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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

There was a TV show about a guy with super senses -hearing, smell, touch, vision. I grew up with brothers, learned to breathe defensively to not smell things, and remember thinking there is no way I would survive having a supernaturally sensitive sense of smell. There are just more bad smells than good in an average day.

I think also that hearing people's thoughts would drive anyone crazy.

What I would like to have is super jumping and landing, sort of like flying but just bouncing.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean, my dog thinks garbage and shit are the greatest smells possible and he's the most trustworthy person I know, so I have to assume it all circles back on itself somehow.

[–] rockandsock@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Sentinel. I watched that back in the 90s.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is it! I remember thinking what an awful boyfriend he would be. Like, it would just be so uncomfortable to think he was always thinking you stink because everything was dialed up to 2000%. Never wanting him to go down on you because any taste/smell would be so magnified. Perfumes would hurt him too. And he'd probably want you so quiet as well.

[–] rockandsock@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I never thought of that but yikes.

If I remember the show correctly, after the first few episodes he could mostly control when the enhanced senses were in use.

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I mean, dogs somehow manage