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What special ability do you posess that most people don't have?

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

I can pet my cat

[โ€“] rikudou@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know what time is it pretty much all the time, with tolerance of 5 minutes, usually I'm in tolerance of ~3 minutes or less.

[โ€“] 667@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Iโ€™m like that with elapsed time, also to within about 5 mins.

Ask me what I did yesterday? No fucking clue.

[โ€“] Ketos@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I can lift 55lbs over my head while treading water

[โ€“] BobQuasit@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I'm a supertaster and hypervigilant, so all my senses are dialed up to 11. My memory is also unusually good. Also my son claims I have "Poon vision", but I'm not crazy about that idea.

[โ€“] themadcodger@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Increased probability that anything I put down or toss on the bed, etc, will fall off and hit the floor instead. In reality, it's probably just a poor sense of propioception.

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Hardly a super power, but I can rather accurately when meat is done by judging firmness of it. It's what you get when you cook it frequently

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

Analytical skills and working memory (RAM)

[โ€“] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 year ago

I'm able to guess plot points in movies before they happen. This includes guessing how the kid keeps the family from eating the meal in Troll 2 and guessing the kind of sword Excalibur was in Sharknado 6.

[โ€“] inconel@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Give a proper first aid for minor injuries. People tend to dissmiss minor burn/cut/bruises, but first aid right after it is what minimizes lingering pain,.

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

I have a couple, and I love teaching my niece and nephew about them! Most superpowers can be learned with a bit of hard work! I taught my nephew how to switch between "eye contact" and actual direct eye contact when he needs to make sure his point is heard. He told me last Christmas that he still uses that trick on his parents and teachers and it works. I learned it in a sales job. My other super powers include speed reading (which my niece absues to get her assigned reading done faster), guessing people's coat and pant sizes, and predicting peoples actions, emotions, etc. I'm no Sherlock Holmes, and attribute this last one to being adhd, but I was able to pass some of that onto the kids, and I think it helped them a lot. I think its important to see people clearly, like knowing the diffrence between someone being violent or angry vs having an anxiety attack. My niece and nephew have taken this to heart, and I can tell they have made a ton of effort to adopt this 'Superpower'.

Knowledge itself is a super power, if you use it. The more you learn and attempt to understand without prejudice or bias, the stronger your power to help people becomes.

[โ€“] themadcodger@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's the eye contact one? And how do you teach speed reading?

[โ€“] Lurker@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

Avoid actual eye contact for the entire conversation by looking near or around the eyes. This part is also a good tip for anyone who struggles with eye contact. The next part comes when you need to make a strong point or get the listener to really believe you. All you do is switch to actual, direct eye contact. It catches people off guard but is subtle enough that it seems like nothing has changed.

Speed reading is basically just practice. Look up youtube tutorials and keep at it until it feels natural. Just don't use it to actually read or you will miss things. My dad made me learn how to do it when i was a kid. While it's uncomfortable for me, it does help me a lot when I'm in a rush.

[โ€“] birdcat@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

I can sense years if not decades before anyone else which celebrities are creeps, rapists, rscist or asshole.

Bill Cosby

R. Kelly

Marilyn Manson

Morgan Freeman

Chris Brown

~~Woody Allen~~ (no wait that's too easy)

Allan Baldwin

Johnny Depp

Thre guy from Ramstein

The what's his name since guy

Elon Musk

And so on. I hated them all since forever and knew somthing is not quite right with them.

The only cases I was shocked was James Franco and Kevin spacey.

[โ€“] corvus@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

And so on. I hated them all since forever and knew somthing is not quite right with them. The only cases I was shocked was James Franco and Kevin spacey.

Seems you hate many people... may be it is just confirmation bias.

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

damit! well thanks a lot for ruining my superpower ๐Ÿ˜’

[โ€“] MooToYou@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Morgan Freeman? Am I missing something?

[โ€“] Choco1ateCh1p@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's somewhat well know that he is very abrasive in public with fans that solicit him. I believe that is what is being referred to in this context. I am unaware of any additional "ass-hole-afications" he possesses though.

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[โ€“] rozno@roznotech.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

For me, remembering numbers; like ID numbers, part numbers, phone numbers, etc. When I worked as a parts guy at a shop, I would frequently be able to bring up the exact part that fits the customer's machine assuming I had looked it up once or twice before. If it was something I hadn't looked at in a while I'd still usually double check fitment, but I probably had a 99% accuracy on part numbers.

[โ€“] Tischkante@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pro: highly adaptable, Con: ADHD, Pro: free medication

[โ€“] Scott@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also highly adaptable. Iโ€™m never concerned with things changing. I just change with it. Also people. I adapt to whomever in with almost immediately and without even thinking about it. Downside of that is sometimes Iโ€™m not sure who I actually am. Am I being myself or just the people Iโ€™m around.

[โ€“] aqua@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thought I was alone.

[โ€“] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

If you consider having "thick skin" a superpower in the social media era, then that.

When baking, I pick the right amount of butter, down to 2 gram accuracy.

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