times-man. I could hire myself out to one of them.

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lemmy.world

Gets the USB-A the right way the first time man, which is really an underlying true power of like a glove man, where no matter what it is, it will always fit - like a glove.

10

Know what to get at the store guy

No more "oh, I should have picked up another one of these" when I get home

9

I alread have my super power and love it: high definition vision in low light conditions.

Bright lights hurt my eyes and I only get my supervision in b&w but it is really useful.

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domreply
lemmy.ca

I've got nipples, can you milk me?

7

I'll take always being able to understand what people are saying, even if the voice is muffled or on a low quality recording or whatever. In conversations, I'd never have to ask people to repeat themselves.

(It doesn't mean I could understand any language or code, just that I can correctly make out the words.)

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s20
lemmy.ml

Having recently undergone a full extraction of my remaining teeth and gotten dentures, I'll take "has a healthy set of teeth"- or "can afford dental implants"-man

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s20reply

Alright, then I can be "I can afford experimental treatment to regrow my teeth-man!"

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alokirreply
lemmy.world

Got it. You either remember someone's face or their name, but not both.

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lemm.ee

What's B tier? On Marvel and DC scales there are several god level figures, are they like S rank? Does that make Superman like an A tier? This is hard.

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Having both of those would probably put your superpower level in the A or S tier, so you'll have to consult OP on that.

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Nathreply
aussie.zone

I don't think that one is B tier in the USA.

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I've got a friend with FANTASTIC health, and over the course of her life it's probably saved her a hundred thousand dollars compared to the average person

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lemmy.ca

Flying, but very slowly. Enough that it isn't any more useful than walking to the destination.

I'd use it to float around and enjoy the beauty. Imagine floating around above the water and just watching the city lights, or getting up high enough to watch the sunsets.

I'd prefer to go faster so I can get to the viewpoints quickly, so maybe the limitation should just be that I can't use it for anything but sight seeing?

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That's called "we canceled Comcast but they're so fucking inept they never actually stopped the wifi service even though they stopped charging us"

Happened to me once. It was amazing.

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anamereply
lemmy.one

We already have unlimited data on all mobile plans in finland. I'm currently paying 20 euros/month for 150MBps 4G plan with unlimited data

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Yeah, really sodding cheap here in Australia, any mobile can manage that trick.

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I’d want the ability to swap consciousness with other people, with their consent, for a short time.

It would be interesting to see what it’s like to be colour blind, or to experience what things taste like to people who dislike food I enjoy.

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Yup. Mine would be "only need 90 minutes of sleep a day." So many years on this Earth wasted in our lifetimes, just unconscious.

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lemm.ee

If you want to be a villain, the twist is that they feel it but can't do it.

4

If I’ve driven there once in my life, 99% of the time I can drive there again with no directions.

4

I already am paranoid that there's people near even when there aren't. With this super power I wouldn't need to speculate.

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lemmy.sdf.org

Always remember where I put stuff man

I don't want to lose another guitar pick lol

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kbin.social

Anti ADHD powers are definitely S-tier. A-Tier would be complete control of the hyperfixation.

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I don't got ADHD so I'm good on that front, I just don't wanna buy more picks

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e-scooter man, he fears no filled parking lot as he can simply park further away and take his scooter to the store.

of course, he lives in constant fear and jealousy of walkable city man, who simply walks to the store and doesn't quite understand what a parking lot is.

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I chose being able to make other people fart or burp. Well on a second thought, that's maybe C tier at best.

B Tier would be able to make people overhear their wakeup alarm. Useless against people with a good inner clock though.

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Ummm... now that I think about it, it is easier to think of a-tier ones.

as for b-tier, I guess "backseat-girl" ? For some reason, some voices would backseat me to the right places even if I didn't ask for it?

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Definitely a rabbit. Dude with Let Me Take Your Luggage is doing some pretty cool stuff ngl

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SickPandareply
lemmy.world

God doesn't respond to prayers.

he would reply to Op by t-posing him and spitting into his face to assert dominance.

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darkdemizereply
sh.itjust.works

Aren't superpowers supposed to be a net positive, though? This sounds worse all around. Unless you're into that kind of thing, no judgement here.

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I was thinking god would respond, but say things like, "Well there's a reason they call it the ineffable plan," or "Ugh, this is just like the time I let those humans into my garden. I've never heard the end of it," while I'm trying to solve a crime or something, and I have to try to figure information from the gripes, passive aggressive comments, and opaque metaphors.

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The power to possess others for a short time . I Could either improve their situations or much darker punch their boss on the face to get them fired

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