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I'd be Cables Don't Tangle Man.

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[โ€“] XEAL@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Undepressable man? Optimism man? Anti-anxiety man?

If those are too good, then: Instant death man

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[โ€“] BustinJiber@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Once, I wanted to annihilate all bedbugs in the world with a snap of a finger (I would even learn how to snap for this very purpose), just disappear them forever at my will. A single use power, nothing more than that, and I don't care what that suppose to do to the environment.

For some reason.

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[โ€“] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actually remembering everything I've taken the time to learn.

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[โ€“] jedi_hamster@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Know how anything works just by looking at it, like Sylar from Heroes

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[โ€“] Nemo@midwest.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Making inflated objects explode with my mind.

Car tires. Birthday balloons. Bubble wrap. Bagpipes.

Yes, I'd be a villain... or at least a vigilante. Don't run that red where I can see you... pop pop pop

[โ€“] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How is this not an S-tier power? Did you forget that lungs are inflatable?

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

The power to always pack exactly the right things that I will need when I go somewhere.

[โ€“] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Control Minor Static Charges Woman. It would make housecleaning easier and my keyboards would always be clean. I wouldn't have to get near dust bunnies, I would be able to slowly guide them to the trash can.

[โ€“] case_when@feddit.uk 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As someone who's spent a lot of time working in a lab, the ability to control static electricity would be a godsend! There's really nothing like spending weeks preparing a new material as a fine powder, carrying it over to the weighing scales, placing a glass sample vial onto the scales, taring it, then a scooping up some of your powder with a spatula, careful not to lose a single particle, then carefully, CAREFULLY carrying the scoop of power to the sample vial -- then seeing the static blast your powder out of the spatula to coat the OUTSIDE of the sample vial, plus the scales, plus your nitrile glove...

I have trauma.

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[โ€“] JackbyDev@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Photosynthesis would be really nice. Even if it didn't totally replace the need for food it would be cool.

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[โ€“] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'm invisible if no one would see me

Edit: Fixed exploit

[โ€“] Nora@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago

this is secretly very op, you go to a private place and can stay invisible forever cause nobody sees you after you turn invisivle

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[โ€“] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I always thought it would be cool to be able to imitate any sound effect. Totally useless but perfect for jokes.

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[โ€“] emptyother@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Knowing where that super-intelligent snail and the immortal billionaire is at all times-man. I could hire myself out to one of them.

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[โ€“] Ghostlight@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I just want to get the USB in the right way on my first attempt. Is that too much to ask for?

[โ€“] Spasmolytic@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

I wanted to reply with an image of USB C that appears Holy because it is your savior, but this was the closest thing I could find.

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[โ€“] PaalUltra@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be able to put together the perfect response for any interaction I ever have man

[โ€“] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[โ€“] ohlaph@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Having a hydrophobic presence covering me at all times, sans wanting to shower, drink water, etc. so I could run, bike, hike in the rain and never get wet, unless I wanted to.

Another fun one would be having the ability and skill to cook anything I want without training or recipes. However, I would gain an excessive amount of weight though.

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[โ€“] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I can talk to plants so they can tell me how terrible I am as a caretaker.

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[โ€“] rgb3x3@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Perfect hearing man.

Might finally get rid of my tinnitus and I could hear silence again.

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[โ€“] Pantherina@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

Perfect Croutons man, never burnt, always crunchy

[โ€“] quinkin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Still Warm Coffee Man.

[โ€“] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ooh, I'll be Always-Remembers-What-He-Was-Going-To-Buy-At-The-Store Man.

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[โ€“] black_lugia@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anti usb superposition aura. Dear god that would be heaven.

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[โ€“] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hmmm.... I guess never having my shoes come untied. That seems B-tier enough lol

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[โ€“] itsathursday@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gets the USB-A the right way the first time man, which is really an underlying true power of like a glove man, where no matter what it is, it will always fit - like a glove.

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