Top 35 Super Powers - Do You have Any?

[Groucho]

Only just realised my above post contained the wrong video.

So I've changed it to the actual topic I was referring to.

Apologies for any confusion.

 

[sk66rc]

I majored in forensic psychology in college... There's a thing called micro-expressions... Criminal profilers use it all the time while interviewing potential suspects... Criminal psychiatrists use it as well... Some are trained in it for that exact purpose... Studies have shown, though not conclusively, some are naturally gifted at it due to personal experiences and/or environments they grew up in... Micro-expressions are facial expressions that are shown in fractions of a second & those who are trained can pick them up... There were some controversial cases involving "psychics" & cold readings... They'll throw out some random "cold" questions or comments out & depending on how a person reacts, even in fraction of a second, they can "read" or "tell" if the statement is true or not... I've done this on numerous times where I would throw out a statement that seemingly have nothing to do with the given situation & can tell by how the person reacts get the answer I was looking for... Some cases, I don't even have to have a direct interaction with a person... I could be watching an interview done by 3rd party or person's interactions with others & be able to tell about a person... That's how I met my most recent ex-girlfriend... I was at a party & I just happened to walk by her & her friend's while they were talking... By the split second expression on her face with choice of her words I've heard when I was walking by half drunk, I could tell few things about her... When I brought that up when I got a chance to talk to her, she couldn't understand how I could possibly know things about her when that was the first time we've met... I'm not saying there's no "unusual powers" exist... I'm saying in some cases, the extraordinary abilities have surprisingly simple explanations...

I've never heard of the term micro-expressions but I always considered I'd make a good detective (problem is, detectives in the UK require 8 years worth of police work, and I'm not one of those 'rough handler' types required, and private detectives are photographic evidence/tracking based). I suppose my closest parity would be Sherlock Holmes.

I correctly deduced someone was previously employed as a waitress based on her leaning in a photograph (it had obviously become habitual enough that she had used it in real-life - leaning in a position ready to take an order sans the actual notepad or menu).


Unfortunately, such information goes very personal at times and the issue is how much do you say to the person (especially there is a probability it is either wrong, or they might deny it as it's embarrassing)? I'd love to use it to assist in solving of crimes, that would be like ideal - but there's no way I can get in to that area without doing things I'm poorly suited for.

Here ya go...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microexpression... http://www.paulekman.com/micro-expressions/... http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/spycatcher/201112/body-language-vs-micro-expressions... http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/microexpression.htm...

Above are few examples of sites that explains micro-expressions & how they're used... In combination with other forms of "reading" people, it can be very affective tools to determine people's state of mind...

 

[Groucho]

Here ya go...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microexpression... http://www.paulekman.com/micro-expressions/... http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/spycatcher/201112/body-language-vs-micro-expressions... http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/microexpression.htm...

Above are few examples of sites that explains micro-expressions & how they're used... In combination with other forms of "reading" people, it can be very affective tools to determine people's state of mind...

Those are what I call subconscious cues. Your subconscious gives away your initial impressions before your conscious has time to react to suppress them. The primary cue I use is pupil dilation (shock/fear/panic triggers a flight/fight response and thus dilation: usually your cue to determine lying, especially if they are caught out).

Maybe I could turn this into a career or something? It would be pretty awesome if I could help solve crimes.

 

[LadyDaria]

Maybe I could turn this into a career or something? It would be pretty awesome if I could help solve crimes.

You could be a private investigator. I work in crime solving (paperwork side) and it is my opinion that people in the business of solving crimes actually just want to appear to be working on solving them and don't want to actually do it or have any talent for it. Those who are talented open their own businesses.

 

[Groucho]

Maybe I could turn this into a career or something? It would be pretty awesome if I could help solve crimes.

You could be a private investigator. I work in crime solving (paperwork side) and it is my opinion that people in the business of solving crimes actually just want to appear to be working on solving them and don't want to actually do it or have any talent for it. Those who are talented open their own businesses.

World's first consulting detective.

I'm always concerned I'd mess up or get information wrong. But that is the kind of job I'd love to do.

 

[LadyDaria]

World's first consulting detective.I'm always concerned I'd mess up or get information wrong. But that is the kind of job I'd love to do.

Did you ever see Veronica Mars? I would love to do something like that but I have one problem.. if I got into trouble with bad people... I would be in deep doo, but I sure could do divorce stuff.

 

[Groucho]

World's first consulting detective.I'm always concerned I'd mess up or get information wrong. But that is the kind of job I'd love to do.

Did you ever see Veronica Mars? I would love to do something like that but I have one problem.. if I got into trouble with bad people... I would be in deep doo, but I sure could do divorce stuff.

Bad people I have no issue with. I consider it the highest honour to die for a moral cause.

But I'm thinking Sherlock Holmes esque.

But I would feel bad charging people for a service when they might be in dire straights.

 

[Phaedron]

I am very good at spacial knowledge. People call me the human GPS. I can generally find my way to anything pretty easily with minimal directions. I just have a really good sense for how roads work and it is almost as if I can see how a road will end up. Also.. I am extremely good at maneuvering a car fast and accurate. I can go into a parking space at 30 mph and it will be perfectly straight the first time. I am also extremely good at parallel parking.

Not me, I get lost everywhere I go, and I get lost trying to do things. I'm a lazy utopian idealist, I don't like all the redundant and confusing complications when it comes to doing anything these days, esp certain websites.