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I'd be Cables Don't Tangle Man.

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[–] [email protected] 110 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Being able to fall asleep and wake up exactly when I want to without an alarm man.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 months ago (5 children)

You guys have alarm mans? That sounds cool

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Sir? Sir! It is well past time for you to begin your day. Yes, sir, I am well aware work, as you put it 'sucks ass', but never the less, it is time to rise and shine. I will be back tomorrow at the same time."

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago

No no, the title says b-tier superpower

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[–] [email protected] 75 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago (5 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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[–] [email protected] 63 points 10 months ago (5 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".

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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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[–] [email protected] 52 points 10 months ago (7 children)

To actually fall asleep when my head hits the pillow, and then stay asleep until the alarm goes off.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Unless there's no alarm set, otherwise an untimely demise.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago (5 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not a B tier power, my God you just invented the governments secret delivery method. You're planning perfect extraction and invasion strategies, nuclear fall back evacuation routes. You just became a national secret, son.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 10 months ago (5 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 38 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months 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.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Finish a task without getting distracted after five minutes man.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago (4 children)

the B-Tier power I'd choose is to control bees

yes the pun is intended

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What’s the opposite of procrastination?
Eagerness girl? That.. sounds wrong somehow.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago (1 children)

All hail Productiva, Slayer of Tasks!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

Fuck yes. I want that one!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 months ago (6 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Wow now this is the superpower I want. I’d walk through my house in the dark with WILD ABANDON!

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Never get bitten by mosquitoes man.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago (4 children)

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

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[–] balderdash9 23 points 10 months ago (7 children)

I'm going to go with good old fashioned, "extra luck". Never know when it's going to show up, but it would definitely improve your general disposition when things tend to go your way.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

That's a S tier super power.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I would be Sleep-on-command man

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (3 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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[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nothing gets stuck in my teeth man.

Or, doesn’t get acid reflux man.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I fucking know a guy who claims he’s got no idea what heartburn is, and that he’s never had a headache. He’s about 70 years old and is probably the happiest most joyful person I’ve ever met.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (4 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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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I just wanna be No-health-problem man

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (3 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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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Single square of toilet paper man

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Low-current, 9V supply man

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

I've taken to using a checklist on my phone that I update daily. However, remembering to use it is still a problem at times.

So my B-tier power would be Remembers To Use Checklist At Least Once A Day Man.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (6 children)

B-tier power: Exact Change. Any time I want to pay for something with cash, I have the power to reach into my pocket and pull out exactly the amount of cash money needed to do so. This has no effect on anyone's money anywhere else, like wallets or bank accounts - it just magically appears.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (10 children)

All dust disintegrates inside a 20 foot (6m) sphere around me at all times.

Edit: forgot the measurement scale

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I want the "Flying Insects Cannot Touch Me" power.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Once, I wanted to annihilate all bedbugs in the world with a snap of a finger (I would even learn how to snap for this very purpose), just disappear them forever at my will. A single use power, nothing more than that, and I don't care what that suppose to do to the environment.

For some reason.

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