What's the closest thing you have to a superpower?

EdwardTeach said:
Have you heard of super recognises?

Turns out I seem to be one. I read a newspaper article about it and decided to give the test a go :

https://www.superrecognisers.com/

I was top <10% in every test.

It sas something I was conscious of for years, which is why the article piqued my interest.
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That was very interesting. I am always quick to recognise faces in a crowd.

So I was very curious when I checked out the link you posted. Turns out I might be a super recogniser too!! I got 14/14 in the first test. All the answers seemed obvious to me. Surely everyone does pretty well in that test??

Have you done further tests? Were they more of the same?
 
melmac said:
So I was very curious when I checked out the link you posted. Turns out I might be a super recogniser too!! I got 14/14 in the first test. All the answers seemed obvious to me. Surely everyone does pretty well in that test??
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I'm useless at names & faces but I got 14/14.
They should have shown all the facers first and then give you a choice.
 
SexyGreyFox said:
I'm useless at names & faces but I got 14/14.
They should have shown all the facers first and then give you a choice.
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It sort of reminded me of those stupid scam ads that sometimes come up on Social media. You know the ones, "only 5% of the population can get more than 10 in this quiz" Or " you have to be a genius to get more than 10 in this test" etc. Then when you go to the page the questions are super easy and it's just mainly to bombard you with ads.

The super recogniser site isn't a scam though. But, it does seem like the test is meant to get you to continue on the next test.

I thought the test would be to show you photos of some people then to pick out those people in a crowd within a time limit. And the people would be wearing hoodies, scarves, masks etc. to make it more difficult to pick them out.
 
I can tell you the key of a piece of music and even the beats per minute (bpm) by listening to it once.

Comes in handy…… never.
 
I have none but my partner can produce the most revolting sounding and smelling wind I have ever encountered. They excel in both longevity and volume of sound and for how long the fragrance remains.
 
something daft already!! said:
I have none but my partner can produce the most revolting sounding and smelling wind I have ever encountered. They excel in both longevity and volume of sound and for how long the fragrance remains.
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You may not believe this but I've been with my woman for 47 years and I have never known her to fart.
I've only known around 3 times at the most that she has been for a number two.
 
EVH said:
I can tell you the key of a piece of music and even the beats per minute (bpm) by listening to it once.

Comes in handy…… never.
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On our song list the last column is BPM which I have to look up on the Internet and then time my drum machine with it.
At rehearsals I then play the drum machine so that the band play in time or else every song we do would be a Ramones version :)
 
melmac said:
That was very interesting. I am always quick to recognise faces in a crowd.

So I was very curious when I checked out the link you posted. Turns out I might be a super recogniser too!! I got 14/14 in the first test. All the answers seemed obvious to me. Surely everyone does pretty well in that test??

Have you done further tests? Were they more of the same?
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9/14 for me. Then again i had 4 hours sleep last night and I've been sleep deprived all week. So make of that what you will.
 
ik9000 said:
Warning if you've not had children yet it gets worse during pregnancy
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I'm already a granddad, no more for me lol.
SexyGreyFox said:
You may not believe this but I've been with my woman for 47 years and I have never known her to fart.
I've only known around 3 times at the most that she has been for a number two.
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My Ex-wife wasn't overly flatulent thankfully. My partner of 20 odd years however, is another matter.
 
I have an uncanny ability to accurately predict the very near future. Not something like the lottery numbers unfortunately lol but I know when the traffic lights are about to change, usually when I'm approaching, and what someone is about to say before they say it.

Take last night for example, when I got home from work I knew instantly my wife was going to moan about the crap I left in the hallway.
 
melmac said:
That was very interesting. I am always quick to recognise faces in a crowd.

So I was very curious when I checked out the link you posted. Turns out I might be a super recogniser too!! I got 14/14 in the first test. All the answers seemed obvious to me. Surely everyone does pretty well in that test??

Have you done further tests? Were they more of the same?
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They get a lot harder
 
I've just had to reveal one of my many super powers to colleagues in work.

We've just had new LED light panels fitted in place of the old 6000K flourescent fittings, however, the new lights looked warmer and, so queried it with the Electrician saying it looked somewhere between 4500 and 5000k, he showed me the box and unit labelling which said 6000K, and then his boss that apparently has sold lighting for 20+ years and can tell me to the nearest Kelvin what temperature a light is and said these are just over 6000K.. I found a white balance app on the phone and we measured it.. 4600K..

The look on people's faces was priceless, I liked to think it was them being speechless with amazement but it may well just have been disgust.. who knows!
 
None but my brother in law is a freak, he can build a luxury house almost all by himself. He can do almost every job to high standards including digging the footings, block work, roof, carpentry, plumbing, electrics, painting, tiles, flloor. You name it and he is an expert in it lol, its quite sickening.
 
I don’t know if I still have it, but when I was 18 or 19 I could approach any girl with the suggestion of an exciting evening out and they’d immediately decide that that was the night that they were going to wash their hair.
It was as if I was a magician.
 
EdwardTeach said:
Have you heard of super recognises?

Turns out I seem to be one. I read a newspaper article about it and decided to give the test a go :

https://www.superrecognisers.com/

I was top <10% in every test.

It sas something I was conscious of for years, which is why the article piqued my interest.
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I'm a bit like that, but I'm not very good at those tests (I scored 11/15 in that one you posted). What I am extremely good at is recognising people that have aged. Actors etc. I first noticed it in my 20s when I went back home and 100s of people I knew the faces of from primary school had no idea who I was.
 
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