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[โ€“] 0xd4n@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 year ago

Shape-shifting to get unlimited free samples

[โ€“] Candelestine@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If I had a magic flying broom, I would use it to do parcel delivery in a small, idyllic city somewhere.

Has someone been watching Kikis Delivery Service?

[โ€“] Antimutt@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

May find digs in a bakery.

[โ€“] ProfessorScience@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Various superpowers: Generating free energy.

[โ€“] LeylaaLovee@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Psychological horror about the government taking all supers and putting them all in one giant box so they can use their powers to boil water. They all think it's for the greater good. Plot twist is that it's actually someone's basement

[โ€“] miles_kannadi@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

You should read Fire Punch.

[โ€“] fubo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Superman's X-ray vision would be awfully useful for surgery. For that matter, X-ray vision plus precise heat-rays could maybe be tuned to vaporize tumors in-situ.

He would get stuck as an inspector looking for micro fractures in metals, plastics, carbon fiber, and composites.

[โ€“] sixapples@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spider-Man web formula would make for a strong, cheap and light substitute for almost all materials used today.

[โ€“] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

His webs are only temporary.

[โ€“] rayman30@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Spider-Man wrapping your groceries and when you come home, the webbing dissolves ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] Antimutt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

They're environmentally friendly.

The formula could be altered to make them permanent if need be

[โ€“] mvee@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Any kind of mechanical work would be easy if you can selectively phase through matter, way better than evading assailants or sneaking around.

Xray vision used to inspect for micro fractures in metals, plastics, and composites.