Do you have a pointless superpower?

[GnomeDePlume]

You know, that thing you can do which others cant but which is surprisingly useless.

Mine: I tie shoelaces upside down which is great if I am tying someone else's shoelaces but means my own are upside down (ie loose ends at the top of the knot). This was a useful skill when DCs were little but now they are in their 20s and dont need me tying their shoelaces.

DH: putting up coving - he can just see all the cuts he needs to make so there is almost no wastage. The house is perfectly coved. We dont redecorate often enough for him to use this skill.

Anyone else have a pointless superpower?

I can tell when people are early pregnant before they've announced it.

I can spell any word, even if I've never heard it before.

I can say the alphabet backwards.

I can do that remembering the correct colour thing too carlywurky. I also have really good colour acuity and can tell the difference between shades enough to get a perfect score on computer tests. I suspect that I can see yellow much better than most people, but I’m not sure whether that’s because I just generally see colour well or because I have an extra cone in my eye for yellow (apparently a small percentage of the population do).

I used to always know which video tape had enough room left on it to record something, that’s no use to me at all now.

I can mimic any accent (e.g scouse, glasweigen, Essex) or sound (e.g cow moo, horn, chicken)
More of a party piece really.

I'm average at everything I try, never brilliant, but also never shit.

First time ice skating - ok, first time riding a bike - ok, cooking, languages, driving, parking, chess, cards, skiing, golf etc etc. Drives my dh mad. If we ever take up a new hobby I'm always better than him, if he likes something and practices he gets better than me, but for the first few tries I'm always way better

Oh, and I can turn my eye lids inside out

If someone says a word or phrase I can sing a song that contains the word or phrase. My children like to test me with random words - microwave for instance - and I’ll sing and then they’ll think I invented the song and I make them look it up to prove it’s real. I do it constantly and drive myself mad. It’s like synasthesia in pop songs.

I can measure things with my eyes. I can just tell if certain things will fit in certain spaces. I can also spot a wonky picture or shelf a mile away. And we have wonky walls. DP never believes me and always has to get his leveling laser out 🙄

I can change a nappy and get children into a car in super quick time.

I can hear a song once or twice and be able to play it on a piano or guitar.

I see a person once and remember their name years later. It has come from being a teacher I am sure. It unnerves people when you meet a random person 3 or 4 years after meeting for 5 mins years before and I know who they are.

Oh god I wish i could do this. I'm the exact opposite. Can barely remember names of people I've known for years most of the time

I pick up song lyrics incredibly quickly and am amazing at those pop music intro rounds on the pub quiz.

I'm very good at judging sizes and weights. I can cut something in half exactly without a ruler. I once cut a black pudding into 20 equal portions.
If you jingle coins in your hand I can tell you how much you have.

Yes I am unbeatable in the music round of a pop quiz. But I know no history whatsoever.

@Loftyloft

I can ‘click’ my eardrums on demand without swallowing (on airplanes to relieve ear pressure).

Me too

Just realised I also tie my shoelaces with the ends above the knot. Never thought before about it being upside down.

I can remember colours too. I see far more colours than dh does and can distinguish varying shades.
I also have an excellent long term memory. I can remember where I was and what I was doing when specific conversation took place. This used to annoy my ex as he said I never forgot anything he had ever said. I have a terrible short term memory though.

I’ve never been defeated at thumb wars, even by people with much larger hands. I just have freakishly hyper mobile thumbs.

And I also have a random talent for consistency when running, every km will be identically paced even though I have no intention to do it. It’s bog all use except occasionally when my husband runs with me and he finds me a helpful pace maker

I can pick up a closed book and open it on the exact page I last read every time.

Bit of a rubbish super power really, because everyone else seems to compensate for their lack in this area by cunning application of bookmarks.

I can recognise my family's clothes by touch.
Actually it is sometimes quite useful when I'm feeling around in the lost property box for uniform the DC have lost, and it does mean I can get dressed in the dark.

I'm good at untangling knots. Like bracelets and necklaces etc. This superpower is rarely used though... apart from untangling kids slinkys where I am hailed a superhero 🙂

I can tell if someone is lying, or trying to conceal something. My dd is 7 and she can do it do, she actually finds it quite upsetting, grown ups lie to kids alot! (I unfortunately/fortunately cannot lie to her....)

This reminds me of when I worked in a school and kids could identify who owned the list jumpers and cardigans by smelling them!
They were always correct to. Used to amaze me.

I can recite the entire Requirements section of Part P of the Building Regulations from memory.

(It is a lot easier than you think)

@FairIsleFenella

I've got a really strong sense of smell. Can be useful (I can spot a gas leak when no-one else can) but can be a real pain in the arse as nasty smells are everywhere. ASD son has the same trait, I've had to train him to not exclaim in a loud disgusted voice 'what's that smell?' whilst in people's homes/out in shops etc

@FairIsleFenella spotting a gas leak long before everyone else can is definitely not pointless 😊

Sorry, I’ve just seen you said it can be useful d’oh ...

@KoalaKoalaPanda - my mum was like this. It was like magic. She used to look out the window at the sun and say, 'It's about 8.35 now, time to head off to school. And then I'd check and it would be. She still has an incredible internal clock.