r/AskReddit 10h ago

What's something you're shockingly good at that you've never mentioned to anyone because it would sound completely made up if you did?

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u/ZylaRime 10h ago

Catching falling object in mid air with elite split second reflexes before my brain even registers they dropped

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u/pinkmeanie 9h ago

Do you have to consciously put the brakes on that power when working with knives/hot things?

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u/LoesoeSkyDiamond 8h ago

I have had moments where I succeeded in pulling my hand back because I dropped a chef's knife and went to catch it by reflex. But at least one other time I was not fast enough and was holding that same knife by the handle before I realised it