Choose Your Ability: Invisibility or Flight? *POLL*

[Saga]

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
Can I travel to other planets given that I grab nuff oxygen with me? And given that I don't somehow die?

I'm no rocket scientist, but I'd imagine with the proper gear you could get INTO space - albeit for a rather limited time.

The real issue would be getting back into the atmosphere. Depending on if you could control the velocity of your descent and thus prevent being burned up in the atmosphere, then your biggest problem would be the ease of carrying enough oxygen to make the duration of the trip worthwhile.

But that would take someone much more intelligent than I to figure out.

 

[Woosta]

*wonders how many people thought of sneaking up on Jessica alba with an invisibility cloak when they read the title*

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Invisibility. I could see what the TSA is really doing with all that stuff they get.

Edit: I'd also totally whisper stuff into the ears of people I don't like - that would drive them crazy pretty quickly.

 

[lyssword]

I guess this question subtly tests your personality type. Extroverts > fly, Introvert> invisibility. Right?

 

[Farang]

Originally posted by: DoubleROFL

Originally posted by: Farang
Invisibility would only be used for immoral sexual or thieving purposes, but flight would get you tons of sex and has the opportunity to make plenty of money. Plus flight is more fun.

how u get $$ from flite???/

I'm sure if you can fly at 1000mph you can make some money somehow. Fame, transporting things for rich people, etc.

 

[Woosta]

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: DoubleROFL

Originally posted by: Farang
Invisibility would only be used for immoral sexual or thieving purposes, but flight would get you tons of sex and has the opportunity to make plenty of money. Plus flight is more fun.

how u get $$ from flite???/

I'm sure if you can fly at 1000mph you can make some money somehow. Fame, transporting things for rich people, etc.

SMUGGLING DRUGS.

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: DoubleROFL

Originally posted by: Farang
Invisibility would only be used for immoral sexual or thieving purposes, but flight would get you tons of sex and has the opportunity to make plenty of money. Plus flight is more fun.

how u get $$ from flite???/

I'm sure if you can fly at 1000mph you can make some money somehow. Fame, transporting things for rich people, etc.

I'd imagine you could make more money snapping and selling secrets photos of celebrities in various states of undress. I wonder how much a photo (or video) of Angelina Jolie yelling at Brad Pitt for leaving the toilet seat up would fetch?

 

[Farang]

Originally posted by: QED

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: DoubleROFL

Originally posted by: Farang
Invisibility would only be used for immoral sexual or thieving purposes, but flight would get you tons of sex and has the opportunity to make plenty of money. Plus flight is more fun.

how u get $$ from flite???/

I'm sure if you can fly at 1000mph you can make some money somehow. Fame, transporting things for rich people, etc.

I'd imagine you could make more money snapping and selling secrets photos of celebrities in various states of undress. I wonder how much a photo (or video) of Angelina Jolie yelling at Brad Pitt for leaving the toilet seat up would fetch?

Yea but your choice is between being a perverted voyeur with lots of money (doing illegal things for which you may eventually get caught--someone has to buy the photos), or you can be a guy who can fly with lots of money and his choice of women who want to be with the amazing flying man.

 

[Saga]

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: DoubleROFL

Originally posted by: Farang
Invisibility would only be used for immoral sexual or thieving purposes, but flight would get you tons of sex and has the opportunity to make plenty of money. Plus flight is more fun.

how u get $$ from flite???/

I'm sure if you can fly at 1000mph you can make some money somehow. Fame, transporting things for rich people, etc.

Start a delivery service for things that simply HAVE to be delivered at the speed of light. Imagine what the right government or organization would pay to have the ability to deliver a hundred terabytes of data across the country/world faster than current internet speeds would allow for in a day?

Train yourself to repair a space station and get a permanent paycheck from NASA for being "on-call" to fly into space on a moments notice and repair a broken satellite. Or the paycheck you could get to fly into space and slap C4 on another countries satellite.

Strap a small mini-nuclear device to your chest and fly into contested air zones flying high enough to not be threatened by gunfire and impossible to be targeted by SAM's.

Make yourself a media attraction and perform feats for corporate sponsorship and fly around with a jacket emblazoned with everything from Pepsi to Mobile 1 on you as a form of ever-present advertising and live like a king off advertising paychecks.

Go stealth and enter the Olympics under the guise of the fastest runner and simply fly-run over the ground faster than anyone else can move. Break records, get Olympic athlete sponsorship and be on a Wheaties box.

I mean seriously. I could think of a hundred covert and non-covert options to monetize - be it legal, non legal, moral, non-moral and what have you. Sky's the limit and you can monetize just about anything in this world.

 

[TXHokie]

Invisibility - I'd be the world's most fearsome spy/assasin.

 

[Saga]

Originally posted by: TXHokie
Invisibility - I'd be the world's most fearsome spy/assasin.

Until in the near future agents can easily buy a cyborg eye implant that shows heat signatures, in which case you'd immediately turn into a joke.

As someone above already pointed out, too many people are thinking about this like mortals. The base reality is that you're FAR likely to be hunted at one point or another or by one person or another for your unique abilities than people are likely to just accept you. You have to look at it from a perspective of utility, and more importantly, survivability if you intend to enjoy a long life with your abilities.

At least if you can fly when they come to body bag you your odds of escaping are a bit more realistic. That rocket propelled net can miss and/or be flown away. You can escape fast and accurately as long as you aren't always caught indoors.

The SWAT team with IR goggles and MP5's probably won't be so unlucky. The ability to escape danger is extremely small for the situational stealth you gain. Simple things like rain, dust, or your own movement noise need to be taken into effect. You don't turn into a goddamn leopard. You still breathe, leave footprints, a heat signature, and can otherwise be revealed in far too many unfortunate environmental ways.

Have you ever tried to sneak up on someone in a room? Unless it's dead quiet people can hear even the faintest shuffle of feet on carpet. Add to the fact that your own feet are going to leave impressions on said ground/carpet/whatever the so-called "stealth" ability of being invisible is genuinely extremely situational in it's full effect.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: Izusaga

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: DoubleROFL

Originally posted by: Farang
Invisibility would only be used for immoral sexual or thieving purposes, but flight would get you tons of sex and has the opportunity to make plenty of money. Plus flight is more fun.

how u get $$ from flite???/

I'm sure if you can fly at 1000mph you can make some money somehow. Fame, transporting things for rich people, etc.

Start a delivery service for things that simply HAVE to be delivered at the speed of light. Imagine what the right government or organization would pay to have the ability to deliver a hundred terabytes of data across the country/world faster than current internet speeds would allow for in a day?

Train yourself to repair a space station and get a permanent paycheck from NASA for being "on-call" to fly into space on a moments notice and repair a broken satellite. Or the paycheck you could get to fly into space and slap C4 on another countries satellite.

Strap a small mini-nuclear device to your chest and fly into contested air zones flying high enough to not be threatened by gunfire and impossible to be targeted by SAM's.

Make yourself a media attraction and perform feats for corporate sponsorship and fly around with a jacket emblazoned with everything from Pepsi to Mobile 1 on you as a form of ever-present advertising and live like a king off advertising paychecks.

Go stealth and enter the Olympics under the guise of the fastest runner and simply fly-run over the ground faster than anyone else can move. Break records, get Olympic athlete sponsorship and be on a Wheaties box.

I mean seriously. I could think of a hundred covert and non-covert options to monetize - be it legal, non legal, moral, non-moral and what have you. Sky's the limit and you can monetize just about anything in this world.

Haha I love those ideas, never really thought about it like that. Post of the day for sure!

 

[Epic Fail]

If you are thinking of survivability, the moment you shown you can fly, you'll be a government lab rat. You will last much longer if you use your invisibility smartly.

 

[Capt Caveman]

For legal purposes - Flight

For illegal activities - Invisibility

 

[Kaolccips]

You could make money either way. Just find someone willing to gamble with you whether or not you can fly/turn invisible. No one would be expecting you to randomly go invisible or shoot up into the air.

With that being said.. I'd rather fly.

 

[lyssword]

Originally posted by: Izusaga

Originally posted by: TXHokie
Invisibility - I'd be the world's most fearsome spy/assasin.

Until in the near future agents can easily buy a cyborg eye implant that shows heat signatures, in which case you'd immediately turn into a joke.

As someone above already pointed out, too many people are thinking about this like mortals. The base reality is that you're FAR likely to be hunted at one point or another or by one person or another for your unique abilities than people are likely to just accept you. You have to look at it from a perspective of utility, and more importantly, survivability if you intend to enjoy a long life with your abilities.

At least if you can fly when they come to body bag you your odds of escaping are a bit more realistic. That rocket propelled net can miss and/or be flown away. You can escape fast and accurately as long as you aren't always caught indoors.

The SWAT team with IR goggles and MP5's probably won't be so unlucky. The ability to escape danger is extremely small for the situational stealth you gain. Simple things like rain, dust, or your own movement noise need to be taken into effect. You don't turn into a goddamn leopard. You still breathe, leave footprints, a heat signature, and can otherwise be revealed in far too many unfortunate environmental ways.

Have you ever tried to sneak up on someone in a room? Unless it's dead quiet people can hear even the faintest shuffle of feet on carpet. Add to the fact that your own feet are going to leave impressions on said ground/carpet/whatever the so-called "stealth" ability of being invisible is genuinely extremely situational in it's full effect.

There was nothing about infrared radars in the question. Imagine you are invisible to infrared as well, I'd guess if there was a technology be invisible for human (certain range of color) that means it's also possible to expand that range to other light (infrared)

 

[Vehemence]

Invisibility.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: DoubleROFL

Originally posted by: Farang
Invisibility would only be used for immoral sexual or thieving purposes, but flight would get you tons of sex and has the opportunity to make plenty of money. Plus flight is more fun.

how u get $$ from flite???/

High priority delivery service?
Superman at children's parties?
Get partial ownership of a psychology practice that sets up in airports, then fly next to airliners.
"Oh my god!!! There's someone on the wing!!!!"
"I don't see anyone."
And so on, until the person goes a little nuts.



I think I'd go with flight. Think of the savings on gas money alone.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Invisibility - I think it will be easier for me to become extremely wealthy by being invisible.

Sure flight could make you some cash - but its more a novelty than an easy money maker.

 

[Safeway]

I think the real oldsmoboat law is that oldsmoboat is required to be an ass 100% of the time.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Gas is getting expensive so I'll take flight. If I wanted to see boobies, I can always fly (at 1000mph, no less) to the nearest nudie beach. And since I've never had any 'The Entity'-like fantasies, invisibility doesn't really do much for me.