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I'd be Cables Don't Tangle Man.

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[–] pseudorandom@kbin.social 48 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I actually seem to have this one: Appropriately sized container man. I can find the best sized container when we have leftovers from cooking. Extra pasta sauce? This container fits it all in perfectly.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

IDK man, that's toeing the line of an A-tier power.

My wife has a version of this; it's perfect liquid measurement estimation woman. She never has to use measuring cups for liquids. I've actually bothered to test this power, and it's uncanny.

All I got was hysterical kitchen blindness man. I can't see things I'm looking for in the fridge or pantry, even when they're right in front of me.

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[–] HallaWorld@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I don't know if this qualifies as "b-tier", but I'd really would like a superpower where when hearing a sound I knew exactly what made it.

I live in an old house, in the middle of a forest. Lots of weird noises both inside and outside. Being able to know if a sound I just heard requires my attention (i.e. "is that some animal messing around in my walls, or just the old wood squeaking") would be gold. The amount of times I've gotten out of bed in the middle of the night to investigate something is too damn high. After countless mice, vasps nests, birds, and various mammals deciding to move in with us, my paranoia levels have skyrocketed.

Would also sort out the "is that my kid crying, or just the draft through the vents"-question, as well as "is that normal wood settling noises, or is there more rot I've yet to find and the whole house is collapsing".

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

This sounds like a good premise for a horror story. You get your hearing superpower and everything is finally great, no need to get up and investigate benign noises. And then one day, you hear a sound that no matter what you do, you can’t tell what and where it’s coming from.

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[–] hellweaver666@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Finish a task without getting distracted after five minutes man.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

I too have ADHD.

[–] lunchboxhero@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago

I’d love to be able to finish a task witho-

Man that coffee pot is gross, better go clean it.

[–] Sigmatank@midwest.social 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Free refill man. Just point my finger and any beverage is refilled.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sounds more like "solves water crisis man" to me. Point your finger at the colorado river and we are all set.

Your nemesis is Nestle. They want to put you in a locked room in the desert and pump sports drink out of you.

[–] cdrwil@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd like to think that they could break out of Nestle jail by pointing at all the guards stomachs and giving them otherworldly acid reflux.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

They all just start projectile vomiting an endless stream. Brutal.

[–] Sigmatank@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago

Ah, see I assume some sort of anime rules apply to the power and the larger the vessel the more it would sap my energy.

I guess I would still need to worry about being kidnapped by nestle and being hooked up to a feeding tube and gives to use my powers anyway...

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[–] iegod@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I take perfect shits no matter what. Never constipated or have diahrea. Wipes are always perfectly clean.

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[–] ApexHunter@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

I'd be perfect departure time man. Able to determine exactly when to leave in order to arrive at your destination on time, regardless of traffic, weather, or other conditions encountered along the way.

[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I would be Sleep-on-command man

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[–] davidauz@feddit.it 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never get bitten by mosquitoes man.

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[–] Joe_0237@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

superpowers are s-tier by definition, if one were b-tier it would have to just be a power

[–] riskable@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Low-current, 9V supply man

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[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Food-doesnt-make-me-overweight-or-mess-up-my-health man.

So I can eat whatever I want and it's perfectly healthy for me whatever it is. I'd eat ao much ice cream it wouldn't be funny.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago

That's a S tier super power.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Incredible massage dude. I want to be able to give incredible massages that relax muscles. Maybe the ability to relieve stress by touch. Bonus points if it works on myself, my shoulders suck.

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[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I already have mine, and it frustrates my wife no end. I'm Always Finds a Parking Spot Right Near Where We're Going Man, but only if I'm the one driving. When she's driving we end up on the wrong side of the parking lot.

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[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

B being secondary with A as the highest or tertiary with S as the highest?

If the former, I'll be Doesn't Overthink Everything Man

If the latter, I'll go with Correct Orientation of USB drives and Cables on First Try Man

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[–] kambusha@feddit.ch 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Every-time-I-go-to-sit-there-is-a-seat-man

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[–] nayminlwin@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just wanna be No-health-problem man

[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I'd love to be no-longer-forced-to-rent man.

[–] rgb3x3 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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[–] jimp@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] Trebuchet@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Nothing gets stuck in my teeth man.

Or, doesn’t get acid reflux man.

[–] schizohybrid@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

According to some, I have one! Perfectly-folded-fitted-sheets woman. Ultimately pretty meaningless, but satisfying nonetheless.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 8 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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[–] Nemo@midwest.social 8 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

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

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm invisible if no one would see me

Edit: Fixed exploit

[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 4 points 1 year ago

Kel Mitchell?

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Perfect Croutons man, never burnt, always crunchy

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you define B-tier superpower?

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Superpower, but not that great or useful.

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[–] emptyother@programming.dev 5 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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[–] Iam@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

"puts his pants on both legs at the same time" guy.

His coup de grΓ’ce is getting out of bed in the morning.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I alread have my super power and love it: high definition vision in low light conditions.

Bright lights hurt my eyes and I only get my supervision in b&w but it is really useful.

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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago

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

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What's B tier? On Marvel and DC scales there are several god level figures, are they like S rank? Does that make Superman like an A tier? This is hard.

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

[–] Blake@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

I’d want the ability to swap consciousness with other people, with their consent, for a short time.

It would be interesting to see what it’s like to be colour blind, or to experience what things taste like to people who dislike food I enjoy.

[–] s20@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Having recently undergone a full extraction of my remaining teeth and gotten dentures, I'll take "has a healthy set of teeth"- or "can afford dental implants"-man

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