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If you could have any superpower....

52 replies

EllaVaNight · 23/11/2021 18:54

What would it be?

Mine would be shapeshifting for sure. The possibilities! You could be anything/anyone. Be a bird and fly, be a shark and live in the water.

I haven't spent any time thinking about this at all.

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MintMe · 23/11/2021 20:25

I'd like to know the truth.

There would be no false imprisonments, no getting away with murder, families would not be left for years without knowing where their loved ones were.

RobertaFirmino · 23/11/2021 20:32

I'd choose invisibility. The first thing I would do is go to Number 10 and spy on Johnson. After I'd got all the dirt, I would lurk about in city centres and beauty spots. I would pick up the litter that people had dropped and I'd stuff it back in their bags/pockets. I would give them a piece of my mind, loud and clear, whilst I was at it. Then, I might rob a back or two and redistribute some wealth.

RobertaFirmino · 23/11/2021 20:33

A bank, not a back!

GenevieveLenard · 23/11/2021 20:37

Like MintMe, I’d like to know whatever I wanted. But I can imagine a lot of downsides too. I’d have to be able to un-know too

FlamingoDust · 23/11/2021 20:53

I would love to be able to fly

AnFiadhRua · 23/11/2021 20:55

When I was younger I might have said ''to know what people are thinking'' but now I have sense and my superpower of choice would be to not care what people are thinking.

AnFiadhRua · 23/11/2021 20:56

@Squirrelblanket

I'd love to be able sleep at will. Grin
That's a good one!
LadyCatStark · 23/11/2021 20:57

Teleportation but TBH I’d probably choose shape shifting and shift into a much loved family Labrador and live out my days eating, sleeping, getting fussed and running around the fields.

WinterCarlisle · 23/11/2021 20:58

Ooooooo I’ve thought about this A LOT. My choice in order of preference would be:-

  1. Time travel
  1. Invisibility
  1. The ability to speak and understand every language on earth.

Great thread!

WinterCarlisle · 23/11/2021 20:59

@GalesThisMorning was that Out of This World? She was called Evie?

GalesThisMorning · 23/11/2021 21:16

Yes!!! Thank you @WinterCarlisle

penguinwithasuitcase · 23/11/2021 22:22

I'd like to be able to give people a short, sharp electric shock at will.

Like those dog collars, but for correcting people's behaviour when they're being pricks unreasonable.

MizzFizz · 23/11/2021 22:24

That I had a switch I could use to fall asleep 😂

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 23/11/2021 22:34

oh I have thought about it a lot!

I'd be Energy Woman.
I'd be like the Duracell bunny on Aderall but as calm, serene & content as a Disney princess who has cartoon birds sitting on her shoulders while she effortlessly glides about like a vision of peace.
I'd never be tired (or any synonyms of it), therefore would never be impatient, moody, frustrated, angry, forgetful, snappy....even pain & illness wouldn't slow me down.

I could still rest, relax & sleep if I wanted to but wouldn't need/have to because my body, mind & soul would just never get tired.

Everything would be done & on time, I'd be the most organised person in the world, my house would always be tidy. And of course my metabolic rate would be off the charts so I could eat anything I wanted but would be slender & fit, my superhero costume always glistening in sun. but no capes!

nettytree · 23/11/2021 22:54

I would be able to teleport all the litter that people drop out of cars etc. But I would teleport it to their homes, right into their beds.

Joolsin · 23/11/2021 23:43

@nettytree

I would be able to teleport all the litter that people drop out of cars etc. But I would teleport it to their homes, right into their beds.
I like that one. I'd magic unpicked-up dog poo to their beds too.
Ilovemycatsomuch · 23/11/2021 23:49

I would like to be able to to click my fingers and everything would be quiet! I could have lovely peaceful silence whenever I wanted it, for as long as I want.

JackyinaTracky · 24/11/2021 00:11

I’d like to know where stuff is.

BobbieT1999 · 24/11/2021 00:23

Time travel without unintended consequences!

ALongHardWinter · 24/11/2021 01:32

I think being able to become invisible would be fun. But then again,being able to teleport would come in handy. Or maybe being able to fly......Confused

ThisMammaCat · 24/11/2021 02:31

Unlimited telekinesis

readingismycardio · 24/11/2021 06:00

Healing!

AllTheSunshine · 24/11/2021 06:02

Control of the weather.

Nesbo · 24/11/2021 08:14

I was thinking about teleporting being great for going on holiday without paying for flights (lower carbon footprint too) but then started to worry about hotels asking to see my passport and querying why I didn’t have an appropriate entry stamp/visa and wondering if that might cause issues. Could I teleport into a port or airport perhaps just to sort out the paperwork?

Bureaucracy really gets in the way of enjoying your powers sometimes.

Nesbo · 24/11/2021 08:16

Maybe I just wouldn’t book into a hotel. I could do a series of day trips and just teleport back to my own bed each night, which would save money on accommodation too.

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