<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: Superstronomer</title>
	<atom:link href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/</link>
	<description>I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:36:06 -0600</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4</generator>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
		<item>
		<title>By: Doug</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/comment-page-3/#comment-222451</link>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/#comment-222451</guid>
		<description>&quot;i have an uncanny ability to be able to overpower 17 yr old guys. It is quite funny actually. im only 5 foot 3, 17 yrs old, slim build, and yet whenever i play fight with the guy mates... i always seem to win.&quot; - Ash

Since you &quot;win&quot; I&#039;m guessing that means you always end up on top, straddling them and pinning their arms down, face-to-face.  And that you are at least moderately attractive.  Which leads me to bet real money that your &quot;superpower&quot; would allow you to overpower any straight male from 14 to 94, of any build.  I&#039;m fairly well built and yet this happened to me a lot as a teenager whenever I wrestled with female friends.  I&#039;m available for a test fight, BTW.  [ grin ]

On topic, for many years I had the ability to find something hidden that I hadn&#039;t seen in a long time, which I would suddenly need within a few days.  Usually the object was in an odd location where I wouldn&#039;t have found it when I suddenly needed it.  For example, find the Windows XP disc under the couch, and the computer dies 3 days later requiring reinstallation of everything.  Hasn&#039;t happened in a while now but used to happen several times a month.

However, for many, many years now my wife and I say exactly what&#039;s on the other&#039;s mind even when nothing has been said for a long time and we aren&#039;t even looking at each other (so no nonverbal cues, either).  Sitting on the couch watching TV for an hour in silence I might say &quot;hey, do you know where the blue shovel is?&quot; and often her response will be &quot;I was just taking a breath to ask you the same thing!&quot;  She&#039;ll do the same to me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;i have an uncanny ability to be able to overpower 17 yr old guys. It is quite funny actually. im only 5 foot 3, 17 yrs old, slim build, and yet whenever i play fight with the guy mates&#8230; i always seem to win.&#8221; &#8211; Ash</p>
<p>Since you &#8220;win&#8221; I&#8217;m guessing that means you always end up on top, straddling them and pinning their arms down, face-to-face.  And that you are at least moderately attractive.  Which leads me to bet real money that your &#8220;superpower&#8221; would allow you to overpower any straight male from 14 to 94, of any build.  I&#8217;m fairly well built and yet this happened to me a lot as a teenager whenever I wrestled with female friends.  I&#8217;m available for a test fight, BTW.  [ grin ]</p>
<p>On topic, for many years I had the ability to find something hidden that I hadn&#8217;t seen in a long time, which I would suddenly need within a few days.  Usually the object was in an odd location where I wouldn&#8217;t have found it when I suddenly needed it.  For example, find the Windows XP disc under the couch, and the computer dies 3 days later requiring reinstallation of everything.  Hasn&#8217;t happened in a while now but used to happen several times a month.</p>
<p>However, for many, many years now my wife and I say exactly what&#8217;s on the other&#8217;s mind even when nothing has been said for a long time and we aren&#8217;t even looking at each other (so no nonverbal cues, either).  Sitting on the couch watching TV for an hour in silence I might say &#8220;hey, do you know where the blue shovel is?&#8221; and often her response will be &#8220;I was just taking a breath to ask you the same thing!&#8221;  She&#8217;ll do the same to me.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Tortorific</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/comment-page-3/#comment-221741</link>
		<dc:creator>Tortorific</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/#comment-221741</guid>
		<description>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz4f_e02RFM

Very mild superpowers from Spicks and Specks an Australian music quiz show.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz4f_e02RFM" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz4f_e02RFM</a></p>
<p>Very mild superpowers from Spicks and Specks an Australian music quiz show.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: On eating in the UK &#124; Bad Astronomy &#124; Discover Magazine</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/comment-page-3/#comment-221569</link>
		<dc:creator>On eating in the UK &#124; Bad Astronomy &#124; Discover Magazine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/#comment-221569</guid>
		<description>[...] the reasons I love it so is because I love to eat. Love love love to eat. I have a suspicion that my hypernosmia superpower also lends itself to gustatory sensitivity, making eating an especially rich and sensual experience [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] the reasons I love it so is because I love to eat. Love love love to eat. I have a suspicion that my hypernosmia superpower also lends itself to gustatory sensitivity, making eating an especially rich and sensual experience [...]</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Ash</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/comment-page-3/#comment-62374</link>
		<dc:creator>Ash</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/#comment-62374</guid>
		<description>i have an uncanny ability to be able to overpower 17 yr old guys. It is quite funny actually. im only 5 foot 3, 17 yrs old, slim build, and yet whenever i play fight with the guy mates, [who are significantly taller, musclier and cockier than me] i always seem to win. i have more stamina, and the upper hand that they think im weak. lets just say there were tears. and they weren&#039;t mine!

i can also move my eyes from left to right really really fast so they look like theyr vibrating. it creeps people out!

also, i can move my lower eyelids inwards, so i look like a posessed zombie child. that creeps people out too!

i love these &#039;powers&#039; XD</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i have an uncanny ability to be able to overpower 17 yr old guys. It is quite funny actually. im only 5 foot 3, 17 yrs old, slim build, and yet whenever i play fight with the guy mates, [who are significantly taller, musclier and cockier than me] i always seem to win. i have more stamina, and the upper hand that they think im weak. lets just say there were tears. and they weren&#8217;t mine!</p>
<p>i can also move my eyes from left to right really really fast so they look like theyr vibrating. it creeps people out!</p>
<p>also, i can move my lower eyelids inwards, so i look like a posessed zombie child. that creeps people out too!</p>
<p>i love these &#8216;powers&#8217; XD</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Davebegood</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/comment-page-3/#comment-62373</link>
		<dc:creator>Davebegood</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/#comment-62373</guid>
		<description>When I hit middle age I mysteriously obtained Super Napping powers, that let me slip into tiny cat naps after just a few seconds. Also, just looking at pictures of beans will cause me to become flatulent.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I hit middle age I mysteriously obtained Super Napping powers, that let me slip into tiny cat naps after just a few seconds. Also, just looking at pictures of beans will cause me to become flatulent.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: tussock</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/comment-page-3/#comment-62372</link>
		<dc:creator>tussock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/#comment-62372</guid>
		<description>BTW, Phil. Re transnosmia

Your bodily &quot;stink&quot; smells much worse to people who share components of your immune system, an evolutionary trick to get folk to pick partners who don&#039;t share any, and thus be more likely to have some of your kids survive the next plague. Your children should be less likely than average to die of the same immune-related cause as each other.
The stink in your clothes is mostly unrelated bacterial compounds (which don&#039;t reproduce at all well on our skin, but thrive in various clothing materials), and smells much the same to everyone. Multiple sweating/drying/reheating sessions (such as before and after lunch, or on multiple days) amplifies the number of bacteria considerably.

People who smell worse than the clothes they&#039;re in share a lot of the chromosomes that are active in your immune system. Either that or they have an infection, and should see a doctor.

Still, much of taste and smell is attitude. It&#039;s quite possible to consciously ignore smells, and it&#039;s normal for people to unconsciously do so in various &quot;safe&quot; smelly situations (like defecating or changing nappies). It&#039;s similarly possible to elevate your awareness of these things, which you may have taken to doing by habit.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BTW, Phil. Re transnosmia</p>
<p>Your bodily &#8220;stink&#8221; smells much worse to people who share components of your immune system, an evolutionary trick to get folk to pick partners who don&#8217;t share any, and thus be more likely to have some of your kids survive the next plague. Your children should be less likely than average to die of the same immune-related cause as each other.<br />
The stink in your clothes is mostly unrelated bacterial compounds (which don&#8217;t reproduce at all well on our skin, but thrive in various clothing materials), and smells much the same to everyone. Multiple sweating/drying/reheating sessions (such as before and after lunch, or on multiple days) amplifies the number of bacteria considerably.</p>
<p>People who smell worse than the clothes they&#8217;re in share a lot of the chromosomes that are active in your immune system. Either that or they have an infection, and should see a doctor.</p>
<p>Still, much of taste and smell is attitude. It&#8217;s quite possible to consciously ignore smells, and it&#8217;s normal for people to unconsciously do so in various &#8220;safe&#8221; smelly situations (like defecating or changing nappies). It&#8217;s similarly possible to elevate your awareness of these things, which you may have taken to doing by habit.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: tussock</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/comment-page-3/#comment-62371</link>
		<dc:creator>tussock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/01/03/superstronomer/#comment-62371</guid>
		<description>My highly unusual superpower is apparently to believe I&#039;m relatively normal; or at least to pretend that in order to better fit in with the skeptics crowd.

Hmm. Though I basically understand the value of the scientific method in testing theories of causation. Seriously people, do some experiments, be a little less credulous.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My highly unusual superpower is apparently to believe I&#8217;m relatively normal; or at least to pretend that in order to better fit in with the skeptics crowd.</p>
<p>Hmm. Though I basically understand the value of the scientific method in testing theories of causation. Seriously people, do some experiments, be a little less credulous.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Dynamic Page Served (once) in 0.251 seconds -->
<!-- Cached page served by WP-Cache -->
