NationStates Jolt Archive

I'd rather have invisibility. I mean, you could go anywhere you wanted that was interesting. I mean, where would you go if you could fly. Nepal? What's in Nepal? Women plowing fields necked (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20040704/ap_on_re_as/nepal_naked_farmers)(link is appropriate)? If you were invisible, you could sneak into the whitehouse, see Dick Cheney firing his doctor for abusing narcotics (http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/24481.htm), and tons of other cool things!

How bout' you?

I would rather invisibility. hehehe and i think all guys out there know the reason


Nice sig. katholik kingdom. I know that song well.

Definitely invisibility. The amount of mischief I could cause alone justifies such a choice.

Invisibility. <3 <3 <3
Oh, and yes, I'm a guy.

Tough choice. How about flying on odd numbered days and invisibility on even numbered days?

Tough choice. How about flying on odd numbered days and invisibility on even numbered days?

What if you were flying across the pacific and you flew into a timezone where it was an even numbered day? Would you become invisible and fall from the sky?

I presume people would choose invisibilty because they have perverted minds but you could still fly across a nudist colony or beach.

invisibility, definetly!

Flight. Only the really evil people will choose invisibility, so they can commit crimes without being seen. The not-so evil people will choose flight because they can commit crimes and still be seen, just running away more easily. I'm not very evil, am I?

You'll still commit crimes though....

Ooh, that is the hardest decision. Both have untold possibilities for coolness (and mischeif)

A combination of invisibility and flight would be cool....

But flight would be sooo coool.... how can you chose invisibility??

Think about it... flying, without a plane, free, in the air, soaring.... *weeps quietly*

I almost want to fly as much as I’d love to be a big cat for the day.

All you that chose invis are guys, aren’t you...

*Sighs* honestly ;)

Invisibility sounds like a better deal for me. Its good for evading people who would otherwise beat/stab/shoot/burn you to a bloody pulp. Flying can't be done indoors, right?

JiangGuo

Invisibility sounds like a better deal for me. Its good for evading people who would otherwise beat/stab/shoot/burn you to a bloody pulp. Flying can't be done indoors, right? JiangGuo

you have people that REALLY don't like you don't you...

Invisibility, you could rob a bank or go on a killing spree and nobody would know who you were, that is unless you left behind fingerprints or something.

Well, I'd still have to go with invisibility. After all, it has more practical uses than looking at nekked ch1x0rz

I'd have to say flying. Also, I'm going to have to plan a vacation to Nepal.

No doubt flying...are you people crazy? It's not even a question! And if I could fly I'd occassionally get some exercise...

Invisibility, you could rob a bank or go on a killing spree and nobody would know who you were, that is unless you left behind fingerprints or something.
which poses the question...do invisible people have fingerprints?

Tricky question. Is invisibility permanent, or can I just become invisible on a whim? Lets face it, sex would be hard if you couldn’t see what you were doing. Although, sex in the air would be sweet. However I would have no other purpose for flight than to fulfill that fantasy. Damn this brain teaser. Damn it all. How about being translucent with limited flight capability?

I'm a guy, but I'll take flight.

I'm not a voyeur, so there goes the joys of invisability :p. But with flight, I don't have to deal with cars.

Cars piss me off. A lot. :p

Wait, one question. How fast do you fly?

You'll still commit crimes though....

Sometimes you have to choose the bad over the worse. Flying away is not as evil as not being seen.

Well, I'd still have to go with invisibility. After all, it has more practical uses than looking at nekked ch1x0rz

seeing naked people is WAY overrated, most people are fairly homely undressed, this is why we invented clothing
leave nudity to the professionals

can you really watch a bird soaring through the sky and not want to fly??

This idea is explored on the OUTSTANDING radio program "This American Life".
Check out their website, but be prepared to get hooked one of the coolest things around.

"Each week we have a theme and bring you a number of subjects on that theme." One week it was on Superpowers.

http://www.thislife.org/pages/descriptions/01/178.html

Act One. Invisible Man vs. Hawkman. John Hodgman conducts an informal survey in which he asks the age old question: which is better? The power of flight, or the power of invisibility? He finds that how you answer tells a lot about what kind of person you are. And also, no matter which power people choose, they never use it to fight crime. (13 minutes)

my gut wants to be Invisible for all the illicit things I could get away with

but i try to resist and choose flying as it's a better long-term choice - keep me from degenerating into a theif and a pervert

I wanna be able to fly - you can still rob a bank, but you will be able to FLY out with the money.

I have the power to be invisible when no one is looking at me anyway.

oooo.... flight! then, think about it. you could go absolutely anywhere!!! man, would that be awesome... wouldn't have to worry about train or plane tickets -- if you want to see someone, just fly on out to where they are. sounds like a great idea to me.


oh yeah, and also, how could you steal things if you're invisible? people would still see their stuff moving, wouldn't they?

"oh look mommy! your necklace is flying through the air!"

it'd be a heck of a way to freak people out... lol

Fight, hands down!

If you picked invisibility cause your a pervert, consider this:
What woman could resist a man who could take her to dinner in Paris, then to watch the sunset at the Taj Majal, or view the northern lights from 20,000 feet above northern Sweden, followed by going dancing in Madrid? Not too many im willing to bet...

If you picked invisibility cause your a criminal, consider this: If your in it for the money, why not pick flight and get into smuggling? You could make a ton of money through illegal imports, even drugs, and never get caught. If your in it for the mayhem, think about they mayhem you could cause by dropping objects from high places, or you could be an assassin, you dont need to be invisible if you have a high-powered sniper rifle.

I cant think of one goal that you could acomplish with invisibility it wouldn't be more fun to acomplish with flight, except maybe being a sadistic creepy rapist, which is just not for me.

What if you were flying across the pacific and you flew into a timezone where it was an even numbered day? Would you become invisible and fall from the sky?

I presume people would choose invisibilty because they have perverted minds but you could still fly across a nudist colony or beach.

I think it would be better to be invisible, not because I am a horny teenager (though I am a male and a teenager, but not perverted, especially in comparison to 99% of the males who are teenagers), but because it would be a more logical choice. You could get out of situations easier. And...it is just cooler!

I could also become rich...I could steal things. Or work for the government as a spy!

bump cuz this thread is more interesting than most...

I'd pick flight, simply because I like being airborne.

Can you turn the invisibility on and off?
If you see the film of the invisible man then things become a lot harder as he has to eat clear foods to remain invisible and noone can see him at all when he is.
To be entirely invisible you'd need to be naked. Think of that one for sneaking around.
Also, there are ways to detect invisible people. Dust (or moisture from the changing rooms) settling on the person renders them partially visible. Someone bumping in to you by accident would know you're there. Again in that film the FBI try to capture him by spraying the area with spray paint.

However, flying I assume could be turned off and since I again assume it requires no effort, you'd never need to drive or walk again, although you could if you wanted to.

I'd say flying.

Can you turn the invisibility on and off?
If you see the film of the invisible man then things become a lot harder as he has to eat clear foods to remain invisible and noone can see him at all when he is.
To be entirely invisible you'd need to be naked. Think of that one for sneaking around.
Also, there are ways to detect invisible people. Dust (or moisture from the changing rooms) settling on the person renders them partially visible. Someone bumping in to you by accident would know you're there. Again in that film the FBI try to capture him by spraying the area with spray paint.

However, flying I assume could be turned off and since I again assume it requires no effort, you'd never need to drive or walk again, although you could if you wanted to.

I'd say flying.

My thoughts exactly. Even if the invisibility is optional (e.g. by rubbing your belly button), the required nakedness (ever hurt your feet walking on a rough surface? You will!), the dust, mist etc. factor, and the fact you can only do sneaky things with your invisibility, completely rule it out for me.
But flight! Ah, to always travel to places as-the-crow-flies (hee hee), no more public transport, you could save people in dangerous situations (assuming your powers of flight could support more than your body weight, plus clothing, see, all these assumptions you have to make with superpowers discussions). Speed would be limited by oxygen requirements (unless you have a portable oxygen supply), and height by air pressure. Also, aircraft could cause you to have a seriously unpleasant day!

Invisibility for the sick reasons.

Flying would be good for nudist colonies though