If you could instantly gain one REALISTIC ability?

[RastaBadger]

Either a perfect memory or to become ambidextrous.
Probably the first as it would mean less time spent revising and re-doing stuff so I could spend more time becoming ambidextrous.

 

[Tyler47]

Speaking Italian.



Yup, small dreams, eh?

 

[Innegativeion]

Become insanely good at computer programming.

I'm confident enough in my creative abilities, but employers like to see practical displays, demos, etc, or so I hear.

I'd make myself an omniglot. Being fluent in every language would be amazing IMO.

Actually, yeah, fuck it. I'm learning to program anyway. Omniglot-ery would be freaking boss.

 

[betafotball]

The ability to upload any skill into my brain from a computer database and to know everything about it instantly.

Matrix anyone?

Yes, that is the one I want too.

 

[GLo Jones]

Given my love of languages, and my goal to be fluent in at least six before I die (English, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Italian, and Mandarin). I'd say to have a superb overall 'Language-learning Aptitude' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language-learning_aptitude].

Edit:

I'd make myself an omniglot. Being fluent in every language would be amazing IMO.

Hang on a minute, that's cheating!

 

[ablac]

Being a good public speaker, one who knows how to use what he knows and when it is necessary to bring more evidence. Mainly this is a confidence issue but tone of voice and simply speaking clearly would be good. If I had that I could do what I want to.

 

[Brown Cap]

I want the ability to whistle flawlessly

 

[Agayek]

Become insanely good at computer programming.

I'm confident enough in my creative abilities, but employers like to see practical displays, demos, etc, or so I hear.

Programming really isn't that hard, don't waste your skill-up on that. Once you understand the rules of formal logic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-order_logic], everything else is just syntax.

Also, programming tip for you: learn C (not C++ or C#, actual 1960s C). Then go learn Java or C# and never, ever, ever use C again.

You will thank me for it. Before you ask why, learning how to code with C, and dealing with all the bullshit it makes you do (malloc! pointers! heap shenanigans! seg faults!) will make you a better programmer, and you'll appreciate the higher level languages even more because they handle all that shit for you.

 

[Generalissimo]

the ability to make my voice instantly instill extremes of emtion in people. no more srawn out arguments if the impacts of my points hit like a ton of bricks

 

[Agayek]

Edit:

I'd make myself an omniglot. Being fluent in every language would be amazing IMO.

Hang on a minute, that's cheating!

It's only cheating if you get caught.

 

[I-Protest-I]

Be mostly machine and be able to upgrade myself/live longer.

 

[MammothBlade]

A medical degree with a specialisation in psychiatry.

 

[TerribleAssassin]

To be the Commander Shepard of the modern world.

Minus the entire alien banging thing.

 

[stonethered]

The best realistic power ever: being born into a ridiculously wealthy family, one so wealthy even my grandchildren would be ridiculously wealthy no matter how much I spent.

But since its too late for that anyways, I'd settle for the analysis capacity of Sherlock Holmes. It'd be socially unpleasant I think, but gads of fun.

 

[sabercrusader]

Pro Freerunner. I always thought that it was one of the coolest things ever, I just can't do it myself though. Hell, I'd love just to be decent at it honestly.

 

[ICantBelieveItGoesBoom]

The knowledge to create a low energy, low materials way of industrially creating ammonia. And the patent to it. Seriously, whoever can figure that out will be rolling in it.

 

[GmonXyZ]

I'd love to be able to cite Pi to (67890 + 1) decimals.

It's the ultimate pick-up line.

 

[Sordin]

Photographic memory.

 

[The_Critic]

okay then, any Alpha ability from the show alpha.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Being able to draw particularly comicbook characters.

At least my imagination is no longer bond to my mind!