Very Trivial Superpowers

I'm a girl of almost no talents but there are a few things I'm good at that trivially impresses people. People who tend to be easily impressed to begin with, to be fair.

I never cry when I'm chopping an onion.
I've slept standing up.
I can type at 85 words a minute - accurately.
I can put my feet behind my ears (thanks, yoga). Not as pretty as it sounds.
I read a minimum of three books a week.
I get upgraded about 70% of the time when I travel, regardless of airline and without ever asking.
I never forget a birthday or anniversary.
I can wiggle my ears.

What trivial things do you excel at?

frozenfrozen

Do you use your feet to wiggle your ears?

It would be another superpower, but no. Thats a talent I don't have.

kfallon

Candie wrote: »

I can put my feet behind my ears (thanks, yoga). Not as pretty as it sounds.

Niiiiiice, PM sent

osarusan

I can make people fall asleep on public transport just by smiling at them.

TG1

Decoding flatpack furniture instructions. It is my only talent but it's a rare one!

tomwaterford

I am very good at fortelling when a situation will end badly before it actually does

One eyed Jack

Nothing I could repeat in polite company...

kfallon

kfallon wrote: »

Niiiiiice, PM sent

Shurrup yew!

The_Valeyard

My talents are far too obvious and important for this thread......

Lady is a tramp

I'm really good at opening difficult-to-open jars. Like, really REALLY good!

Sheep Lover

Can get the straw into the tiny hole of a Capri Sun every time without fail.

Lady is a tramp

Lady is a tramp wrote: »

I'm really good at opening difficult-to-open jars. Like, really REALLY good!

That's something I'm terrible at. That's a great trivial superpower to have.

hairyslug

I can stick my fist in my mouth, I'm sure that could be considered a superpower in weird porno

Sheep Lover

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Can get the straw into the tiny hole of a Capri Sun every time without fail.

I always get the usb lead in the right way round, first time.

Paz-CCFC

I can tell the difference between butter and "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter".

The_Valeyard

Candie wrote: »

I always get the usb lead in the right way round, first time.

Now you're just gloating.

TG1

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Can get the straw into the tiny hole of a Capri Sun every time without fail.

Can you also manage to not poke the whole way through the back? If you can do that every time as well I'll be impressed!

The_Valeyard

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Now you're just gloating.

It was a bit humblebraggy alright.

I also make an excellent cup of tea, every single time.

kfallon

I can get the fig into a figroll!

Antar Bolaeisk

I can program VCRs.

I want to be a genetic superhero.

Antar Bolaeisk

Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »

I can program VCRs.

What's a VCR?

ToddyDoody

People always think I'm good with computers, despite all evidence to the contrary

Capt'n Midnight

Candie wrote: »

What's a VCR?

VCR repair people would ring up people and ask "Do you have a toddler and is your VCR under the TV ?"

Because the problem was they'd stopped working because they'd be filled with slices of bread or biscuits or stuff.

The_Valeyard

Candie wrote: »

What's a VCR?

I believe it's an old, old wooden ship, from the civil war.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

I want to be a genetic superhero.

A few months ago my cousin texted me:

"30 years since Chernobyl, still no superheroes"

Laughed til I cried.

cajonlardo

I can touch the tip of my nose with my tongue.

I was once out running in the rain and noticed a woman give me a really weird look. Took a moment to realise I had just licked a rain drop off the end of my nose.

Capt'n Midnight

Candie wrote: »

A few months ago my cousin texted me:

"30 years since Chernobyl, still no superheroes"

Laughed til I cried.

Bill Gates has been a bit of a let down when you consider that the only superpower that Batman and Iron Man have is money.

RayM

I can change a duvet cover in under a minute.
I can tell you what day of the week any particular date fell on (people always seem weirdly unimpressed by this).
I'm great at remembering birthdays, phone numbers and car number plates.

RayM

RayM wrote: »

I can change a duvet cover in under a minute.
I can tell you what day of the week any particular date fell on (people always seem weirdly unimpressed by this).
I'm great at remembering birthdays, phone numbers and car number plates.

The date thing is amazing!

poa

I can always tell when someone is lying to me.

RayM

Candie wrote: »

The date thing is amazing!

It freaks people out when they tell me their birthday and I say "Oh, you were born on a Tuesday, weren't you...?"

Olishi4

I used to have to catch a bus in a busy area everyday after work. I only had a short time to get to the bus before it would go.

I was very good at safely passing and dodging the slow walkers in front of me when running to get the bus. It was like a little obstacle course and I always caught the bus just in time.

Peregrine

I always know what time it is correct to 5 minutes.

I can give you (roughly, if it isn't a perfect cube) the cube root of a six digit number. Although, that's just basic maths

CFlat

Peregrine wrote: »

I always know what time it is correct to 5 minutes.

If that's the case you should get your watch fixed, there's nothing worse then that.

Capt'n Midnight

I can predict some past events.

Fox_In_Socks

Peregrine wrote: »

I always know what time it is correct to 5 minutes.

That was mine. And to within 10 minutes for me.

Can we time share it?

CINCLANTFLT

I am invisible when no one is looking... Honestly!

I am very observant to the point of being able to suss out your state of mind. I am always noticing.

I am incredibly intuitive. It's something I can't even explain without sounding nuts.

People talk to me. All of the time. On the train, in the check out queue, the bus stop, random places. They tell me little things about their life.

mzungu

I can slam shut a revolving door.

Oh micro expressions!!

Yeah you ain't hiding those from me.

Fox_In_Socks

Deleted User wrote: »

Oh micro expressions!!

Yeah you ain't hiding those from me.

;.

Fox_In_Socks

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

;.

I can seeeeee youuuuuu!

looksee

Oh I've been dying to brag about my superpower but there never seemed to be an opportunity. You know the nanoo nanoo sign, where you make a V sign with two fingers on each side, then the opposite one with the two middle fingers together and the outer ones spread, so you make two Vs?

(Stay with me)

Well I can do one with one hand, and the other with the other hand, then swap them over simultaneously.

I can also waggle my ears. What with that and being able to lift one eyebrow, I look very odd when I do all these together.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

I am incredibly intuitive.

They tell me little things about their life.

Ok.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ok.

Some kind of trick response?

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Some kind of trick response?

Not at all

Shint0

Deleted User wrote: »

I am very observant to the point of being able to suss out your state of mind. I am always noticing.

I am incredibly intuitive. It's something I can't even explain without sounding nuts.

People talk to me. All of the time. On the train, in the check out queue, the bus stop, random places. They tell me little things about their life.

But are you INFP or ENFP? That's the question

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Not at all

Am I supposed to use my intuition to determine the purpose of your "ok"?
Or what are you on about?

Shint0

Shint0 wrote: »

But are you INFP or ENFP? That's the question

I have done the Myers Briggs a few times bit I'm not sure how much stock I place in those kind of tests. Anyway each time I took it my result has been INFJ