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Post by lexw on Dec 10, 2021 13:26:52 GMT
So, for about four years, maybe a bit longer, I had an amazing superhuman ability - I could stop my hiccups instantly with my mind.
I mean look out Superman, right, but still, it was amazing. I don't know how I achieved it. I do know where I achieved it. The Burger King in Wood Green, where I wolfed down a meal with some friends, and started hiccuping, thought "NOPE" and then it just stopped and didn't come back. This kept working for years, I'd sometimes hiccup once or twice, then just thought "No" or "Stop" and it did.
Disappointingly it went away one day and never came back (though I do have 100% effective hiccup cure now, thank to my wife's grandma - get a glass of water, take a sip, count out loud "One", take a sip, count out loud "Two" and so on up to 10).
The closest thing to a superpower I have now is an uncanny and non-rational ability to work out which bit of a system is going wrong at work, even with unfamiliar systems, but that's not as much fun.
So what amazing powers do you possess/have you possessed?
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Post by Aunt Alison on Dec 10, 2021 13:29:34 GMT
Holding my breath is a pretty reliable cure for hiccups
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2021 13:30:11 GMT
I can crack all my knuckles when making a fist that makes me look double hard. Pretty sure I inspired Bruce Lee which is a superpower as he was dead before I was even born.
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Post by MysteryLamb on Dec 10, 2021 13:30:31 GMT
My looks and natural rhythm. Killer combo.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Dec 10, 2021 13:32:55 GMT
I can crack all my knuckles when making a fist that makes me look double hard. Pretty sure I inspired Bruce Lee which is a superpower as he was dead before I was even born. I can do this too. I just did it in fact. Mm
I have the super human ability to be above average at video games because I read some of the stuff on here sometimes and do wonder. I wonder. I don't say anything because it'd just be annoying but sometimes I read about people struggling with something and just wonder
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2021 13:32:56 GMT
I can squat and get up without any help.
Don't think that's a super power? Tell that to my knees!
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Post by gray on Dec 10, 2021 13:33:07 GMT
I have a stupidly accurate sub conscious internal countdown timer. I also never need to set an alarm to wake up. My brain just always seems to know what time it is. I've attributed to the amount of competitive online shooters I played in the 90s, but who knows.
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Post by zagibu on Dec 10, 2021 13:43:18 GMT
I can take the fun out of anything.
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Post by drhcnip on Dec 10, 2021 13:47:56 GMT
i used to be able to remove my underpants without removing my trousers...when i was young & flexible...
not sure how useful this would be as a world-saving superpower, though...
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Post by Aunt Alison on Dec 10, 2021 13:49:04 GMT
i used to be able to remove my underpants without removing my trousers...when i was young & flexible... not sure how useful this would be as a world-saving superpower, though... Are you, in fact, Superman? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2021 13:49:34 GMT
You can gross the supervillain out by unexpectedly throwing them in their face.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2021 13:49:35 GMT
I can take the fun out of anything. That's amazing, so can user Kal |
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Post by Dougs on Dec 10, 2021 13:50:59 GMT
I'm a crocodile Dundee motherfucker and generally know the time to within a few minutes without looking at phone/watch etc. In truth, it's because I can guess how long has passed since I last checked the time. Which isn't usually that long at all.
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Post by drhcnip on Dec 10, 2021 13:51:20 GMT
i used to be able to remove my underpants without removing my trousers...when i was young & flexible... not sure how useful this would be as a world-saving superpower, though... Are you, in fact, Superman? i suppose so, in a reverse sort of way... |
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Post by drhcnip on Dec 10, 2021 13:51:39 GMT
You can gross the supervillain out by unexpectedly throwing them in their face. this much is true |
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Post by LegendaryApe on Dec 10, 2021 13:53:58 GMT
I can wiggle my ears, both at the same time and independently.
I can also my my testicles bounce up and down in a similar manner.
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Post by jeepers on Dec 10, 2021 13:56:01 GMT
I can tell, from meters away, whether my right or left foot will tread on a particular paving stone. It’s uncanny.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2021 14:05:54 GMT
I have no gag reflex, so I can stick anything in my mouth.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Dec 10, 2021 14:10:10 GMT
Is that something you were born with or have you developed it through practice?
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Post by clemfandango on Dec 10, 2021 14:17:46 GMT
I'm pretty much unbeatable at connect four.
Oh and I've never been beat on Koopa troopa beach on Mario Kart (N64).
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Post by Jambowayoh on Dec 10, 2021 14:17:56 GMT
My penis gives you superpowers.
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Post by jono62 on Dec 10, 2021 14:18:38 GMT
I have no gag reflex, so I can stick anything in my mouth. Wuntyate the whole sausage. |
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Post by robthehermit on Dec 10, 2021 14:19:45 GMT
My superpower is that at any given time I can be the most miserable person in the room.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2021 14:20:10 GMT
Is that something you were born with or have you developed it through practice? Practice. I had an eating disorder for 6 years. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2021 14:23:35 GMT
My penis gives you superpowers. Wait'll geeky coworker gets a load of you. err wait |
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Post by Aunt Alison on Dec 10, 2021 14:25:00 GMT
Is that something you were born with or have you developed it through practice? Practice. I had an eating disorder for 6 years. Not giving blow jobs then |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2021 14:26:12 GMT
There goes my theory that Jambo was part of his origin story.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2021 14:26:53 GMT
He still could be if he plays his cards right
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Post by grey_matters on Dec 10, 2021 14:28:35 GMT
No superpowers anymore. About 10 years ago and for the duration of about 2 years I could predict that it was going to rain in 20-30 seconds with 100% accuracy. My left ear would pop very gently and then the rain arrived. I guess the rain had already started to fall and was sending out a pressure wave or the like. Kinda handy a few times but gone now.
Edit: 20 years ago. Shit where did that time go?
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Post by Jambowayoh on Dec 10, 2021 14:29:53 GMT
/slathers penis in mustard
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