Pick your superhuman ability. (1 Viewer)

[tommyboy]

Not the ability to fly or x-ray vision or other unnatural abilities.

I'm talking a human ability we already have and magnifying it to superhuman levels IE strength, eyesight, jumping, holding your breath, speed, intelligence, and chest dumping for dentist.

What ability would you choose?

 

[lakerstan]

Immortality count?

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Banning ability.

 

[Das Boot]

Two chicks at the same time, man.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Superhuman intelligence, unless that gets you into such a high IQ bracket that you can't even enjoy day to day life or normal human interaction anymore. 

 

[Ditka Butkus]

Women love me

 

[Ilov80s]

Definitely super human health. 

 

[TripItUp]

If Immortality, Wolverine style.

Second answer, invisibility.

 

[DaVinci]

Perfect posture

 

[Osaurus]

Metabolism of an 18 year old.

 

[Aerial Assault]

Not sure if invulnerability meets the criteria, but if so, I'll take that at 1.08

 

[BoltBacker]

Couth.

 

[spreagle]

Every decision I make is the perfect decision based on all available information. This super ability would also apply to things like fantasy draft picks or waiver wire pickups, and juke moves on the soccer field.   

 

[mr roboto]

Perfectly reading other people. 

 

[Dentist]

While the ability to dump an odorless dump on command would be awesome.

I've always answered speed to this question.

It's just such an easy answer.    Win gold in 2-3 olympics in a few events, become a marketable brand a la usain bolt,  profit,  never have to really work a day in your life.

If the endorsement money really were to dry up you could always be on the "speaking tour"  or start a "training institute" or something.

But essentially you'd have more than enough money for essentially doing nothing since i don't really have to train since it's "god given"

 

[sports_fan]

Communication skills. Persuasiveness in particular 

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

The ability to work hard under any circumstance and without an eye on the result.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Musical ability

 

[Insein]

The ability to drain a 36 footer effortlessly under any circumstance.

 

[Aerial Assault]

While the ability to dump an odorless dump on command would be awesome.

I've always answered speed to this question.

It's just such an easy answer.    Win gold in 2-3 olympics in a few events, become a marketable brand a la usain bolt,  profit,  never have to really work a day in your life.

If the endorsement money really were to dry up you could always be on the "speaking tour"  or start a "training institute" or something.

But essentially you'd have more than enough money for essentially doing nothing since i don't really have to train since it's "god given"

oof on the dump

But as to the rest, why stop at Usain Bolt?  The parameters of the question (for some reason) don't appear to limit you to extending already-human abilities into near-infinite realms.  The Flash could profit a lot more easily . . . and faster.  Another plus: time travel. 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

The ability to work hard under any circumstance and without an eye on the result.

Who let this guy in here?

 

[GregR]

oof on the dump

But as to the rest, why stop at Usain Bolt?  The parameters of the question (for some reason) don't appear to limit you to extending already-human abilities into near-infinite realms.  The Flash could profit a lot more easily . . . and faster.  Another plus: time travel. 

 

[Aerial Assault]

We can still embed images?   Or maybe that's just Greg's superhuman ability

 

[Leroy Hoard]

We can still embed images?   Or maybe that's just Greg's superhuman ability

 

[GregR]

So I'm NOT superhuman?

 

[Dentist]

oof on the dump

But as to the rest, why stop at Usain Bolt?  The parameters of the question (for some reason) don't appear to limit you to extending already-human abilities into near-infinite realms.  The Flash could profit a lot more easily . . . and faster.  Another plus: time travel. 

Yeah, I don't want all the "great power, great responsibility" stuff.      But I tell you what, if you want to throw in a little spider-sense so i can get myself out of any trouble in a hurry, I'll take it..

I just want enough to reliably win 3 olympic golds in the 100 and 200, make my money, and live a life of hedonism and leisure without having the super speed that I'd feel the need to actually fight crime or make a difference in society.

 

[Aerial Assault]

Yeah, I don't want all the "great power, great responsibility" stuff.      But I tell you what, if you want to throw in a little spider-sense so i can get myself out of any trouble in a hurry, I'll take it..

I just want enough to reliably win 3 olympic golds in the 100 and 200, make my money, and live a life of hedonism and leisure without having the super speed that I'd feel the need to actually fight crime or make a difference in society.

I guess I too readily assumed you'd be a Flash with no moral imperative.  Wait, of course I assumed that.  You would be.  Go for it. 

 

[FUBAR]

Communication skills. Persuasiveness in particular 

I was thinking superhuman intelligence but this guy convinced me otherwise.

 

[Jayrok]

Ability to stop time and be able to move about. 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Ability to stop time and be able to move about. 

This would be great for robbing banks.

 

[17seconds]

Ability to read and understand the thread

 

[Aerial Assault]

Ability to stop time and be able to move about. 

From the OP:

Not the ability to fly or x-ray vision or other unnatural abilities.

I'm talking a human ability we already have and magnifying it to superhuman levels IE strength, eyesight, jumping, holding your breath, speed, intelligence, and chest dumping for dentist.

Unless you already possess the ability to stop time to some degree, which is interesting and something that you probably should have mentioned to everyone before now, you're not doing this right. 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

From the OP:

Not the ability to fly or x-ray vision or other unnatural abilities.

I'm talking a human ability we already have and magnifying it to superhuman levels IE strength, eyesight, jumping, holding your breath, speed, intelligence, and chest dumping for dentist.

Unless you already possess the ability to stop time to some degree, which is interesting and something that you probably should have mentioned to everyone before now, you're not doing this right. 

Maybe he mentioned it while time was frozen for the rest of us.

 

[Jayrok]

From the OP:

Not the ability to fly or x-ray vision or other unnatural abilities.

I'm talking a human ability we already have and magnifying it to superhuman levels IE strength, eyesight, jumping, holding your breath, speed, intelligence, and chest dumping for dentist.

Unless you already possess the ability to stop time to some degree, which is interesting and something that you probably should have mentioned to everyone before now, you're not doing this right. 

Meh.. it's still what I'd like to have.  Superhuman or not.

 

[Jayrok]

This would be great for robbing banks.

There are lots of possibilities to explore here.  Lots.

 

[Aerial Assault]

This would be great for robbing banks.

See also dentist as The Flash

 

[Aerial Assault]

Meh.. it's still what I'd like to have.  Superhuman or not.

Agreed that this might have made a more interesting thread.  Well, shoot, then I want coercion (like on Jessica Jones).  Only for good, of course.  Only for good.  

I mean it!   

 

[Cliff Clavin]

The ability to read an MOP thread and not feel horrible for society.

 

[Dentist]

See also dentist as The Flash

yeah, see I don't want to earn the money by thievery,  I want to earn it as legitimately as possible whilst exerting the least amount of effort possible.

The only people I want to be "stealing" from are the olympians who really work their butt off and are going to have to settle for 2nd or 3rd place.

I'll try not to rub it in their face,  but on the 3rd olympics I might just show up smoking a Nub cigar and eating a Dunkin' Donus and run the race in Diesel jeans and an Armani t-shirt with an oversized Rolex on just to really stick it in them of how little I give a crap... and still win

 

[tommyboy]

at first i thought "eyesight" 

but now i'm thinking "persuasion"

 

[pats3in4]

Having zero learning curve, where I could read or watch something (e.g. instructions) and immediately become a master/expert at it.  Think Limitless or Neo in The Matrix learning Kung Fu. 

 

[GregR]

I'm getting older, my lasic is already almost undone by aging.

I'd settle for normal eyesight at this point.