Abilities only you seem to have
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Discendo Discimus said:
cliffords said:
I can part fill my mouth will cold custard and fire it about 3 meters. I have completed at county level and was beaten to second place with a 3.17 against my 3.01.
This made me burst out laughing when I'm supposed to be working. What a sentence. Not a characteristic limited to myself only but have very strong face recognition....whether it's people I knew from 20/30 years back at school or randomly seen somewhere and then remembered...best way to describe it is I am automatically 'recognising' faces without trying. Can't do much with it...apart from maybe being a security guard, monitoring CCTV etc
Discendo Discimus said:
I was reading the "Simple things you can't do" thread and it got me thinking about the weird talents / abilities we must have that nobody else seems to possess.
Mine is a strange one:
If I put something in the oven and set a timer for, let's say 30 mins, after about 29 mins and 30 seconds I'll get a strange feeling that makes me get up and ask Alexa how long is left on my timer. It is always under a minute and usually when I get up I see the 10 second countdown on the Alexa screen.
I suppose I just have a very accurate perception of time, but it's weird how often I get it right. (no I don't look at clocks etc throughout the 30 mins).
What's yours?
I have this too. Mine is a strange one:
If I put something in the oven and set a timer for, let's say 30 mins, after about 29 mins and 30 seconds I'll get a strange feeling that makes me get up and ask Alexa how long is left on my timer. It is always under a minute and usually when I get up I see the 10 second countdown on the Alexa screen.
I suppose I just have a very accurate perception of time, but it's weird how often I get it right. (no I don't look at clocks etc throughout the 30 mins).
What's yours?
Unconsciously, it just occurs to me that the timer on the oven should have gone off by now and I’ll get up to check I’ve put it on.
I stand up and the mrs says, ‘where, are you going?” - just to check the oven and beep beep goes off.
How we laugh…it’s Hollywood round here
Radec said:
One handed, 2 finger bra opening.
I'm not sure how many guys can do this but all the women that have ever had the pleasure, make me out like I'm a magician or something after I do it.
Hahaha.I'm not sure how many guys can do this but all the women that have ever had the pleasure, make me out like I'm a magician or something after I do it.
I thought every 17 year old perfected this?
Front openers though, entirely different challenge…
VR99 said:
Not a characteristic limited to myself only but have very strong face recognition....whether it's people I knew from 20/30 years back at school or randomly seen somewhere and then remembered...best way to describe it is I am automatically 'recognising' faces without trying. Can't do much with it...apart from maybe being a security guard, monitoring CCTV etc
Google 'Super recogniser'. I think I am one too.VR99 said:
Not a characteristic limited to myself only but have very strong face recognition....whether it's people I knew from 20/30 years back at school or randomly seen somewhere and then remembered...best way to describe it is I am automatically 'recognising' faces without trying. Can't do much with it...apart from maybe being a security guard, monitoring CCTV etc
The Police/Security services highly desire people with this ability if it is at a high enough level.I seem to be able , for no apparent reason , check the mileage on a vehicle just as it reaches a specific number such as 40,000 miles , 50,000 etc. At no other time would I take any notice of the mileage and I also need my reading glasses on to have a good squint at it ,so it’s not like I can see it clearly in my peripheral vision. Can’t explain it , it’s just like a sixth sense kicks in . Weird.
I can put on and take off polo shirts and sweaters without removing my glasses.
It's probably more absent mindedness than a rare ability because I have been known to start washing my face with them on. That first upward glance at the mirror to see my obscured reflection usually confirms my suspicions.
It's probably more absent mindedness than a rare ability because I have been known to start washing my face with them on. That first upward glance at the mirror to see my obscured reflection usually confirms my suspicions.
Bright Halo said:
The Police/Security services highly desire people with this ability if it is at a high enough level.
A while back I looked up Super recognisers (mentioned by Baldchap above) took the online 'test', think it was a university who is/was researching super recognisers, can't remember my score but did ok However unsure whether there is a viable 'career'....it would be a significant career change (early 40's) though I probably need one based on current trajectory!
VR99 said:
Bright Halo said:
The Police/Security services highly desire people with this ability if it is at a high enough level.
A while back I looked up Super recognisers (mentioned by Baldchap above) took the online 'test', think it was a university who is/was researching super recognisers, can't remember my score but did ok However unsure whether there is a viable 'career'....it would be a significant career change (early 40's) though I probably need one based on current trajectory!
The_Nugget said:
Radec said:
One handed, 2 finger bra opening.
I'm not sure how many guys can do this but all the women that have ever had the pleasure, make me out like I'm a magician or something after I do it.
Hahaha.I'm not sure how many guys can do this but all the women that have ever had the pleasure, make me out like I'm a magician or something after I do it.
I thought every 17 year old perfected this?
Front openers though, entirely different challenge…
STe_rsv4 said:
KobayashiMaru86 said:
Have full control of my dreams. I normally let them play out but if something happens I don't like I say a keyword and can stop time, rewind and replay it for a different outcome.
Are you a practioner of Lucid dreaming?I've wanted to try this myself but I CBA with the whole waking myself up then going back to sleep several times a night
I also thought that when, in a film, people wake up from a nightmare and sit up in bed and realise its just a dream - that was just some sort of artistic licence.
I’m aware I’m dreaming - if it goes down a route I don’t like I just change it.
I no longer have deja-vu though - anti- seizure medications completely stop it happening.
STe_rsv4 said:
KobayashiMaru86 said:
Have full control of my dreams. I normally let them play out but if something happens I don't like I say a keyword and can stop time, rewind and replay it for a different outcome.
Are you a practioner of Lucid dreaming?I've wanted to try this myself but I CBA with the whole waking myself up then going back to sleep several times a night
I also thought that when, in a film, people wake up from a nightmare and sit up in bed and realise its just a dream - that was just some sort of artistic licence.
I’m aware I’m dreaming - if it goes down a route I don’t like I just change it.
I no longer have deja-vu though - anti- seizure medications completely stop it happening.
Discendo Discimus said:
I was reading the "Simple things you can't do" thread and it got me thinking about the weird talents / abilities we must have that nobody else seems to possess.
Mine is a strange one:
If I put something in the oven and set a timer for, let's say 30 mins, after about 29 mins and 30 seconds I'll get a strange feeling that makes me get up and ask Alexa how long is left on my timer. It is always under a minute and usually when I get up I see the 10 second countdown on the Alexa screen.
I suppose I just have a very accurate perception of time, but it's weird how often I get it right. (no I don't look at clocks etc throughout the 30 mins).
What's yours?
I woke up 2 mins before my 5:30 alarm this morning. It's typically 5 mins though. Mine is a strange one:
If I put something in the oven and set a timer for, let's say 30 mins, after about 29 mins and 30 seconds I'll get a strange feeling that makes me get up and ask Alexa how long is left on my timer. It is always under a minute and usually when I get up I see the 10 second countdown on the Alexa screen.
I suppose I just have a very accurate perception of time, but it's weird how often I get it right. (no I don't look at clocks etc throughout the 30 mins).
What's yours?
Correvor said:
Pitre said:
I'm left footed and write with my left hand. I can't do either thing with my right.
However, I play guitar, hold a cricket bat/tennis racquet/table tennis bat/snooker cue/gun etc etc with my right, can't do it left-handed.
I paint pictures with my left hand and paint walls/ceilings with my right. I use an airbrush in my right hand, steadied with my left.
I am not ambidextrous.
SimilarHowever, I play guitar, hold a cricket bat/tennis racquet/table tennis bat/snooker cue/gun etc etc with my right, can't do it left-handed.
I paint pictures with my left hand and paint walls/ceilings with my right. I use an airbrush in my right hand, steadied with my left.
I am not ambidextrous.
Edited by Pitre on Friday 26th April 14:08
Right footed, play cricket and golf right handed
Left handed for writing, snooker
Can play tennis or table tennis with both and have a great LH backhand and RH forehand but anything coming to my left side isn't getting returned well.
Use a mix of left and right for different tools but it only feels natural in one hand.
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