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I always thought this was a fun topic. What power would you choose?

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[–] Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] lusciousgreen@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The power to control gravity at the atomic and cosmic scale

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[–] DrChickenbeer@artemis.camp 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The power to change stoplights from red to green (and back again)

[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're the only one who is able to see the changes.

Edit: I decided that a superpower which only alters your perception is not really a superpower, so let me improve it: All drivers who have the same eye color as you will be able to see the changed colors. Other drivers will see the original colors. Enjoy!

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[–] ShortFuse@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Free frogurt with your choice of toppings.

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can inflict my current emotional state at will on other people of my choosing.

[–] Bizarroland@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anytime you use this power, immediately afterwards you feel everyone in a half mile radius's feelings at 200% intensity at the same time.

[–] donslaught@unilem.org 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That seems like a cascading landslide of horniness.

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[–] Bizarroland@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The power to have ghost doctors from the 1750s perform really bad srs on anyone who tries to think of a bad consequence of me having this power.

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[–] mewpichu@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The power to send messages to your past self

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[–] legopika@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago (6 children)
[–] TDCN@feddit.dk 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But it hurts like hell and you are in pain the entire time you shapeshift

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The power to choose my own side effect

[–] UdeRecife 9 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Whatever side-effect is cast upon you, you THINK it was chosen by you. You're 100% sure it was your decision. You're blissfully but unfortunately erroneously way too self-confident.

[–] EdherJr@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I can summon whatever food and drink I want in the moment

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago

The summoning makes you feel nauseous

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[–] TDCN@feddit.dk 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I will always have full knowledge of everything and know how to do anything

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You never get to use the power for your own enjoyment because people will never leave you alone…you will constantly assaulted with questions because everyone knows you have the answers. You have no peace.

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[–] madnotangry@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You become completely physically disabled, almost a complete vegetative state, and can't physically do any of it.

[–] TDCN@feddit.dk 6 points 1 year ago

I'll know how to construct a full exoskeleton with a brain interface and communicate the instructions to someone who can build it for me. Just look at how well Stephen Hawkins fared

[–] XiELEd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Be able to have multiple save slots, change the outcomes of a timeline then save it within a savefile, and being able to bring items from different savefiles to the others. Would be cool to collect different iterations of games and movies.

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[–] thecam@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

to turn invisible for as long as one likes

[–] Zeth@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

But you stink like a skunk every time you turn invisible.

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