Ruined Superpowers Would You Rather questions
Classic superpowers given modern, inconvenient and highly arguable limitations.
What makes these choices difficult?
an extraordinary ability versus one ridiculous limitation. This set is designed for everyone, with a fun difficulty level. No option is presented as the correct answer.
- Would you rather speak every language, but always sound like a beginner and trigger a loud notification each time, every weekend for five years or blend into any crowd, but nobody remembers meeting you and everyone knows when you use it, every weekend for five years?
- Would you rather fly anywhere, but only at walking speed and never demonstrate it on request, twice a week without warning or redo one day, but choose it a month early and everyone knows when you use it, twice a week without warning?
- Would you rather read minds, but hear thoughts in your own voice and receive only a ten-second warning, every weekday for one year or travel anywhere free, but spend normal travel time and receive only a ten-second warning, every weekday for one year?
- Would you rather undo mistakes, but remember both versions and lose access whenever you brag, once a day without warning or detect lies, but never know the reason and receive only a ten-second warning, once a day without warning?
- Would you rather teleport anywhere, but arrive holding everything you carried and keep a public total of every use, for seven days or master one language, but forget another and receive only a ten-second warning, for seven days?
- Would you rather become invisible, but leave your clothes visible and everyone knows when you use it, whenever you are in public or run twice as fast, but squeak with every step and explain the ability to one sceptical person, whenever you are in public?
- Would you rather see tomorrow, but never change what you saw and explain the ability to one sceptical person, until your next birthday or rewind one minute, but forget the original version and explain the ability to one sceptical person, until your next birthday?
- Would you rather pause time, but your phone keeps running and use it only once a day, every weekend for five years or blend into any crowd, but nobody remembers meeting you and explain the ability to one sceptical person, every weekend for five years?
- Would you rather speak every language, but always sound like a beginner and never demonstrate it on request, twice a week without warning or redo one day, but choose it a month early and explain the ability to one sceptical person, twice a week without warning?
- Would you rather fly anywhere, but only at walking speed and explain the ability to one sceptical person, every weekday for one year or travel anywhere free, but spend normal travel time and lose access whenever you brag, every weekday for one year?
- Would you rather read minds, but hear thoughts in your own voice and trigger a loud notification each time, once a day without warning or detect lies, but never know the reason and lose access whenever you brag, once a day without warning?
- Would you rather undo mistakes, but remember both versions and keep a public total of every use, for seven days or master one language, but forget another and lose access whenever you brag, for seven days?
- Would you rather teleport anywhere, but arrive holding everything you carried and receive only a ten-second warning, whenever you are in public or run twice as fast, but squeak with every step and trigger a loud notification each time, whenever you are in public?
- Would you rather become invisible, but leave your clothes visible and lose access whenever you brag, until your next birthday or rewind one minute, but forget the original version and trigger a loud notification each time, until your next birthday?
- Would you rather see tomorrow, but never change what you saw and use it only once a day, every weekend for five years or blend into any crowd, but nobody remembers meeting you and trigger a loud notification each time, every weekend for five years?
- Would you rather pause time, but your phone keeps running and everyone knows when you use it, during your busiest hour or receive predictions, but always at the worst moment and trigger a loud notification each time, during your busiest hour?
- Would you rather speak every language, but always sound like a beginner and explain the ability to one sceptical person, every weekday for one year or travel anywhere free, but spend normal travel time and use it only once a day, every weekday for one year?
- Would you rather fly anywhere, but only at walking speed and use it only once a day, once a day without warning or detect lies, but never know the reason and use it only once a day, once a day without warning?
- Would you rather read minds, but hear thoughts in your own voice and never demonstrate it on request, for seven days or master one language, but forget another and use it only once a day, for seven days?
- Would you rather undo mistakes, but remember both versions and receive only a ten-second warning, whenever you are in public or run twice as fast, but squeak with every step and keep a public total of every use, whenever you are in public?
- Would you rather teleport anywhere, but arrive holding everything you carried and trigger a loud notification each time, until your next birthday or rewind one minute, but forget the original version and keep a public total of every use, until your next birthday?
- Would you rather become invisible, but leave your clothes visible and keep a public total of every use, every weekend for five years or blend into any crowd, but nobody remembers meeting you and keep a public total of every use, every weekend for five years?
- Would you rather see tomorrow, but never change what you saw and everyone knows when you use it, during your busiest hour or receive predictions, but always at the worst moment and keep a public total of every use, during your busiest hour?
- Would you rather pause time, but your phone keeps running and lose access whenever you brag, for five years or travel anywhere free, but spend normal travel time and never demonstrate it on request, for five years?
How to use this list
Choose an option before reading anybody else's answer. After the reveal, compare the reasoning behind each side rather than treating the majority as correct. Live totals on eligible question pages are first-party WYR HQ votes.