Super Powers I’d Like to Have - #4 Super Speed

Last week, I began a series of posts on the top super powers I’d like to have. Today, we continue. Why? Well I think that may be the difference between you and me. You think of a silly blog post and ask why, I think of a silly blog post and ask why not. And now, onward to #4…

Super Speed!

Imagine being really fast. And I don’t mean the fastest guy in school or even so fast you’ve allegedly never lost a race. I mean fast enough to travel back in time or vibrate through walls. Fast enough to take physics, bend it over, and make it your woman. That kind of fast.

Advantages

If you could run at super speeds, would you ever get on an airplane ever again? As much as I would miss airport security, the smell of recycled air, and the fat guy with the sinus infection that ALWAYS buys the seat next to me, neither would I.

And even the more practical, every day benefits are nearly endless. Yardwork? Done before the lawn mower gets warmed up. Snowy sidewalk? Shoveled and back inside watching Wonder Years reruns in no time. Silly blog post? Typed and published in seconds.

Disadvantages

First of all, being super might actually break every law of the universe that we know of, therefore creating a rift in space time and destroying everything as we know it. That would, of course, be bad. More research would have to be done to prevent that. I can’t have that on my conscience.

Then there’s the pesky issue of finding clothes that won’t disintegrate at super speeds. Apparently, The Flash had some type of invisible aura around him that protected his clothes. But come on, that was in the comic books. We’re talking for real here. What’s the point of being able to forgo commercial air travel if you arrive at that big business conference totally naked?

Things I would do with this power

Win a gold medal in every Olympic event including women’s softball and rhythmic gymnastics, reap the rewards of endorsement deals from every major athletic shoe manufacturer in the world, retire to someplace where snow doesn’t ruin my every weekend.

Next time, the countdown continues!

Comments

[Chip]

Don't forget Dash's supersuit in "The Incredibles" - it could withstand the friction. That was real, right?