Abilities only you seem to have

[Charlie Foxtrot]

dudleybloke said:

Finding North without a compass.

I can do that, doesn't matter where I am I have an understanding of my bearings and know which way is north. I thought everyone could do it, during the day the sun does half the job for you.

I can also do it "properly" with my watch face too.

[cheesejunkie]

Charlie Foxtrot said:

I can do that, doesn't matter where I am I have an understanding of my bearings and know which way is north. I thought everyone could do it, during the day the sun does half the job for you.

I can also do it "properly" with my watch face too.

I once came top of a test group in geospatial reasoning.

Lots of tests like unfolded geometric shapes and having to answer questions based on if they were folded back together but do it in your head. I can do things like that in my head very easily.

I think of directions in north south east west. I can not support people who give directions based on landmarks .

[HD Adam]

thepritch said:

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?

Haven’t read past this post, but had to say snap! And I thought it might just be my superpower! We both must have very good ‘internal’ clocks, though mine isn’t as accurate and I’ll see 30 seconds ish.

Cool!

I have the internal clock thingy too.

I don't need to set an alarm. If I need to get up at 5am, I'll wake up a few minutes before.

I can take a nap, wake up & tell you what the time is or how long I slept.

My wife will set a timer for something cooking in the kitchen & I can get up within a few seconds to turn it off without looking at the time.

She's tested me & says I'm weird.

[CivicDuties]

cheesejunkie said:

Charlie Foxtrot said:

I can do that, doesn't matter where I am I have an understanding of my bearings and know which way is north. I thought everyone could do it, during the day the sun does half the job for you.

I can also do it "properly" with my watch face too.

I once came top of a test group in geospatial reasoning.

Lots of tests like unfolded geometric shapes and having to answer questions based on if they were folded back together but do it in your head. I can do things like that in my head very easily.

I think of directions in north south east west. I can not support people who give directions based on landmarks .

I have a related weird thing. I cannot for the life of me find my way around cities laid out on a grid. I get utterly flummoxed. But cities laid out randomly, organically if you like, I can know where I am and how to get pretty much anywhere really quickly. In other words I've got a great sense of direction, unless I'm in a grid. I can pretty much drive or walk any given route once, and then know how to do it again instinctively.

[Essel]

I can turn wine into water.
Just call me susej.

Scotch as well.
Multi talented me.

[nammynake]

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?

Or you don’t notice or recall the times when you looked and there was more time remaining. You need a controlled experiment to record all outcomes and analyse the statistics ;-)

[v9]

I have voluntary control over my tensor tympani muscle. ‘Very rare’ according to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor_tympani_muscl...
It is my superpower.

[alfaspecial]

My partner has brilliant facial recognition.

For example, she can recognise and name, instantly, any actor and say what films he or she has been in.


Recently we were watching 'The Burbs' (why, I don't know) and the other half said, instantly

"It rubs the lotion on it's skin"





And she was right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darla_(dog)#:~:text=...


Quote "Darla began her career in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Pink Poodle, and appeared in 1989's The 'Burbs starring Tom Hanks. Her most notable role was as Precious in 1991's The Silence of the Lambs. Darla became a cult icon due to the film's success and was the subject of a Facebook fan page titled "Precious".[3] Her final role was in 1992's Batman Returns, as Ratty Poodle.[4]"

[v9]

foggy said:

among my family, loading the fking dishwasher it seems!

Same.

[Dazanator]

I can fold a piece of A4 paper into thirds to put into an envelope so the three sections are exactly the same without measuring or thinking about it - spot on every time.

[Baldchap]

I can do most things with either hand but I cannot write with my right (wife claims I can't write with my left either, but her's is even worse!), so therefore I am not ambidextrous. Comes from growing up left handed in a right handed world.

When using tools I use the hand nearest the job (unless the tool is handed, of course). I always feel a bit sorry for standard righties, it strikes me as a sort of disability.

[Super Sonic]

If I'm in a car park and I see someone walking towards a bunch of cars, I can tell which car is theirs. Not a big massive thousand car multi storey, obviously, but say half a dozen to a dozen, I can match person to car reasonably accurately.
Sometimes I can do it before the car flashes it's little orange lights!

[v9]

Baldchap said:

I can do most things with either hand but I cannot write with my right (wife claims I can't write with my left either, but her's is even worse!), so therefore I am not ambidextrous. Comes from growing up left handed in a right handed world.

When using tools I use the hand nearest the job (unless the tool is handed, of course). I always feel a bit sorry for standard righties, it strikes me as a sort of disability.

Reminds me of a girl I used to know many years ago who could Not only write with either hand, but could do so simultaneously, and two different things, such as a birthday card and a shopping list. Very odd character too. She was sectioned in the end for bashing my buddy over the head with a hydraulic bottle jack, because he snored. (She was his GF).

Edited by v9 on Friday 26th April 18:48

[Slowboathome]

I've very good at crossing the road. This is particularly noticeable at complex judgements where I'll often leave companions behind because I can see exactly what's happening with the traffic flow.

[MDMA .]

I can tell if a chippy is any good just by looking at the person frying/serving.

Edited by MDMA . on Friday 26th April 18:07

[Radec]

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.

[Nethybridge]

MDMA . said:

I can tell if a chippy is any good just by looking at the person frying/serving.

Edited by MDMA . on Friday 26th April 18:07

Now that is a talent worth having, how many times have I paid £6 for a sausage supper
and been served with something so indigestible even the seagulls have
turned their beaks up at it.

[Discendo Discimus]

nammynake said:

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?

Or you don’t notice or recall the times when you looked and there was more time remaining. You need a controlled experiment to record all outcomes and analyse the statistics ;-)

My wife has tested this multiple times. She's sat there with a timer running and has taken away any clocks in the room. I'm still within 20 seconds almost every time.
Every now and then I'll ask Alexa how long's left and it's something soul destroying like 2 minutes and 46 seconds. I hear my wife cackle like a deranged parrot from the other room because she knows I've pissed off the time gods.

[Discendo Discimus]

Just remembered another one, I'm right handed and when I attempt to write with my left hand it comes out mirrored. I can write cursive from right to left, backwards. Weird.

I can also easily read documents that are upside down or mirrored - handy during job interviews or performance reviews.

[shirt]

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.

Edited by Pitre on Friday 26th April 14:08

Similar
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.

Similar here also. At one time you would have been ambidextrous. My mum says that as a small child I would draw and (attempt to) write with either hand and believes I only subsequently favoured my right hand for this as it’s the one they first tell you to use at school.

Re clicking with ring finger and clicking with toes, I do both of those.

v9 said:

I have voluntary control over my tensor tympani muscle. ‘Very rare’ according to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor_tympani_muscl...
It is my superpower.

And this