There are all sorts of super powers in movies and comic books, but most of them are not very practical. So here’s a practical one.<\/p>\n
Suppose you could easily measure things. You could just look at a room or a piece of furniture and know exactly how big it is. Or pick up an object and know its exact weight.<\/p>\n
It would be like having perfect pitch, but for everything — color, proportion, time, velocity, you name it. To me, that would be a lot more useful than being able to put on a colorful cape and fly through the air.<\/p>\n
So that’s my super power for today. If you could make up a new kind of super power, what would you choose?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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