12-13-2011, 07:08 AM
Thrift Store Scott wrote:
My "super power" is the ability to understand mechanical devices at a glance, either in person or from schematics. This power is so natural to me that for years I thought everyone had this same ability, but then I started working at a job where a minimum basic mechanical understanding was a requirement and I found out that a large segment of the population just can't figure out how mechanical things work no matter how hard they try or how many examples they are shown.
I have that one, too. In fact, earning my mechanical engineering degree taught me to see the world on entirely different terms than I did before studying engineering.