I can read and write the standard galactic alphabet from commander keen
I can make a water droplet sound with my mouth. At first I had to flick my cheek to do it effectively, but nowadays I can do it sneakily without. Great head turner in waiting rooms 😅
The only contests I ever won were an eating contest (6 large Pizzas) and one where I had to correctly identify 6 different brands of Cola in a blind test.
My other biggest strength is extreme long distance endurance. I’m not fast, but I can be “not slow” for 40 hours.Lockpicking. It sounds useful in theory, but being locked out of something you need (e.g. your house or some container you’re authorized at work) pretty much never happens, and even if you are in this kind of scenario, there’s no shot you’re carrying tools on you 24/7. Still a pretty fun hobby though.
I’m not trained in dancing but have shown up in the background of music videos because of my skills. Nothing impressive, but still good enough to he on camera.
- I can make exquisitely intricate paper snowflakes, and have them turn out exactly how I visualized them.
- I can perfectly control the browning level and inside melted-ness level when I roast marshmallows. My favorite way to do them is: warm but unmelted center surrounded by ~¼" thick melted layer, evenly medium toasted outside, with just one top corner briefly ignited and immediately extinguished for just a hint of char flavor and a bien cuit aesthetic.
I know the frog mating calls for all species of frogs in my area and volunteer for the local DNR to survey frog populations in my county. It’s a good indicator of water quality.
I took a random amphibian research class as an elective, loved it, and still do it 20+ years later.
I can sit down and calmly read an entire manual from front to back.
I can almost always figure out that boardgame you played that you can’t remember the name of. Came in handy when I was the manager of a game store.
I can talk just like Hoggle in the Labyrinth, and I learned the trick on how to roll the balls around on my hand the way David Bowie does in the movie.
And yes, I know that David Bowie was not the person who did it. And no, I can’t do it as well as the person who did it did.
I can clap with one hand. In fact, I can one-hand clap with both hands at the same time!
I can read text in any orientation, even if mirrored, as easily as if it was right side up / not mirrored. Not sure why, and almost completely useless, but was surprised to discover that supposedly not everyone can do this?
Just curious, are you left-handed?
TIL4u?
(If applicable in your region)
I laughed in my head about this. Then sometime ago, I realized emergency vehicles had this on purpose because it looked the correct-way-around when I saw it through the rearview mirror
I definitely can’t!
Just as easily from every angle? No slowdown at all, even for mirrored text?
That’s pretty cool, even if it is mostly useless.
I’m a very large person (250lb/110kg, over 6’/1.8m) and I walk almost silently, unless I’m trying to be loud. I’ve learned to make some kind of noise when approaching people from behind, because otherwise it almost guarantees a jump scare
I’m the opposite. Petite 5’0" lady who sounds like an entire community of elephants when I walk.
Hahaha I’m the same. Totally perfected ninja walking
I can do a spot-on impression of the standard deep, booming monster-truck rally advertising voice.
“This FRIDAY! (Friday… Friday…) Only at the Gigantodome! Beer Swiller Productions presents MONSTER TRUCK MAYHEM! You’ll pay for the entire seat but you’ll only need the EDGGGGGGGGE!”
Well… of course you can’t hear it, but if you could, seriously, it’s dead-on.
No no, I heard it, it was good.
I can pick things up with my toes. Not completely useless, maybe, but not exactly the pinnacle of tricks!
Me too! I blame it entirely on my literal childhood interpretation of someone telling me to “cross my fingers and toes” - learned how to cross all of my toes, then picking things up came naturally after that 😂
Yoooo, I have fingertoes too!
Haha me too! When I was a kid my podiatrist told me it would be good physical therapy for the growing pains I had along with flat feet. Not sure if it worked but it definitely kept me entertained!