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silent tone

Golden Member
Oct 9, 1999
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I can equalize the pressure in my ears without any tricks like moving you jaw, yawning, swallowing etc pretty quickly (3 Hz, I justed clocked myself).
 

Oil

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Aug 31, 2005
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Originally posted by: silent tone
I can equalize the pressure in my ears without any tricks like moving you jaw, yawning, swallowing etc pretty quickly (3 Hz, I justed clocked myself).

Same here
 

orion23

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Oct 1, 2003
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Originally posted by: necine
I can't remember names or dates if my life depended on it... but my memory for other stuff is quite astounding.

Same here. I always forget people's names! Everything else sticks!
 

DJFuji

Diamond Member
Oct 18, 1999
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Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Remembering useless random facts, but not being able to remember, names, theorems, postulates, characters in book, and basically anything helpful to life

Originally posted by: joshsquall
Sniping in CS:S.
"Cracking" joints.
Dodging things.

In grade school i was always the last guy left on dodgeball and with two guys throwing at me from both directions, it would take a ridiculous amount of time to finish the game. My teammates started yelling at me to just get hit so that they could play again.

I'm not CAL-I caliber with CSS sniping, but i can maintain a 3:1 kdr pretty easily on iceworld-type maps where sniping is more difficult because of enemies rushing with SMGs.

I dont know if you can say im "good" at this, but i have a weird thing where my heart rate has an abnormally large range. Resting heart rate is 50s and 60s but max HR is somewhere near 240.
 

se7en

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Oct 23, 2002
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I can make this stupid loud popping sound by pressing my tounge against the top of my mouth.
 

Fritzo

Lifer
Jan 3, 2001
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Originally posted by: MotionMan
I just remembered another one:

Catching thrown M&M's in my mouth. If I can get to it, I can catch it.

MotionMan

In my junior year of high school during a talent show, I caught 10 grapes in my mouth from 20ft. Forgot about that
 

angminas

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Dec 17, 2006
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I've always been extremely good at EverQuest and World of Warcraft. I loved running open raids- that'll push you to your limits.
I have the fastest reflexes I've ever seen. I catch falling things all the time. Actually pretty useful. Comical when combined with poor coordination.
I can often open a book to the exact same page I was reading last. Probably half the time I try it I'm within 10 pages. No bookmarks or dogears, and I don't look when I close it so I can be sure to do it later.
I can remember and access massive amounts of trivia, if the subject interests me and I'm paying attention. I really want to get on Jeopardy. I can't remember names of people I know or things to do, even if I really want to do them. I can't remember what album or movie or book I wanted when I enter a store.

Edit: I forgot my awesome helicopter noise. I do a lot of other impressions too, though I'm very rusty.
 

Farang

Lifer
Jul 7, 2003
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I am the absolute best at cutting pizza with a half-moon blade. I chop it up in the blink of an eye and can toss it in a box from a distance. When I worked at a pizza place little kids would gather around the oven and be in awe. Now that I don't work there this talent is worthless.
 

azilaga

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Mar 24, 2003
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I think I'm still pretty good at memorizing. I could/can take 100 items, commit them to memory, say them backwards, give any item in the order, etc.
 

Coldkilla

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Oct 7, 2004
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Originally posted by: azilaga
I think I'm still pretty good at memorizing. I could/can take 100 items, commit them to memory, say them backwards, give any item in the order, etc.

I'm the opposite. I get in my car to go to the store. Drive a block. Then forget where I'm going. (Examples like this happen at least a dozen times a day).

But I'm good at drums
 

IGBT

Lifer
Jul 16, 2001
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..I was good at Morse Code at one time. Passed a 20 wpm CW test in 1999 for my HamRadio Extra exam.
 

BudAshes

Lifer
Jul 20, 2003
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Originally posted by: IGBT
..I was good at Morse Code at one time. Passed a 20 wpm CW test in 1999 for my HamRadio Extra exam.

I could see that being useful in some crazy rescue scenario.
 

AStar617

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Sep 29, 2002
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I can balance broomsticks and crap like that on my nose/chin/forehead.

and according to my gf, my thumbs are freakishly double jointed
 

n yusef

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Feb 20, 2005
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I know tons of tricks with poker chips, and am beginning to learn penspinning. I can speak and take notes of speeches at nearly 300 words per minute (from debating in high school).
 
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