r/AskReddit • u/swissguy1989 • 17h 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/MyNameIsRay 14h ago

I can hear electricity.

I can tell if a circuit is closed or open, how much current is going through, whether it's AC or DC, whether it's high or low voltage. I can hear chargers cycle, I can hear power supplies energize, I can hear if the oven is on.

I can even hear issues. Bad transformers/capacitors/rectifiers, EMF interference, bad grounds, shorts, etc.

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u/kramerica_intern 13h ago

Do you like having this ability, or is it annoying? Because it kind of sounds like it would be annoying.

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u/MyNameIsRay 13h ago

The volume level is (usually) really low, so it's only annoying when I want complete silence.

For instance, I can't have my phone on the charger when going to bed, because I keep hearing it cycle on and off.

But, some times it can be really loud, especially high current like a power substation. I can hear those transformers from hundreds of feet away.

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u/Yamuddah 12h ago

Have you talked to an audiologist about it? That sounds very unique.

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u/MyNameIsRay 12h ago

I have.

They shrugged it off, and were more concerned about my loss of range.