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> I’m starting to feel guilty spending months tinkering on these things when I’ve got the tools and skills to put actually useful stuff into the world. I feel l
by skrebbel 3y ago
> I’m starting to feel guilty spending months tinkering on these things when I’ve got the tools and skills to put actually useful stuff into the world. I feel like Superman, using his powers to fry an egg.
What’s the point of skills if not for stuff like this? I mean if I was Superman I’d totally use my powers to fry an egg.
- lukan 3y agoExcept of course if he fries that egg while he is supposed to save the world, or if by frying the egg he used too much energy, to now get defeated by the real thing.
- ant6n 3y agoWhat’s „the real thing“ in this sentence? A chicken?
- lukan 3y agoThe villain. Superheros have arch enemies.
- sjsanc 3y agoIn the implication being that eggs are not the real thing; in other words, a superhero's mild annoyance.
- lukan 3y agoThe implication for me was, even superheros have limited power. So if they waste it on trivial things, they will be defeated.
- dhosek 3y agoChickens can be villains.
- dwighttk 3y agoDo they have large talons?
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- jrgoff 3y agoRelevant comic: https://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2305#comic https://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2305#comi...
- NoMoreNicksLeft 3y agoShit, that's 13 years old now. All this time and he still can't draw hands.
- AlwaysRock 3y agoPart of the charm of the Smallville series was Clark using his powers to do chores on the family farm. At one point, his Dad says he's able to do the work of four farmhands.
- golergka 3y agoI don't think frying an egg would be hard — you can do it on a car's hood on a hot day. But would you be able to poach it?