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Bryophyte

Lifer
Apr 25, 2001
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13
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Throwing things very accurately (free-throws, throwing something at a trash can across the room and get it in, etc)
Catching things thrown or flying at me
I can dislocate my shoulders at will, hyperextend my elbows, and have 'double jointed' thumbs
 

Koing

Elite Member <br> Super Moderator<br> Health and F
Oct 11, 2000
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Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Throwing things very accurately (free-throws, throwing something at a trash can across the room and get it in, etc)
Catching things thrown or flying at me
I can dislocate my shoulders at will, hyperextend my elbows, and have 'double jointed' thumbs

wow we are identical in our useless things we're good at

I can't dislocate my shoulders but I can drop them about an inch out of the sockets. Loose ligaments. I can definately hyper extend my elbows and my fingers are really supple. I can bend my small finger so the finger nail so it is about 11 o clock if directly up towards the sky is 12.

I'm very athletic but that is quite useful

Koing
 

czech09

Diamond Member
Nov 13, 2004
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Game wise I'm alright at Mario Strikers and Mario Tennis for GC as well as the Fifa series on PS2 or computer.
 

Bryophyte

Lifer
Apr 25, 2001
13,430
13
81
Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Throwing things very accurately (free-throws, throwing something at a trash can across the room and get it in, etc)
Catching things thrown or flying at me
I can dislocate my shoulders at will, hyperextend my elbows, and have 'double jointed' thumbs

wow we are identical in our useless things we're good at

I can't dislocate my shoulders but I can drop them about an inch out of the sockets. Loose ligaments. I can definately hyper extend my elbows and my fingers are really supple. I can bend my small finger so the finger nail so it is about 11 o clock if directly up towards the sky is 12.

I'm very athletic but that is quite useful

Koing

:beer:
 

adairusmc

Diamond Member
Jul 24, 2006
7,095
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Madden football on any console

Fly Fishing (though I have been practicing that since I was about 9, and it does benefit me in real life)

 

Jawo

Diamond Member
Jun 15, 2005
4,125
0
0
Being able to remember the page and the placement of diagrams/paragraphs, but not what they say!

Random dates, events, locations, historical trivia etc
 

AmpedSilence

Platinum Member
Oct 7, 2005
2,765
1
76
Reading from any angle and direction. I guess its not completely useless, but just mostly.

And besides, no talent is truly useless. Everything serves a purpose.

Edit: Oh, and i can sleep standing up. And have lucid conversations with people while sleeping. If you don't believe me ask my roommates. I didn't believe at first myself when they told me; it was weird.
 

Skotty

Senior member
Dec 29, 2006
232
0
0
I'm a fast sprinter. I don't race everyone I see, but of those I have raced, I have never lost. Tied once. I have no stamina though, I can't keep it up for too long. However, I was never perfectly physically fit, so no one ever tried to funnel me into organized sports. Now I program computers. I hope my legs aren't too disappointed with me.
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
110,810
29,564
146
i can split a deck of cards near exactly in half (+/- 2 cards) 7 out of 10 times. I can do it perfectly 3 out of 7 times
 

patentman

Golden Member
Apr 8, 2005
1,035
1
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Oh, remembered another one: hitting a softball. Gets you no props with women, and is generally useless outside of the game.

Over the last 8 years I've averaged ~45 plate appearances, a .650 batting average, 4-5 doubles, 4-5 triples, ~10 homeruns, >30 RBI and an OPS ~1.9-2 per 16 game season. This season I am batting .850 with 3 doubles, 4 triples, 2 homeruns, 13 RBI and an OPS of 2.564 over 6 games.

Anyone in Boston need a player for summer/fall season? I'm relocating and need a new team.
 

91TTZ

Lifer
Jan 31, 2005
14,374
1
0
Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Throwing things very accurately (free-throws, throwing something at a trash can across the room and get it in, etc)
Catching things thrown or flying at me
I can dislocate my shoulders at will, hyperextend my elbows, and have 'double jointed' thumbs

wow we are identical in our useless things we're good at

I can't dislocate my shoulders but I can drop them about an inch out of the sockets. Loose ligaments. I can definately hyper extend my elbows and my fingers are really supple. I can bend my small finger so the finger nail so it is about 11 o clock if directly up towards the sky is 12.

I'm very athletic but that is quite useful

Koing

I'm able to bend my fingers back until they touch the top of my hand (almost the wrist). I can also bend my thumbs to it holds against my wrist. My pinky fingers also bend at the tips almost 90 degrees.
 

OCNewbie

Diamond Member
Jul 18, 2000
7,603
24
81
Being 100% heterosexual but having an uncanny ability to thwart the sexual advances of women like Jessica Alba, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, & Jessica Biel, just to name a few. I will admit that my skills are probably less natural and more a product of repetition.
 

SampSon

Diamond Member
Jan 3, 2006
7,160
1
0
Yo-yo (I can do it with both hands), skateboarding, and knowing every single play in a hockey game.
 

Raduque

Lifer
Aug 22, 2004
13,141
138
106
Originally posted by: spanner
Spotting compression and interlacing artifacts.

Also color banding, macroblocking and dithering artifacts.

I used to be a god at Homeworld multiplayer, too.
 

potato28

Diamond Member
Jun 27, 2005
8,964
0
0
Originally posted by: SampSon
Yo-yo (I can do it with both hands), skateboarding, and knowing every single play in a hockey game.

You could be a ref if you know all the hockey plays.
 
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