Of these super-powers, which would you choose?

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Of these super-powers, which would you choose?

Invisibility
6
16%
The Ability to fly
8
22%
No bodily need to sleep
13
35%
Super-Strength
1
3%
Breathing Underwater
1
3%
Night-Vision
0
No votes
X-Ray Vision
0
No votes
The ability to seduce any woman
8
22%
 
Total votes: 37

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I would love to not have to sleep.

I hate sleeping. So much more I could be doing. :P
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How come soo many people hate sleeping? I find very few things more enjoyable that waking up and being able to just lie there in bed.

Compared to how awesome one's life could be with one of the other superpowers, being able to live my current life 24 hours a day as opposed to 16 hours is pretty boring.
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Well im on medications that make me sleep more than I should... so I average like 10 hours of sleep a day. I would love to get a lot more work done and not feel tired.
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pickle wrote:How come soo many people hate sleeping? I find very few things more enjoyable that waking up and being able to just lie there in bed.
I agree with you. I don't hate sleep. It just seems to get in the way of so many other possible things that I could be doing. And I can't choose to sleep. I have to, regardless of my input. But I would be the first to admit that few things are as nice as waking up to a warm and comfy wife in my nice new comfy bed.
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No bodily need to sleep has the most votes...you guys gotta be kidding me.

god: How would you like to fly with the birds or swim with the dolphins with grace?
devnetwork-er: Nah, I wanna be able to do more work every day.

I chose flying because all the cool underwater stuff happens at depths that would crush me into nothing.
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Yeah, I picked flying because it would just be so damn cool.
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shiznatix wrote:No bodily need to sleep has the most votes...you guys gotta be kidding me.

god: How would you like to fly with the birds or swim with the dolphins with grace?
devnetwork-er: Nah, I wanna be able to do more work every day.

I chose flying because all the cool underwater stuff happens at depths that would crush me into nothing.
all the cool flying stuff would suffocate you into nothing.... :)
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Post by sheila »

Flying ... I've always envied birds. No sleep is a close second just so'd there'd be more hours to do whatever I want. Seducing women has never had any interest for me.
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shiznatix wrote:god: How would you like to fly with the birds or swim with the dolphins with grace?
devnetwork-er: Nah, I wanna be able to do more work every day.
Probably pretty close to the best quote ever.
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Post by Christopher »

That is a great quote, but it also it a commentary on the value of time above all else.

I also notice that no one has mentioned X-Ray vision and that the poll omitted the other "powers" that in stories usually take a long term toll on the owner, such as telepathy, immorality, mind control, etc.
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All I can think of is the psychological issues for wanting such powers, any powers. 8O I'm too serious. :|
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If you could save 5 hours a day from Sleep, and you live to be 75, then you experience an additional 15 years. There's a lot one can do with an extra 15 years...;)
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Maugrim_The_Reaper wrote:If you could save 5 hours a day from Sleep, and you live to be 75, then you experience an additional 15 years. There's a lot one can do with an extra 15 years...;)
Man, I want the "Can perform crazy math while not sleeping" super-power! What I wouldn't have given for that in college...

That was cool Maugrim. I had actually thought of this before but never thought once to post it.
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