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Reading Other People's Minds
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Just Like: Professor X, Buffy in Season 3 (episode 18) The Coolness: People cannot lie to you. You know the best price a car dealership would go, and you're always one step ahead of the people you play chess with. The Burden: Keeping your own thoughts seperate from others. It almost drove Buffy the Vampire Slayer nuts and she has full scale super powers. Danger: Most men who can read minds are totally bald. |
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| Genie-Like Magic
- Just Like: Jeannie, Jafar The Coolness: Cool clothes, eternal youth, tricking innocent "masters" into wasting wishes. (Puff of Smoke) "... and what would your third wish be?" "Third wish? That's Odd. How about making all women love me?" "Done... Funny that was your first wish too!" The Burden: Being trapped in a bottle, serving another. As stated by Aladdin's genie "... phenominal cosmic power, teenie weenie living space" |
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| Invisibility - Just Like: Susan Storm/Richards (The Invisible Girl) Claude Rains (The Invisible Man) Romulan Cloaking Device The Coolness: Better than being a fly on the wall. You don't have to wear clothes. You really shouldn't wear clothes, now that we've mentioned it, unless your clothes are invisible too. The Burden: People forget you when counting heads while ordering pizza. It's not as bad when ordering Chinese food, since people are sharing anyway. |
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| The Power To Fly
- Just Like: Superman, David Blaine, Silver Surfer, Birds (except penguins) The Coolness: Gas prices don't matter to you. You can trick professional carnival weight guessers and win the biggest prizes. The Burden: Bugs in your teeth. Dodging planes if you're not invulnerable. Danger: Cape can get caught on antennae, towers or jet engines. |
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| Great Intelligence
- Just Like: Reed Richards, Braniac, Michael T. Weiss The Coolness: You answer the questions on Jeopardy faster than anyone else in the room. Since you are always right, people believe you, so you are really good at practical jokes. The Burden: Super-smart people tend to be oblivious to the world around them. They often have terrible love lives. People always ask you "why you're not on that Millionaire Show". Worst of all, when you screw up, it usually makes the lead story in that evening's newscast. |
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nigh-invulnerablity) - Just Like: Superman, Ultron, the Tick The Coolness: You could do that "cannonball to the belly" trick any time, and you could rent yourself out at parties for wacky contests. As long as your teeth and tummy were invulnerable, you could eat anything you want. That carnival "goat boy" job would always be available to you. The Burden: Shaving would be a drag of course, as would every haircut. You could never do that "If you cut me, do I not bleed" speech and be taken seriously. Danger: Some "impervious" items are subject to destruction when exposed to water, according to visitor G. Jetson. |
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Just Like: Popeye, Hulk, Superman The Coolness: Lifting a car over your head impresses the ladies, and even some men. If you are very careful, you can open that stuck jar of pickles at the party. The Burden: You can't use a remote control, drink from a champagne glass, open doors, open a can of your favorite beverage without making a mess, wind your watch, pull the string on a talking toy, clean dishes, open windows, turn pages in a book or hug anyone. |
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| X-Ray Vision - Just Like: Superman The Coolness: Knowing when the last of your favorite beverage is in the fridge. You would be, without exception, the greatest "Hide and Seek" player on the planet Earth. The Burden: Covering your head with a blanket won't stop you from seeing the monster(s) in your room. Without that smooth skin on the outside, it would be pretty "icky" just seeing the insides of people all the time. |
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| Spider-sense (premonition)
- Just Like: Spiderman (Spider-Man for you purists), Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed) The Coolness: You seldom lose bets and never get sucker-punched. You will also win nearly any game of truth or dare. The Burden: About half of the people with this power get a splitting headache when it occurs. Sometimes the power can take away the wonder of mysteries, both in fiction and real life. Danger: Without surprises, life can be pretty boring. |
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