I can read and write the standard galactic alphabet from commander keen
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 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’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.
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 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
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 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!
I can smell when it’s going to snow.
Sick
Lately I’ve learnt that not everyone can hear snow? Smell is real though.
I thought everyone could?
I’m completely ambidextrous. It comes into “handy” when one hand gets tired doing a task, like writing for a long time, but no one has ever noticed and I don’t think anyone would be impressed.
That sounds amazing. I’d give my left arm to be ambidextrous.
I can hold a pencil using my forehead.
Impressive
I can type really loud and pretty fast. At least, faster than anyone I know. And it’s so loud that it ruins any song that’s playing. Big keyboard with clicky switches and foam lining on the PCB to make it extra deep. It sounds like a foam dart mini gun and it makes me feel about eight feet tall. Totally frivolous and obnoxious, but I love it.
(Home office, I’m not a total psycho)
I wouldn’t mind you in my office, I get pelted with actual nerf gun darts by my coworkers, while trying to troubleshoot customer-visible problems.
Such people are the ones who welcomed RTO.
