Question of the Day, Wednesday, April 15, 2020

[Mamanyt1953]

What to ask, what to ask? My brain is so fried from the news that I'm having a hard time...OH! I KNOW!!!

What unusual talent/ability do you have that surprises most people?

LOL, I can SEX BUNNIES! There's a trick to it, as the boy bunny's boy bits are hidden inside a little pouch on his tummy, there's nothing much exterior at all. I actually got a job once when I desperately needed one because I could sex bunnies! Picture a pet shop, Saturday before Easter, 150 bunnies hopping around in a big enclosure, and 200 people yelling "I WANT A GIRL!" or "I WANT A BOY!" and NOT ONE EMPLOYEE KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE! Plucky girl steps in enclosure, begins sexing bunnies, and handing them out. INSTANT JOB! I worked there for almost five years.

 

[Norachan]

That's an awesome talent!

I can't sex bunnies but I can throw a pot on a wheel. I studied ceramics at college, so I can center a big lump of clay and throw a cup, vase or bowl from it.

 

[Mia6]

I don't think this is actually a talent but I have a very good memory. I can remember
events that occurred when I was less than 2. If people lie to me about things they
told me or didn't, I can remember what they said, sometimes down to the exact wording.

 

[NY cat man]

I can take a pile of lumber and, without plans or instructions, turn it into something useful, but then, I'm a guy. It's expected.

 

[Katie M]

Well, this is definitely an unusual ability-I can dislocate my hips and shoulders. For most people, that would mean a trip to the ER, but I can pop them back into place just as easily.

 

[neely]

I can jump rope at record speed - when we would take our students to gym class and have a warm up I could out jump them all and I'm no spring chicken.

 

[Lari]

I'm pretty sure I don't have any special abilities.

 

[maggiedemi]

The only thing really special about me is my kind heart. I truly love everyone and want the best for all animals & humans and never want them to suffer.

 

[Jem]

I can do weird things with my joints....but it's not so much a talent as it's an actual disease...but it still surprises people! Might as well make the most of it and creep people out LOL!
I have actual talents, but I wouldn't consider them to be unusual, even if people are surprised when they find out something "new" or unexpected about me.

 

[aliceneko]

I can memorise songs quickly in other languages. I know the words to the Italian, French and German national anthems off by heart, and also the German lyrics to Silent Night and O Christmas Tree.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

I was able to determine the sex of one of our squirrels. HE was hanging out on the screen door. I Googled and it's not supposed to be easy to tell. But i have no doubts.

I am double jointed and flexible. DD has inherited the trait. We have freaked a few people out. Her pediatrician laughed and said her joints are still normal. The flexibility exercises in gym class were pretty much the only thing I was naturally good at. I do think taking dance classes for several years at a young age helped set that ability up.

 

[Lola3791]

I don't know if this is a talent, but I have a really active imagination. I like writing even though I don't think I'm very good at it. But I've shared some of my writings with a friend who said that I'm talented.

 

[misty8723]

None that I'm aware of.

 

[MonaLyssa33]

I can wiggle my eyeballs. I just learned that it actually has a name. It's apparently called Voluntary Nystagmus. Here's a video example of it (not me).

 

[Xraystyle]

I'm somewhat private about all the different stuff I do, so often people are surprised not by my talents, but just with the randomness of my experiences. I guess, in a way, that leads people to be surprised by the broad range of topics I have some knowledge of. I get a lot of "How do you know all of this?" reactions. It's because I a) pay attention to details b) spend a lot of time on the internet c) constantly keep aware of world and pop culture news d) have been a lot of places and done a lot of different things and e) am just smart, I guess

 

[DreamerRose]

I'm somewhat private about all the different stuff I do, so often people are surprised not by my talents, but just with the randomness of my experiences. I guess, in a way, that leads people to be surprised by the broad range of topics I have some knowledge of. I get a lot of "How do you know all of this?" reactions. It's because I a) pay attention to details b) spend a lot of time on the internet c) constantly keep aware of world and pop culture news d) have been a lot of places and done a lot of different things and e) am just smart, I guess

I'm like that, too. Sometimes it's just trivia. But I read a lot and absorb a lot. Once a couple of years ago, someone was giving a lecture on ancient Rome and asked repeatedly what was this building, what was that. I named them one by one. People stared at me in astonishment.

Having played a computer game based on ancient Rome helped tremendously.

 

[Silver Crazy]

I can bowl 9 strikes in a row then with great finesse and careful judgement bowl the next 2 balls into the gutter.

ahhh..that elusive 300.

On a more serious note I have synesthesia which lets me see peoples and animals mood in colour..ergo the sayings black with anger, green with envy, feeling blue and so on.
So when I walk past someone and say to them..whats upset you, before they have even spoken gets them by surprise.

 

[maggiedemi]

I also write poetry. I forgot about that.

 

[posiepurrs]

I believe I am the least talented person in the world, I have no unusual talents or abilities that I am aware of.

 

[Mamanyt1953]

I'm pretty sure I don't have any special abilities.

I believe I am the least talented person in the world, I have no unusual talents or abilities that I am aware of.

I bet you both have something very special that YOU think is just ordinary. In fact, I'd bet my next Social Security check on it. You may not realize just how unique that thing is, but it's there.

I can wiggle my eyeballs. I just learned that it actually has a name. It's apparently called Voluntary Nystagmus. Here's a video example of it (not me).

I can voluntarily vibrate my tympanic membrane (ear drum). That's fairly rare, and most people have to make funny faces to do it. Not me. I just...think about it. I've been trying to figure out which muscles I'm actually using, and I can't! But it sounds, in my own ears, like a cat purring.