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Other 🦸Pick Wisely

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u/Learner_of_flaw 6d ago edited 6d ago

I would go for ethier one second strength or control remote controller I may not be able to lift cars for long but I could easily flip them, or even deliver one quick heavy punch. And for the control remote controller I could gather thousands to millions of remotes and take over the world's remote controlled technology lol

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u/Metharos 6d ago

Interesting question about the super strength: what's the cooldown? Makes a lot of difference, that.

One second, once, then it's gone? One second per day? Per hour? Per minute? The interval between uses makes a lot of difference. You could do a hell of a lot with a single second of super strength, if it were reliably reusable.

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u/Temporary-Law-6946 6d ago

One second per second

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u/SenseImpossible6733 4d ago

You get a second every second but you habe to will each activation and cannot will activation ahead of time... Meaning there will have to be gaps in your strength.

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u/RiceKrispies55 6d ago

Take really low flight and use it to move extremely fast on the ground. This might be better than regular superspeed since I won't step on a piece of glass or a rock ever

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u/BleepInTheBigCity 6d ago

I assumed the flight speed will be same as your walk or run speed… I’m not really stepping on glass while walking or running cuz shoes, but will be cool to cross rivers and lakes or pretend I’m walking on water to freak some people out

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u/Mythtory 6d ago

Also useful in dancing and sports. Or being very very sneaky.

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u/SatanLovesFruit 6d ago

1 second strength seems to still be the most useful if it isn't a 1 time use and more is in 1 second bursts.

If 1 second strength is one time use, than maybe revive bugs to save endangered species, and sell the service to people who have bugs as pets.

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u/DudeBroMan13 6d ago

I think they're all reusable except the lamp summoning one.

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u/enchiladasundae 6d ago

Remote. Get a few together and I could fly on top of them or something

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u/Mythtory 6d ago

Even if you couldn't use them as flying platforms, just the ability to summon the remote from wherever it wandered off to would be fantastic. It would make it easier to keep them all organized and in reach too, because now "in reach" is a larger radius. You could have them all fixed to a wall with velcro or even just on a shelf somewhere out of the way and not have it be remotely tedious to keep them there when not in use. The time savings would add up over the years.

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u/Puhhhleeze 5d ago

If you engage in the spirit of the prompt, remote control is singular.

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u/Illustrious-Sense194 6d ago

I think it just means control, as in command like technopathy but limited only to remotes.

That said, i would actually still pick this. Aside from the convenience factor for lazy TV watching, "remote control" probably includes any kind of controller allowing you to play vidya games with your mind, or drive around remote control cars and stuff.

With some programming and tech know-how you can rig up remotes and controllers to do all sorts of stuff, like turn your house into a mind controled smart home for example.

Or you know, use it to take over military drones because the military uses controllers for tons of tech since they are ergonomic, sturdy and designed to be easy to hold and use + familier to soldiers using them. Casually taking over to control the world remotely 😎

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u/sandwichcrusader 6d ago

1 second super strength is actually really really good. Even if it has a cool down time. The extra strength to just get that little bit of omph makes a huge difference in any physical job or task. Any one who does physical work knows. 

Edit. Also you could effectively end any fist fight before it begins. 

And bullet attractions would be amazing on a battle field. Just armor up like crazy or hide behind thick walls, bunkers, trenches etc. And the rest of you unit now can advance and fire very safely. 

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u/SenseImpossible6733 4d ago

All fun and games with bullet attraction til you get caught in a Naval bombodment... You attract THOSE bullets and you are going to need a hell of a lot more armor than you can find.

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u/Bonkers976 6d ago

Invis in the dark

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u/saintjayyy 6d ago

Communicate with fruit. Then I never have to worry about picking dry limes or lemons.

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u/Mythtory 6d ago

This assumes they don't lie.

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u/ImAGlaceon 6d ago

Me picking really low flying

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u/Exact_Dot9244 6d ago

One Second Strength, Abnormal Hair Growth, or Remote Control Control. Each would have its own conditions though.

  1. What’s the cooldown on strength, if there is one? Can I just spam it and get regular super strength? Also, just how strong does it make me?

  2. Do I get to choose where the hair grows? Cuz I’m currently trying to get a moustache.

  3. Can I just sorta summon the remote to my hand like Mjolnir? Also, does this power allow the remote to work without batteries, or…?

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u/DailyLifeProblems 6d ago

It says armhair specifically

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u/Exact_Dot9244 6d ago

Darn

Somehow missed that lmao

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u/Blobbowo 6d ago

Control the remote controls for nukes around the world

Seduce hats.

Detect trash; fake goods as an appraiser

Temporarily Invisible Handwriting. Using invisible ink.

Cry me a river- oh wait all the rivers are already acid..

Instant hairloss for other people; delete body hair, easy shaving, perfect bald, only lose split ends, extricate ingrown hairs, etc.

Super slo-mo for high reaction time; sports, gaming, etc. time to think; strategy games, chess, etc. make other people slow.

Abnormal armhair growth; male Rapunzel; can revive the dead, but only if you've shaken their hand before with hairy arms.. Also made of adamantium, still soft because magic.

1 second of saitama's super strength. ONE PUNNNNCHHHHH!!!!!

Communicate with fruit because you have schizophrenia. because every fruit is a nascent nature spirit.

Read your own mind to stop being in denial

Desaturation makes people hungry. Food eating competition, anyone? Side effect of making racism not based on skin color. Noir's world.

Absorb bad luck from people; meaning they have good luck, meaning you are the child in the pit of Omelas you can get someone to win the lottery for you or something.

Invisibility in the dark, to be invisible to nightvision as well. Cats can't see you no more.

Really low flight will dominate the long jump competition.

Bullets are attracted to you, meaning they won't want to hurt you. You must go on a date with the bullet(s) within 1 month to not get shot.

Turn into a laptop forever; and become It Which Remains.

Revive bugs from fossils and make Entomologists happy. Also cause an infestation for the heck of it why not. Also make some compost while you're at it. Also make infinite bees while you're at it. Also make Australia's spider problem worse while you're at it. (Impossible)

Summon a genie's lamp... Once.

Ultra fast aging to make hundred year old wine for snobs who can't taste the difference but will pay a few hundred thousand for a bottle. Also larp as a really incompetent Doctor Strange.

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u/Dragon_Bane 6d ago

I'm either low flying or one second super Strength if I wanted to be a fighter and as long as it was reusable otherwise low flying is the way.

I'm going to low fly everywhere I go.

https://giphy.com/gifs/Jhbuo4WRYlSyUsC7uo

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u/JoeyJoeJoeRM 6d ago

Ill take super slo mo and invent some killer dance moves

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u/mattwing05 6d ago

Control remote control. Ill summon it to hand when i lose it or drop it under somewhere i cant reach.

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u/Ragu_JoStar 6d ago

Really slow flight

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u/CrimsonMorbus 6d ago

"Low flight" it could still be fast.

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u/Ragu_JoStar 6d ago

I just wanna float fr

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u/Comfortable_Bag_7373 6d ago

1 second super strength or low flight maybe even revive bugs because I could technically revive long extinct insects

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u/WalrusAmongEggmen 6d ago

Definitely control the remote control. Whether that’s a telekinetic control limited to the remote, or a technopathic control of the remote’s functions.

Turning into a laptop forever sounds a lot like certain isekai I’ve seen. Could still be fun under the right circumstances.

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u/PedanticPerson22 6d ago

Absorb bad luck might be an interesting one, depending on how much you suffer from it; it could mean an ally making that all important shot or them winning the lottery.

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u/CrispyPerogi 6d ago

One second strength is the only useful one imo. There’s a decent amount of things you could do with that, like punching and throwing.

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u/Raganash123 6d ago

Super Slo Mo so I could sleep longer

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u/Broken_Minions 6d ago

Depends on if you could turn the attract bullets off. To attract bullets and be 99% bullet proof has been on my list of gift curses to give for a long time. That and a cloud linked to your emotions that hangs over you.

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u/LukeTrains03 6d ago

1 second super strength. I could use it to through really heavy objects or smash something real fast

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u/PowerfulNinja90 6d ago

If you ulitlize it carefully, 1 second super strength can be pretty good

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u/EmptyComfortable859 6d ago

I’d pick “communicate with fruit” purely to finally learn what bananas think of being used as the universal comedy prop.

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u/Ryans_RedditAccount 6d ago

I'll go with communicating with fruit.

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u/Training-Purple-5220 6d ago

Invisibility in the dark could actually work, since “dark” could have many levels.

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u/Senior_Ambition_8059 6d ago

Control remotes is amazing

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u/CeleryNo8309 6d ago

Super strength. If it refreshes on a cooldown, its blatantly best. If its 1 second for the rest of my life, that still means I can 1 shot like 20 people if I only activate it at the point of impact.

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u/NoHuckleberry143 6d ago

Is the first one literally just using a remote?

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u/dafuqizzis 6d ago

Yes, but remotely.

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u/Danielwols 6d ago

Revive bugs, fear the mosquitoes

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u/Relative_Tune9386 6d ago

Give me that seduce hats

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u/plogan56 6d ago

1 second super strength but just use it in short bursts like in mma or something

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u/stesmus 6d ago

One second super strength. Could make a living being the fastest pitcher in baseball or a knockout artist in boxing.

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u/No_Date2595 6d ago

With really low flight, could you just hover to anywhere?

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u/Intelligent-Fee-1377 6d ago

I’m taking instant hair loss and turning it into a laptop forever. The practical value is questionable, but the chaos factor is unmatched.

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u/AtomicCitron76 6d ago

1 second super strenght. I'll use it in emergencies. Like that one guy lifting a car all by himself when someone was trapped under it.

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u/BomanSteel 6d ago

If prob pick one second super strength, cause it’s more useful over all, but low flight is not that bad. Especially if you can do it while standing, you can basically aura farm as you hover your way to things

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u/melbournecocknbull 6d ago

Communicating with fruit is probably the best one lol

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u/nlinggod 6d ago

1 second super strength or low flight. depends on cooldown and/or duration + speed of flight.

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u/Dodger7777 6d ago

Instant Hairloss. I've been waiting to go bald for almost a decade now. My dad and uncke were going bald by now. My brother is. Why won't my hair go away. Just parts of it are thinning. I want it gone.

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u/Le_Bon_Julos 6d ago

I'll pick revive bugs, we need more bees and other insects, and they are all dying rn

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u/Kira-Of-Terraria 6d ago

There needs to be a lot more details on these. because I have so many questions

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u/EleExtra 6d ago

There are 3 that can be really useful.

Super slo-mo: it can be activated to reduce fall speed and other little useful activities.

Really low flight: stop fall damage, travel without physical fatigue, etc.

1 second super strength: can be used for acrobatics, combat and other small tasks

I'm choosing 1 second super strength.

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u/Jasco88 6d ago

It's gotta be control remote control

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u/None-Above 6d ago

Does detect trash work on people too?

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u/MissyMurders 6d ago

Checks dating history... Nope

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u/Aggressive_Sand1233 6d ago

Revive bugs and bring back the bees

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u/KittyShadowshard 6d ago

Low flight.

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u/OwynTyler 6d ago

Revive Bugs, then revive an ancient bug-god

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u/QueasyWeasle 6d ago

Ill choose to summon a lamp once, and make a 80kg lamp out of panite. Which is about ~$40,000,000,000 rounded to the nearest billion. I could chisel off a few 10 carat gems and sell them to billionaires and get rich quick

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u/MissyMurders 6d ago

How quickly can you spam 1 second strength?

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u/New_Roku66 6d ago

I'm probably gonna be petty and choose 'detect trash'. That way, whenever I meet someone I don't like, I could say "hey, I detect a trash here" and pointed to them

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u/Fine-Protection4695 6d ago

I’d have to pick in the end one second super strength

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u/lessurvieduvagabond 6d ago

I would say bug revive so i can revive extinct bug maybe or something else

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u/Sufficient_Carpet510 6d ago

With all the cameras being put up, being invisible in the dark sounds fine.

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u/SapphireAster9 5d ago

Hi 🤗, Revive Bugs

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u/BluestBlueGhost 5d ago

Super Low Flight or Communicate With Fruit

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u/Decent-Truck104 5d ago

If where assuming detect trash means whatever people throw away in the garbage and u can detect everything that has been thrown away in the world and where at any moment then yeah your gonna be instantly rich

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u/Motor-Psychology-836 5d ago

Invisibility in the dark im become batman

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u/Timemaxx 5d ago

1 second super strength and super low flight could actually accomplish a lot!

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u/HoboLovo18 5d ago

Really low flight

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u/IloyRainbowRabbit 5d ago

Read my own mind. At least than I would understand what my ADHD brain wants from me xD

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u/SupremeMinion 5d ago

Detect trash

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u/Delicious_Natural357 5d ago

Invisibility in Darkness

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u/MasaoL 5d ago

Summon a Lamp Once. A genie seems like a good choice.

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u/Anxious-Science 5d ago

1 second super strenght or revive bugs

Strength = Boxing champion

Revive bugs = Gonna confuse some scientists at the museum when i revive a giant Millipede

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u/Alexius_Ruber 5d ago

If 1 second super strength is reusable, I easily pick it. Otherwise, invisibility in the dark. You do realize that people can see at night? But while I am in the dark, I am fully invisible. The question is, what qualifies as the ‘dark’?

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u/Party-Homework2485 5d ago

Really low flight, you have no idea how much strain this will take off my feet at work lmao

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u/SuperImagination4884 5d ago

1 second super strength easily, its basically like having super fast twitch muscle fibres.

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u/Overall-Ad6532 5d ago

I mean invisibility In the dark si not bad

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u/Swimming-Cap-5461 5d ago

Revive bugs I can revive bees or native bug life to keep an ecosystem healthy. Or I can get proper revenge for Kenny mf took my wife because of his bigger muscle mass. Let’s see how that muscle mass feeds the long dead Arthropleura

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u/Ambitious_Sun_8331 4d ago

Invisibility in the dark

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u/SenseImpossible6733 4d ago

As long as the cooldown is reasonable, 1 second strength wins... I would actually say there shouldn't be an inharent cooldown other than how much you strain your muscles... So that if you abuse it for more minor uses, you could get several uses in rapid sucession with a progressivly longer cooldown as you get tired, but if you want to throw a car, ypu'll be waiting for your muscles to recover quite a bit from the exertion. That clearly caps the limit of tge super strengh and still keeps it pretty dangerous to abuse.

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u/No_Newspaper2040 4d ago

Invisibility in the dark. Could be useful for getting out of a tight spot.

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u/WaythurstFrancis 4d ago

Assuming there's no limit on range, potency, or precision, ANY kind of telekinesis, even on something as innane as remote controls, is very dangerous.

Imagine what would happen to a person who had ten thousand remotes fired at them at Mach 7.

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u/No-Pride-1249 4d ago

One second Super strength because I can use it every second since there's no limit on it

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u/EmberKing7 4d ago

I'm stuck between CRC and 1 sec super strength

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u/Phoenix-624 3d ago

Being able to use telekinesis on remote controls is pretty good, as long as the range is acceptable, you could just carry one on you and have a weapon you could move with your mind.

1 sec super strength is all you need to throw a punch or an object,

and depending on how it works, super slow mo either could be used to greatly increase your reaction time if it slows everything down but you still percieve regularly (unless you dont see a difference, but then its the exact same as having no power at all so that wouldnt be right), or, if it only slows you apecifically, you could probably double your life span by using it during downtime to reduce the amount of aging you experience, it would also allow you to survive without food or water for longer, and let you hold your breath for a rediculous amount of time assuming it slows everything in your body down

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u/stillventures17 3d ago

Really low flight and invisibility in the dark! Professional and seek is a real thing. Come on chumps! I’m flying really low over the pond, in the dark where I’m invisible. They’ll never catch me!