FOFC's Sub-superpowers thread

[B & B]

Lets face it.


Many of us here are gifted in a variety of ways across many different fields. Some here are scholarly, some brawny, some just complete freaks of nature.


Alas, we dont have gifts like the ability to fly, go back in time, or x-ray vision. Those rare and glorious superpowers are hard to come by and are reserved for immortals and comic book heroes. However, we do have unique traits and uncommon gifts that dont go unnoticed. While they may not be quite as glamorous and flashy as whats in the movies, they're real and undeniable.

This is the thread where we claim our Sub-superpowers! (SSP)


They are limitless really. It could be something work related or not. Could involve interactions with other people or animals or neither. Whether its mechanical, physical, psychological or completely something else - the only stipulation is that it has some sort of benefit and its rare that say only 1-5% of the population at most would be able to say the same thing. Ive found that most people have one really good SSP, but some of us have 2-3 lesser ones.



Heres mine:

Temperature insensitive. Im pretty much good from about 55-90 degrees. Pants, shorts, whatevers. Anything outside of that range is something that I notice but its no big deal. Living in the south at this time of year I checked the thermostat in the house and it was 86 and that was after 6pm. Not even breaking a sweat. On the other end of the scale if its below 60 then I will find some socks to put on. Sleeping in any of that temp range is a non issue.

[Blackadar]

I'm always right. Or I think I am.

So I have Super-Self-Delusion Power!

[Kodos]

I have the ability to talk jittery squirrels down from trees.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

i assume everything is pr.

i'm super cynical-man!

[JPhillips]

I used to be able to give nicknames that stuck.

[Chief Rum]

My GF subscribes to the theory that every one of us has at least one superpower like this.

She thinks my superpower is the ability to function effectively for long periods of time on little to no sleep.

While it is true, I remain rather effective, it doesn't feel very good to be up that long.

[Bad-example]

I lost my power in this world
'cause I did not use it.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Originally Posted by Bad-example

I lost my power in this world
'cause I did not use it.

That's a bad example.

I have the ability to see an actor that you don't remember their name in something and tell you something else they were in that you probably don't remember.

[Bad-example]

Originally Posted by M GO BLUE!!!

That's a bad example.

Well, I do have the power to go insane
like I always do

[DanGarion]

When I'm training or helping anyone with any type of electrical device or computer and they tell me it doesn't work, I walk over to where they are and it magically starts working without me doing anything. It's a running joke in training classes.

[Senator]

I can tell within 30 seconds if a guy is a douche bag or not.

[claphamsa]

I have feline empathy

[bbor]

I trust everybody....until they fuck me over.....twice.

[Swaggs]

I can almost always recognize celebrity (even obscure ones) voices in ads or if they are in animated shows.

[ColtCrazy]

What a quirky thread.

I have two to speak of. One is the amazing ability to BS any situation. My wife will specifically have me handle people because of this ability. I've written letters for colleagues because they want to make sure they got their point across. I'm the only teacher in the building who likes talking to angry parents because I'll attack them with big words until they give up and go home.

My second is my internal clock. This is really more of a curse. I will wake up within 10 minutes of an alarm at least 90% of the time (only if I'm sick or extremely tired will I miss it). My wife will change the alarm on me without telling me....doesn't matter. I'll still wake up within 10 minutes of it. It still surprises me that I can do this. I would have thought I'd lose it when I work overseas. Nope, I do it there too.

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by bbor

I trust everybody....until they fuck me over.....twice.

I've been meaning to write you. I am a prince in my country but civil unrest has forced me to leave. I have 20 million dollars which I would gladly split with you but I need to find a way to get it into the country. If I can transfer that to your bank we will be able to make this work....

[Mustang]

I have the super ability to pick up the absolute most annoying sound and fixate on it. If you are in the front row of the theater snapping gum and I'm up in the last row, I'll hear you.

I also have the ability to rub my squeaky eye and gross people out. (I asked a doctor what caused it and he just looked at me and said "Please don't do that")

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by Mustang

I also have the ability to rub my squeaky eye and gross people out.

I've never heard someone call it that, but to each his own. Careful, you can get arrested doing that in public.

[bbor]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

I've been meaning to write you. I am a prince in my country but civil unrest has forced me to leave. I have 20 million dollars which I would gladly split with you but I need to find a way to get it into the country. If I can transfer that to your bank we will be able to make this work....

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Originally Posted by Mustang

I also have the ability to rub my squeaky eye and gross people out. (I asked a doctor what caused it and he just looked at me and said "Please don't do that")

I almost forgot...

If I hold my nose I can blow air out of my tear ducts. If I do it around women they squirm even more than they do with me just being withing 10 ft of them. Found this ability when I sneezed once & had a giant snot bubble blow up in front of my eye.

[oykib]

Originally Posted by ColtCrazy

My second is my internal clock. This is really more of a curse. I will wake up within 10 minutes of an alarm at least 90% of the time (only if I'm sick or extremely tired will I miss it). My wife will change the alarm on me without telling me....doesn't matter. I'll still wake up within 10 minutes of it. It still surprises me that I can do this. I would have thought I'd lose it when I work overseas. Nope, I do it there too.

I have that one too. You must have also spent time as Rooster Man's sidekick, Hatchling.

I can also figure out out the even splitting of a group check with amazing accuracy, without need of a calculator.

[Noop]

Before someone calls or texts me I usually think of the person. I actually was able to show this to some people this semester much to their surprise.

I am also pretty good at reading people, but I owe that to a book I read on human tells.

[Autumn]

My power is to absorb the powers of those around me. Ha ha, suckers.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by Autumn

My power is to absorb the powers of those around me. Ha ha, suckers.

My power is that I fail at everything I do. Have fun with that one.

[Autumn]

Originally Posted by sabotai

My power is that I fail at everything I do. Have fun with that one.

Well then, I've failed at acquiring your superpower, which means I don't fail at everything, which means I've acquired your superpower, which means ... oh damn.

[CrimsonFox]

2 super powers:
1) The ability to predict what song will play on the radio just by thinking about it

2) Know all the lyrics to some songs and sing the wrong lyrics to the rest.

[thesloppy]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

2 super powers:
1) The ability to predict what song will play on the radio just by thinking about it

I'm able to predict what the next song on my pc/mp3 player, with what seems like well beyond normal accuracy. I've wondered if that was a result of the subconscious 'decoding' the (not-so) random algorithm that drives those things, over time.

[MacroGuru]

Been thinking about this for awhile and I can only think of

1) Ability to make friends anywhere...It helps in the field I am in, Sales. I am able to talk and relate to anyone in almost any situation and make it work to my advantage.

2) Being blunt without fear. It's been a handy trait to have in the business world. Ability to call people out, or point things out and even say I screwed up without worry. I have called out C level executives, my bosses other employees and point out the screwups and tell people no. In my entire time, I have had 1 c level executive look at me and say, tell us how you really feel. I looked at her and said, I thought I just did and smiled. We both laughed, the issues I pointed out were fixed and we moved on.

[revrew]

I find lost contact lenses.

You know, when people are all standing around looking at the ground, holding their arms out so no one walks near ... I just bend down and point to the thing.

[revrew]

Oh, I also had a superhero nickname in college: Mr. Fertility.

Ha! If they only knew how well that one has stuck.

[Comey]

Hmmm...two things, I guess:

1) I can hold a camera really steady at a concert...for a long time. I've gotten *quite* good at that.
2) I've never been lost. Ever. Three cross-country trips, forty states...never once.

One bonus one...I'm really good at making people think about my joke, or say, "What?" before laughing. It's a blessing and a curse; the latter usually happens on an only date.

[Marc Vaughan]

I'm an animal magnet - we have cats, dogs, pigs, goats - you name it if its within an acre of me and I stand around for more than a minute its close to me, if I sit down its on top of me asking for attention .....