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To ask what is your superpower?! (Lighthearted)

133 replies

Laughingstock91 · 23/11/2021 18:15

Mine is that I can make a meal out of any old shit I find in the back of the cupboard/fridge! I should be on that old Ainsley cooking show where they give you a potato and a banana and ask you to make a meal 🤣

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ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 23/11/2021 22:44

more party tricks than superpower but I can knot a cherry stem in my mouth and I can break an apple in half with my bare hands

Siezethefish · 23/11/2021 22:45

Oh and I can sing Nelly the elephant backwards (well each word backwards)

Inarightpickleandpreserve · 23/11/2021 22:46

I am sooo rubbish at a lot of things like dishwasher loading, suitcase packing, I am crap at getting maximum items in!

However… if you put me in a room with anyone else doing audio dictation typing I would be very confident I would be the best at that!

Also getting eyeliner to match on the flicks on both eyes!!!

Nat6999 · 23/11/2021 22:47

I can wake up & know exactly what time it is & I can read upside down (always came in handy at school & work.

Zerrin13 · 23/11/2021 22:48

I am an excellent catcher. If someone throws me something I can catch it without fail. I can also juggle 3 satsumas.

Judithand · 23/11/2021 22:58

I have been hoping for this thread so I could share my superpower.

I can see very well in the dark - my eyes adjust within seconds, I am like a fox!

I am a super organiser - anything can be packed or stacked beautifully with ease

ChestOfFields · 23/11/2021 23:03

I can write backwards (mirror writing) as quickly as forwards!
Sadly, I'm not (yet!) ambidextrous Grin

AsleepOnTheTrain · 23/11/2021 23:10

Accurately guess a baby being born on a certain date. 95% rate

FrangipaniBlue · 23/11/2021 23:36

I can turn a tea towel into a chicken

Joolsin · 23/11/2021 23:40

@mumoftinyterrors

I can pick out the most expensive item in a line up every time. It's a real talent of mine 🤣
Oh, I have that too - no matter how big the shop. Giant carpet warehouse - I walk in, quick glance - I'll have that one - salesman's eyes light up with dollar signs!!
Fearless9286 · 23/11/2021 23:41

@FrangipaniBlue

I can turn a tea towel into a chicken
I thought I was the only one Grin, but can you also turn a bath sheet into a turkey?

I can also say the alphabet backwards

Doodar · 23/11/2021 23:47

I can spot a wrong un a mile away, shoplifters, pickpockets etc
I know if an item is permanently lost, or just missing

Doodar · 23/11/2021 23:48

I can fall to sleep at the drop of a hat, sleep anywhere and take a nap without ruining my night time sleep.

InMySpareTime · 24/11/2021 06:44

When I hear the sound of coins falling onto a hard surface, I know which denomination of coins they are by the sound.
This even works in busy places and at a fair distance. Often I sort of look round to find out who just dropped two 20ps and a pound somewhere on the station concourse for example.
I briefly lost my ability to detect pound coins accurately when the new ones came out (they sound like €1s) but soon got my ear in again.

MayorGundersonsDogRufus · 24/11/2021 06:54

I can find anything in the house. DD calls me magic.

I also can remember song lyrics - just a few times through and I know all the words. Currently learning the songs from Matilda. I have a large repertoire of jazz standards and showtunes. Unfortunately I'm not a very good singer, so this super power is relatively useless.

MrsLargeEmbodied · 24/11/2021 06:57

i can remember birthdays.
my memory for telephone numbers is lost thanks to mobile use i think

MrsLargeEmbodied · 24/11/2021 06:57

i can beat the clock, i can know the song by the first few bars, quite often. i have won a prize for this

Nobbynobbsknob · 24/11/2021 07:06

I always stand where the train door will be even on underground stations I've not been to before. Saves a lot of shoving.

Freezer tetris.

Throwing away very important documents. Sometimes twice (I'm looking at you wedding certificate - although I'm not obviously because I threw you away)

My children can go to the supermarket and instantly pick up the most expensive version of what I've asked them to get.

They are also excellent at losing favourite toys /pe kit. I like to think about it as redistribution.

DedalusBloom · 24/11/2021 07:12

I can say the alphabet backwards in under four seconds. ( just timed myself). Not sure when that's going to be if any use but it's fun to do.

I can also locate any object in the house that my husband cannot, but that is more down to his inability to look properly than any skill on my part.

cowsudders · 24/11/2021 07:27

I can walk in a room and immediately know if something is going on (teacher here!) i can also make a meal out of any random ingredients.

Marmite27 · 24/11/2021 07:28

I know where people’s shoes are.

We were at a family members house in a different county and the family members stepson was looking for his football boots. I was sat at their kitchen table with a migraine and still managed to locate them on the first try. They weren’t anywhere obvious either!

curlygirlcrying · 24/11/2021 08:34

I have the ability to run electricity through the hoover. No one else in our house seems to have this super power GrinWink

HadEnoughOfBears · 24/11/2021 09:06

I can tell when someone in the house is about to have some kind of illness by how they smell.

sashh · 24/11/2021 09:24

I can do the butter thing, but I was taught it at school.

I can tell the difference in weight to a tiny amount.

This was proved with a 'lively discussion' when I referred to one of my kindles as 'the heavier one', the discussion ended up with me in the kitchen with my carer, my eyes closed and the digital scales in action.

In case anyone is interested, the 'heavy' one is 4g heavier.

I also do freezer tetris and still manage to have a drawer for meat, one for veg and one for ready meals / snacks.

I can also do the oven timer thing, my carer was most impressed when I started to get up and the timer went off just as I reached standing.

I'm right handed but I can do somethings left handed, including crochet, I taught myself to do it left handed so I could teach my left handed cousin. Other right handers had tried but apparently it's rare for left handers to crochet.

PrancingQueen · 24/11/2021 09:26

I know what note songs start on. When a DJ says next we’re playing …
I hum the starting note before the song starts and get it correct 90% of the time.

I can get my foot behind my head.

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