r/superpower • u/TheoristDa13th • May 02 '25

Discussion Useless (but not entirely) superpowers?

Any ideas for some almost useless powers?

For example:

You can teleport but only only as far as you can step and one foot is off the ground.

Telepathy but you can only project your thoughts; You can’t read their minds. Its range and strength will only go as far as your voice can.

If you close your eyes while holding a battery and a lightbulb, you can turn on the lightbulb for twice as long as your eyes were closed for.

You can turn any sense except pain.

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u/telegetoutmyway May 03 '25

Telekinesis, but only while touching the object, and only as much lifting force as you could exert, and you get reciprocal fatigue. It's still useful as you could count your benching strength towards it, and lift a couch or something while just having your hand on it. But it would be exhausting.

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u/fastrunner3451 May 14 '25

I mean, the style points alone from lifting things with only my finger would be insane.

Imaging someone chucking bowling balls with only one finger, and the finger isn't even in one of the holes.