If you could have 3 superpowers what would they be?
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If you could have 3 superpowers what would they be?
I ask this question a lot but haven't asked here sooooo, what would everyone like?
Me personally, in order of importance:
1)Control of time
2)Control of space
3)Telepathy
Me personally, in order of importance:
1)Control of time
2)Control of space
3)Telepathy
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I'm on First and First. How can the same street intersect with itself? I must be at the nexus of the universe.
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I'm on First and First. How can the same street intersect with itself? I must be at the nexus of the universe.
in that case (no particular order):Gravija wrote:lol, i thought you meant superpowers as in countries
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I'm on First and First. How can the same street intersect with itself? I must be at the nexus of the universe.
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I think answers need to be more specific.
For example, what exactly is control of time? The ability to go back and forth in time? Or the ability to change the rate of time's progression? You'd be separate from the rest of the world while this manipulation is going on?
I would try to pick super powers that are as close as possible to being orthogonal (meaning have as little overlap as possible). Maybe:
The ability to instantaneously heal myself and others. I consider the symptoms of old age something healable, too. So, this would mean if I chose to I could live forever and make anyone else live forever.
The ability to manipulate others' minds. This would allow me to read peoples' thoughts and change them when they were inconvenient for me.
The ability to instantaneously transport myself and my cargo to any point in time. This, combined with my first power, would allow me to accomplish almost anything physically accomplishable, since I could go back in time and set things up (including setting up peoples' thoughts using my second power).
'Course, I'm assuming we're not allowed to choose "the ability to give myself any super powers I want."
Close runners-up were the ability to change the rate of flow of time and the ability to teleport myself or other things.
For example, what exactly is control of time? The ability to go back and forth in time? Or the ability to change the rate of time's progression? You'd be separate from the rest of the world while this manipulation is going on?
I would try to pick super powers that are as close as possible to being orthogonal (meaning have as little overlap as possible). Maybe:
The ability to instantaneously heal myself and others. I consider the symptoms of old age something healable, too. So, this would mean if I chose to I could live forever and make anyone else live forever.
The ability to manipulate others' minds. This would allow me to read peoples' thoughts and change them when they were inconvenient for me.
The ability to instantaneously transport myself and my cargo to any point in time. This, combined with my first power, would allow me to accomplish almost anything physically accomplishable, since I could go back in time and set things up (including setting up peoples' thoughts using my second power).
'Course, I'm assuming we're not allowed to choose "the ability to give myself any super powers I want."

Close runners-up were the ability to change the rate of flow of time and the ability to teleport myself or other things.
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Flight (ala Superman)
Time Control (ala "Out of this World", see http://www.tvlinksonline.com/boards/for ... orumid=204)
Healing (ala vrg3's idea of healing)
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Time Control (ala "Out of this World", see http://www.tvlinksonline.com/boards/for ... orumid=204)
Healing (ala vrg3's idea of healing)
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control of time to me means being able to stop time, speed it up, and reverse the flow of it.
control of space to me is the ability to move or distort any object including myself
control of space to me is the ability to move or distort any object including myself
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I'm on First and First. How can the same street intersect with itself? I must be at the nexus of the universe.
(1) The ability to have my Legacy change for the latest, fastest new Subaru every year...
(2) The ability to drive really, really well (ref: Colin McRae)
(3) The ability to implement peace in the world
(3a) The ability to ensure that the road I want to drive on is empty whilst I drive on it...
(2) The ability to drive really, really well (ref: Colin McRae)
(3) The ability to implement peace in the world
(3a) The ability to ensure that the road I want to drive on is empty whilst I drive on it...
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I'll take the three I's
Immortality (with the abilty to make others immortal kinda like vrg3's live forever with who ever I want idea)
Invincibilty (without physical pain)
Invisibility ( just think of the possibilities
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Immortality (with the abilty to make others immortal kinda like vrg3's live forever with who ever I want idea)
Invincibilty (without physical pain)
Invisibility ( just think of the possibilities

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I want to be able to fire toothpaste out of my nostrils, the ability to duct tape severed limbs to me and be able to use them, and the ablility to always attract the opposite sex, for when my first two powers get dull.
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I don't see how the first one is a super power. If I was so inclined I'm sure I could fire toothpaste out of my nostrils. I think I would modify that power so that instead of shooting it out of my nose I would shoot rays of super heated toothpaste out of my eyes. That's assuming that the power had to involve toothpaste.
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Although, if I had to choose one, it would be the ability to see, first-hand, multiple outcomes to the exact same event. IE, see multiple timelines stemming from a common moment.
Life's WAY too interesting to see just one of them.

Mind control comes up a lot, I've noticed. I wouldn't take it. The days would be far too boring if I could anticpiate, nay change, what people do. However, the ability to look into a person's mind might be interesting. . . and scary, all at the same time.
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Aye. People scare me. Why can't everyone be a consistent type B with a healthy upbringing?Yukonart wrote: . . . and scary, all at the same time.
I would manufacture the toothpaste in my forehead (goodbye higher math!) and to fire it, i would wiggle my ears 2x, cause i wouldnt want to wiggle them once on accident and have an unfortunate pasting.
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Hmmm...
I think that teleportation would be nice, especially if it could be anywhere in the universe. Pair that up with super sight so you could see vast distances like through space. For the third I would pick an absorption ability so you could accquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities of others (maybe life force too). That way no one could imprison you. It would suck to be immortal and imprisoned for all eternity. You coldn't die so you would have to suffer. Absorbing abilities would be cool because then you wouldn't have to spend years or work to learn a skill. If you could take some small amount of life force then you could extend your life and choose not to if you got tired of living.
I think that teleportation would be nice, especially if it could be anywhere in the universe. Pair that up with super sight so you could see vast distances like through space. For the third I would pick an absorption ability so you could accquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities of others (maybe life force too). That way no one could imprison you. It would suck to be immortal and imprisoned for all eternity. You coldn't die so you would have to suffer. Absorbing abilities would be cool because then you wouldn't have to spend years or work to learn a skill. If you could take some small amount of life force then you could extend your life and choose not to if you got tired of living.

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