If you could instantly gain one REALISTIC ability?

[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!

 

[someonehairy-ish]

Well I've learned to play an instrument the hard way so I'd like the vocal talent to go with it.

 

[Agayek]

okay then, any Alpha ability from the show alpha.

If you pick anything other than Gary's power (or possibly Nina's, if you can live with the moral implications) for the modern era, you fail at everything forever.

In all seriousness, I love that show, but if it was done with any degree of realism, and Gary wasn't borderline crazy, he'd be running the world within a decade. The ability to see, process and manipulate all electromagnetic signals is so stupidly broken it's not even funny.

 

[The_Critic]

okay then, any Alpha ability from the show alpha.

If you pick anything other than Gary's power (or possibly Nina's, if you can live with the moral implications) for the modern era, you fail at everything forever.

In all seriousness, I love that show, but if it was done with any degree of realism, and Gary wasn't borderline crazy, he'd be running the world within a decade. The ability to see, process and manipulate all electromagnetic signals is so stupidly broken it's not even funny.

True Gary's ability is pretty op. But he is autistic so it almost makes sense that he has one of the best abilities. His is definitely one of the best abilities.

I would probably put Hicks ability as the one I'd like though, not because of world domination but because it's such a sweet ability. Hyperkinesis would be great for gaming. =D