Entirely useless things you're really good at

[hairykrishna]

Do any of you have a world class skill in something entirely useless? I'm not thinking sporting skills which may at least gain some admiration. More skills that inspire contempt and/or pity in 'normal' people.

My personal one is a ridiculous level of skill at Goldeneye on the N64. I mean truly obscene. I haven't played it for years but I bet it's still there. My mates refused to play with me after a while because it was impossible for them to be competitive. I'm also pretty fking good at old school Streetfighter 2 Turbo but I've met people who can beat me at that so it's not quite the same.

[miniman]

I can accurately identify cars in the dark at distance purely from their tail lights.

[anonymous-user]

I can fold my ears in on themselves, so i look like i have cauliflower ears(which i dont)

[OllieWinchester]

I can tell what make a lot of cars are by the sound of their starter motor.

[eldar]

miniman said:

I can accurately identify cars in the dark at distance purely from their tail lights.

I'm good at identifying discarded hub caps (or wheel trims for the pedantic).

[stifler]

I have not met anyone that can beat me round the nurburgring on GT4. In any car.

How fecking useless is that?

[s3fella]

Riding a pushbike or motorbike backwards sat on the handlebars...and actually go places doing it too..

Total waste of time though as it is far harder than just going the right way, and once you're doing it in your late 30's you just look a tool!

[cottonfoo]

Complete SFII on the SNES (as Ryu or Ken), double perfect every single round, on level 7.

[bigTee]

i can make my nail look smashed using flesh putty, fake blood and a fake nail.


got me a pint or two in the past!!!

[Scott328i]

We have a white board at work

We have magnetic strips which stick to the board.

I can stand behind the MD's desk - 15ft away and throw after throw get the strips on the board in their alloted slots

fking useless

[robm3]

I can row boats really fast, just have a knack with the oars...

[JonnyV8]

I'm quite good at juggling.
But it's about as useful as a cock flavoured lollypop

[OllieC]

i can ride a bike with no handlebars, no handlebars

[Coq au Vin]

I used to be freakishy accurate at flicking rubber bands: I could kill flies from the other side of the room and have even been known to hit a few in mid air.

Haven't tried it for a while, but it's a truly useless talent.

[stifler]

JonnyV8 said:

But it's about as useful as a cock flavoured lollypop

[Ron Burgundy]

Im known to be the only person whos able to get this 4mm O-Ring on to this shaft that is 10mmdia to get it into a 6mm undercut. The O-ring itself is about 2mm thick so its a right bd to do. Even the manufactuerer came in and couldnt do it.

Im well proud

Edited by Ron Burgundy on Wednesday 25th February 20:42

[CyprusCraig]

I can pour the pefect pint blind folded, with any given depth of head.

Utterly useless...

[spikeyhead]

I can flip big piles of beer mats from the edge of a table up into my hand.

[EINSIGN]

I can bounce on a pogo stick forever, did this again for the first time in around 15 years and still kept bouncing!

[Markytop]

OllieC said:

i can ride a bike with no handlebars, no handlebars

I can spot lines from Flobots songs