Here is a little of an off the wall question, maybe something a shrink would ask you. The answer is more about you then anything else.

If you could have ONE super power what would it be?

To keep it fair I'll go first.

I'd take Mind Control.

Hmmmm. Though choice.....
But I think I would go for Mind Control.
The ability to control people with my mind. Just think all the fun you could have at the beach.
All the hot woman suddenely have the crave to take off their bikini :D

The ability to hold my breath for 10 minutes, like my hero, Guybrush Threepwood!
Maybe x-ray vision would have been nice too though.

Invonrability

Hmmm...A good question! I would say either, flying or invisibility. With invisibility winning out.

Maybe an Adamantium Skeleton frame, with blades coming out of my knuckles at will - that would be cool - but not very practical...I'll stick with invisibility.

Probably the ability to summon an avatar or such. That might be usable. :mad:

[This message has been edited by Brega (edited August 14, 2001).]

Hmm mindcontrol would be nice i think it is the single most powerful power. Damn i would rule the world in a matter of days > :D

Now mind-reading would be the perfect ability for the paranoiac. To be able to tell if people really are engaged in an elaborate plot to humiliate you by pretending to false friendship..... no, on second thoughts, they might get wise to it and mask their thoughts so... AAAAAAAAAARGGGH...everyone's after me.....!!
:D :D :D :D

[This message has been edited by Ironbeard (edited August 14, 2001).]

Let me see... telekinesis would be nice. I thought about "flying", but realized it would be a lot more fun to make other people fly... against their will, of course...

Pollymorph. Allowing you to assume the form of anything you want.

Want to fly no problem.
Become invisible how ablut something small like a bug.

I think that I will opt for resistance to mind control. ;)

be able to use and understand 100% of the brains capacity

[This message has been edited by Lokken (edited August 14, 2001).]

I'd want Superman's powers! (of course)

If limited to one I'd pick tactile telekinesis. The effect of which would be that I could move anything that came within a 12 inch area of my body.

By moving the air, I could fly
By manipulationg material, I could lift heavy objects
etc. . .

in effect, I'd be Superman!

either invincibility or the ladies man's power (a chick magnet). Ah what the hell am I talking about I already am so guess I better go with invincibility.

A lillte bit off topic, just a comment to what Lokken wrote:

Brain is one of the organs of the human body that doesn't ever get a rest. If by chance you start using it to its full 100% potential you wouldn't last more than 3-4 days and die of brain deterioration(sp?). The brain is utilised normally to 10% of its capacity, 20% - for super intelligent, 30% - for geniuses.

Hardly.

Today's Question:

What percentage of our brain do we use?

The Answer:

We use 100% of our brain.

The idea that we only use a small percentage of our brain is a myth. This isn't to say that the popular media and some very influential thinkers haven't contributed to this misconception.

Physicist Albert Einstein and anthropologist Margaret Mead have been attributed to statements that humans only use a small portion of their brains. And the advertising industry is guilty of using the idea to sell their products.

Regardless of its origin, experts in the field of neurology seem quite certain that although certain pathways in the brain may be working at different activity levels, all parts of the brain are always being used—even during sleep.

Here is a link to a page called Do We Only Use 10% of our Brain, which has more information about the topic: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/tenper.html

I would say Flying... no problems in heavy traffic etc.... Why should I have Mind Control? I don't want to control the mind of others.. just give me something where I can have fun with...

Turn back time, that way I could fix my mistakes. Did something wrong? No problem go back and do it again! Sound familiar? Re-loading, it will do it to you ;)

Invonrability!

:D
Try & hit me now! :D
Muahahaa

The ability to see that the world is what u make of it and therefore be able to cast spells as per Mage:The Ascession, where i will basically believe that something happens, and it does.

BIG B, that's a good one... when you can turn back time (and your age will also turned back) you can't die cause of illness or just because you're old)

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Finger of death.... :D :D :D

Well turning back time wouldn't make you live forever, unless you like reliving the same time period over and over again, just making different choices. It's essentially a save game/load game function, except you don't need to save.

Being a *real* goddess...MWHAHAHAHA

Being able to absorb everyone else's abilities and use them with 10x the power:P

Controlling time is also good. Don't like a certain someone, make that person age until he's a pile of dust :)

on second thought, I think I'm always in need of time, so time stop or teleportation would be nice

Ability to turn Ethereal, locked door no prob.

Shadow, I thought you said you were already Ethereal in the chatroom...

Mind control would take all the fun out of it! I think mind reading would be the most useful power. To know what someone is thinking just by looking at them. That would be useful, though perhaps disturbing at times.

I would rather have the power of making money... For time is money. I could make others happy and I didn't have to work anymore so I had enough free time.

And a second home in the Caribean.

The ability to see through girls clothes. :D
The most useful would be flying. (I always wanted to do that :)).

Tasohan, you are a nasty guy, very nasty...oh yeah, Tyresian, about have powers 10x greater than everyone else's, you want to be a god'dess'?!

I think the ability to regenerate quick also would be great, or the ability to heal sick people.

Yep thats me in a nutshell (especially after a couple of beers)

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Hey I never thought about being able to stop time that would be sweet too.Or wait a second I just thought that would top all the things I said "transformation".Then if I wanted one of those power I could just turn in two someone who had it.

Tal... I hate to tell you this but then why is it that when people hav half their brains removed the brain can manage to teach itself and the person can manage to regain almost compleat controll and mental abilaty.

This one's easy:

I would take ability to destroy all of your special powers - permanently and without resisance or possible saving throw :p :p :p

kemanmaldea - Who lost half their brain and was able to be nearly the same as before? I'd like to see some proof of that.

Regardless, the fact that this person LOST many abilities and had to RELEARN them (and could not relearn everything) goes to show that much of that half of the brain that was lost was in fact being used.

BTA: one of the major ways this happens is if the person goes through massive seizures and what they do is they remove the half of the brain that causes them (oppiset the side the occure on)And most of the people that under go the procedure and survives regain the mojority of their abilities back.
Yes the fact that they had to relearn means that that portion of the brain was in use but it also means that not all of the brain was in use in use or they wouldent have been able to learn anything. The information is just spread out all around the brain.
[Edit: fixed spelling]

[This message has been edited by kemanmaldea (edited August 16, 2001).]

Oh! I think I know what you're talking about! They don't remove half of their brain; they separate the communication link between the two hemispheres (the corpus callosum I think it's called). This is a way of controlling epileptic seizures.

Now about learning. The structure of the brain changes (connections between brain cells change) as you learn. This does not mean that part of your brain that was not in use is "filled up" with the new information like some kind of information tank.

Firstly, I would have total resistance against Mental assualts, rendering you lot of mind control freaks impotent.

Agelessness and unlimited regeneration would be nice.

Stop the time isn't funny.... What do you want to do with it? WHe nyou stop the time everybody will stop with being.... so your alone on the world... no-one to talk to, jo-one to chat with, no-one who replies on Sorcerers Place Boards..... not very useful....

Although you can use that time to explore the unexplored, if you catch my drift.... :eek:

Hmm, difficult choice .... I think that ultrafast learning (for example by just listening to lectures - no need to re-read the stuff extensively, more time for funny things like parties), the ability to speak about 30 languages of my choice perfectly, fast regeneration and immunity to mind attacks would be cool.

its not that we only use 10% of our brain, its that we only use 10% of our brain's potential. All of the brain is in use, just not at peak efficiency.

Thank you Shadow Assasin. I quess that this is what I am trying to say. So if we use the brain to its full capcity/efficency I am not shure I want to think about how much we could remenber.

*sigh* This is a myth. Point me to a shred of scientific evidence that demonstrates this nonsense to be true so that I may be persuaded. :)

Looks like no one here went to that page I linked to in my last post on Page 1 of this topic... Do that before you start any more "wise" comments about brain usage.

the ability to do anything

BTA ---> It's a myth, yes. "Myths which are believed in tend to become true..." (from the link )

Tal ---> I disagree, I think we have the possibility to use 10% of our brains. But there are always people who don't use their brains at all. ;)

ROTFL!
"Myths which are believed in tend to become true..."

I'd disagree with that! :) But I do like this interpretation taken from another page:

"psycho-fact, [a] belief that, though not supported by hard evidence, is taken as real because its constant repetition changes the way we experience life."

A.) Power to understand why Canadians can't pronounce the word "about"
B.) Power to make Britney Spears choke on her bubble gum during a concert
C.) Conjure mother-in-law-eating hydra (yours, not the hydra's)
D.) Cantrip: "Charm Catherine Zeta Jones"
E.) Power to convince boss I'm really working when I'm posting on sorcerers.net
F.) Cantrip: "Remove French accent"

Etc.

Although I'd probably go with the power to communicate directly, instantly, and audibly with God.

Bah, you people need to think bigger.

I'd take omnipotence. :D

Why, X-Ray Vision or Invisibility.

Or maybe that's just my hormones speaking :P.

But seriously though (It is that possible with this kind of question?) I would settle on something like Invulneribility(sp?).

Although. X-Ray Vision Or Invisibility also seem nice.

,FSFunky

Stop the time isn't funny.... What do you want to do with it? WHe nyou stop the time everybody will stop with being.... so your alone on the world... no-one to talk to, jo-one to chat with, no-one who replies on Sorcerers Place Boards..... not very useful....

Well, there is this thing called sleep, and normal sleep last minimum 8 hours I think. Now that's a lot of time, where I don't do any of the things you mention anyway

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I would take super-speed like in dragonball z. No one would be able to hit you, a you would be able to do so many things without anyone noticing. Rob banks, be the most played professional player in anything, almost anything your heart's desire.

Why do you people like the things so complicated...


I would go with: "Knowledge"


:D

the ability to make extremist remember alfa :D

[edit] :mad:

[This message has been edited by kevlar0101 (edited August 30, 2001).]

Boy did I come to this topic late... I would have said selective control of time if I were here earlier. I've always had a huge fascination with it. Even still after everyone else has agreed with it, I guess I'll jump on the band wagon.

Some powers like Omnipotence are a wee bit too powerful... not that I'm saying mind control or time flow isn't...

I would take Omniscience (know everything). That way, I'd know how to obtain Omnipotence and immortality and wouldn't need to read peoples' minds! ;)

one superpower?
I'd have to go with being able to turn invisible at will, that could have it's advantages! ;)
Antone seen the Hollow man? :D

I would take the ability to know how o please a loved one...........

no not really i would have invisibility (snorts in nerdy lust and rubs his sweaty palms together)

heh heh Dargorn you think a lot like me!
You should be really worried now!
How come you didn't like my wacko question?

You know we could have a proper chat on the chat room have you thought of that?

I'd say that out of all the choices listed, I'd have to say that I would choose...none of them.

Sort of like the whole polymorph thing, I'd like to have complete and utter control of all the atoms in my body. I would retain the same number of atoms no matter what I did, but I could change my density, shape, etc. That way, I could fly (change everything beneath my skin into helium), be Wolverine (althouth I don't know the molecular components of Adamantium), etc.

Omipresence? Invisibility? Knowledge of everything? Imagine the places you'd go, the things you would hear.. shtt, the things you would see.

I know in my lifetime, there are many things I wish I'd rather not have seen, heard, or even known.

I would choose "Ignorance". Have you seen how happy mentally handicapped are? Taking joy in things that most people take for granted. Not a care in the world. In other words I'd choose "Happiness", I guess. To make others ultimately happy and have a great life.

[I hope no one takes offense in the ignorance/handicapped statement. I'm not very good with words sometimes. I hope you understand what I was trying to say.]


[This message has been edited by Vandalore (edited September 10, 2001).]

Vandalor I agree with you there, one of the reasons i chose polymorph insted of anything having to do with a brain. All though nor would I like to be any less intelegent than I am, so i would leave that as it is.