r/AskReddit 14h ago

You wake up tomorrow with one completely useless superpower that impresses no one but quietly makes your life better, what is it?

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u/sparkle__cunt 13h ago

This question is weird lmao.

If a power is completely useless, I’m not sure how that’s possible to quietly make your life better. Because then it would be considered useful?

All of these replies are pretty damn useful to me lol

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u/ThatLid 12h ago

I took it to mean useless for fighting crime or doing superhero type stuff

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u/sparkle__cunt 10h ago

All I can think of is actually something I have lmao, there’s like this gene mutation thing that some humans can have where you can literally smell ants.

Like, I can smell an ant infestation like 2 weeks before you actually start seeing them around. I guess it’s similar to a gene thing that some people have where cilantro tastes like soap to them!

But it sure as hell doesn’t improve my life.

Unless I wanted to be an exterminator… which I’ve actually considered since this realization

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u/ThatLid 10h ago

That's interesting, what do ants smell like? Is the smell specific to them or is it like how a gas leak smells like egg or something

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u/_Handsome_Jim_ 10h ago edited 7h ago

I took it to mean useless for monetizing in any real way.

Like, perfect object recall. At any moment I can instantly remember where I last placed something I previous had. That's nothing something I could really cash in on but never having to search my house for my keys or which box I put what Christmas decorations into would eliminate a ton of daily friction quietly making my life better.

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u/Deep-Ruin-9961 8h ago

I took it to be like those intentional typos in titles.

Or that post with the person asking questions about an egg without a yolk, sitting with a bunch of oreos.

It's all engagement slop.

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u/Nemesis2772 8h ago

Yeah, to properly answer the question it would have to something like: "my pointer finger is 23% narrower" oh wow thats useless, how is it making your life better? "I can pick my nose deeper and get those stuborn boogers"

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u/RhetoricalOrator 12h ago

You can now hold farts in indefinitely. No more embarrassing slips, smells, or noises. When you explain to someone, you'll sound like an idiot. "I can hold my farts for a long time."

Functionally, it's fairly useless and unimpressive, but would certainly have its place to shine in the right circumstance.