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a_goofy_dragon@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 24 hours ago

You can choose 1 superpower, but the first reply is the side effect. What superpower would you choose?

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You can choose 1 superpower, but the first reply is the side effect. What superpower would you choose?

a_goofy_dragon@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 24 hours ago
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  • agent_nycto@lemmy.world
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    True Omnipotence

    (Also read/listen to Worm

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      But only over dial-up.

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      But of an unrelated universe…so schizophrenia with delusions of grandure lol

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    Can communicate with any animal

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      But they can’t communicate with you

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        Haha imagine trying to explain that to people.

        “I have a superpower, I can speak to animals they just can’t speak back” “But everyone has that superpower, I can do that too” “Yeh but I’m actually really talking to them, like in their language that they can understand” “How do you know?” “…”

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    I can teleport instantly to any location I have previously visited.

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      But each location has a specific song you must play on an Ocarina…

    • potoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.world
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      You don’t get to choose the location, it’s just a random place you’ve been before.

  • acargitz@lemmy.ca
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    The United States of America after the Cold War.

    • Pistachio@lemmy.zip
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      But you live in Afghanistan

  • thevoidzero@lemmy.world
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    Ability to control every atom in the surrounding area of approx 1 km.

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      You can control only 1 at a time.

      • thevoidzero@lemmy.world
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        Nuclear bombs, or a really good scientist.

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          1 at a time wouldn’t get you a noticeable amount of energy for a bomb (stuff is radioactively decaying around you already right now). A scientist might make some use of it, but with control of only 1 atom at a time they’ll struggle to build really any molecule as I imagine most intermediate molecules would break apart as soon as you “let go” to grab the next atom.

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            Depends on what “time” is in case of one at a time. Is it plank time, or is it as fast as I can think the command.

            Even if nothing can be achieved by controlling it, just being able to feel/see the atoms means I can figure things out as a scientist. Finding how atoms are arranged into molecules, proteins etc are super helpful

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              I assumed as fast as you can think the command for each one.

              I agree with feeling being useful for feeling around; I’m happy with the power having some value.

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    Immunity from all replies to this post.

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      But you are incredibly smart. BOOM GOTEM.

  • Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml
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    Teleportation

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      But you lose one of your socks every time you teleport and they’re like really cool unique ones that only work as a pair. Heartbreaking.

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      Butt stuff is marginally less fun.

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        Really depends on the butt

  • djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    14 hours ago

    crab claw

    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Only when jorkin it

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    Reading minds

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      But you have to start at the beginning.

    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      You have no inhibitive filter, and compulsively blurt out whatever you’re thinking, including whatever the person is thinking when you’re reading their mind.

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    Master poet level fluency in all languages

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      You are now blind and deaf like Helen Keller. Good luck, she figured it out, you’ll be fine.

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      You can now hardly remember anything else (as happened to me, my memory is full of Chinese vocab with no space for anything else).

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      Terribly loud non-stop belching

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        So no new drawbacks, then? Sweet!

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    Switch sexes any time I prefer

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      … provided you are playing Uno and have a reverse card.

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      Every time you switch you have to peel off a layer of dead skin line a cocoon.

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        Seems like a small payment honestly

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        Depending on the person, this might be a bonus.

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        Damn that’s harsh. I didn’t expect that, it seems you have some great imagination.

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          I’m sorry, I don’t make the rules

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    The ability to change my own superpower.

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      This one doesn’t really need a monkey’s paw curse since, as written, I’d argue you could only change it once anyway, then you’d be stuck with that power.

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      Uncontrollable and overwhelming diarrhea whenever you use any of the chosen superpowers, which is immune to any kinds of “and I’m immune to the side effect” types of loophole powers.

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    I’ll stick with the strongest superpower of them all, I am Cables Never Tangle Man!

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      But you cannot tie knots anymore. Even worse - every knot you touch magically slips open. Be careful not to trip over your shoelaces!

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        Velcro has entered the chat…

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          So many tiny little knots

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            It’s going to look like a shag rug as soon as they touch it

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      Your cables break every 3 days

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      Every time you get an error it is unknown error

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    The power to talk to women without staring at their feet.

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      Instead you cannot stop staring at their boobs. And yes, that includes your family, bosses and so on.

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        deleted by creator

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      In long-dead languages they can’t understand

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        Deal. I’m Autistic so that’s barely any different.

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      you can only speak to them in languages they don’t understand.

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    Being a cat

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      You make noise every time you walk

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        Ok, it’s basically like my cat.

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