You do not get to turn these powers off, they are always active.

This question was inspired by those toy dinosaur things.

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[–] 56 points 9 months ago (3 children)

"Ha ha ha, let's throw a bucket of water on this nerd!"

"Don't make me wet. You wouldn't like me when I'm wet."

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  • [–] 29 points 9 months ago

    Fuck you, I'm doing both and glowing harder the bigger I get.

    There we go, Halloween sorted.

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  • [–] 20 points 9 months ago

    I guess the grow bigger in the water thing because I can't imagine how hard it would be to fall asleep if I'm glowing.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    How bright would I glow? Enough to read by?

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  • [–] [S] 18 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Yeah, like a dim yellowish greenish light that you can just about read by

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    My eyesight's pretty weak, so I'm not sure that would do it... but on the other hand I could navigate the house at night without bumping my shins on furniture. I think that's enough to sell me on glowing.

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    I'd need time durations on the size changes... But obviously the size changes.

    Other comments indicate you also get heavier, a bath each morning followed by exercise could be interesting with the extra weight.

    Also you'd have documentaries made about you. It's a completely novel behavior... And what happens if you soak just a part of your body.... Your penis for instance?

    The glowing? Technically you could already do that, genetic scientists have already created glow in the dark pigs, so glowing seems similar. No more hiding in the dark, you're a beacon now. If a mugger or the cops are chasing you... Oh there you are. Not really helpful like being three times taller and heavier because you had a bath would be.

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    [–] 16 points 9 months ago*

    The second sounds like it has far more room for stupid bullshit, so that one

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  • [–] 16 points 9 months ago (14 children)

    Do you grow to a maximum size in water? Or do you just keep growing the longer you stay in contact with water? If the latter then I think glowing in the dark is the less inconvenient option.

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  • [–] [S] 18 points 9 months ago (13 children)

    Yes, to a maximum size about 3 times your regular size.

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (9 children)

    Then it would still be less inconvenient to glow in the dark since showering would become a real problem.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago (8 children)

    It does say slowly, we really need more information about the rates at which you grow and shrink. Still I think the growing in water thing at least seems to have some potential positives whereas glow in the dark is just annoying.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    I imagine guys would do it just so they could have temporarily larger penises.

    I know I would.

    "Babe, I'mma wreck your holes tonight, let me hop in the bath."

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Does the amount of water affect the rate of growth, or is it a timing thing?

    Am I absorbing water like a sponge, where I'd grow much faster in a pool vs. the rain

    Or is it a reaction to any prolonged contact with water

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago

    Wow, both those options suck. Nice dilemma, OP

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago

    I assume hyper-stretchy clothing isn't a reality yet? Getting caught in a rain storm would be inconvenient. I think I would still go with water growing. I need near complete darkness to sleep. And glowing skin would be hella annoying in a movie theater.

    Wait, how do I drink water? Get slightly bigger then shrink back?

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Would the insides of my eyelids glow? Cause fuck that if that’s the case.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago

    "You look a little small. Are you drinking enough water?"

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Do you get bigger by absorbing air (thereby increasing your buoyancy) or by absorbing water (with the opposite effect)?

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    If I put part of me in say a glass of water then would it just be the part in the glass that slowly grew and how fast and how much.

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    [–] 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    is this 'glow in the dark' like i'm radioactive and constantly glow a little bit, or is this 'glow in the dark' like i absorb a little bit of light and slowly re-emit it, so if i wait long enough in darkness i'll stop glowing?

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I can imagine glowing in the dark would be both a blessing and a curse depending on the circumstances. If you're lost in a cave that could be lifesaving. Trying to sleep in the dark though? That's gonna be tough haha. I think I'd still choose to glow in the dark though so I could fuel sweet rave parties

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    Why can I not come to a conclusion on this decision...

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago* (7 children)

    It's night half the time, and I'll be really visible if I'm glowing whether I want to be or not. So, definitely the second one. Prolonged water contact in a visible place is easier to avoid, if needed.

    I plan to re-enact Gulliver pulling along the Lilliputian armada.

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    [–] 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Sex would be weird, but probably a good kind. Until it's painful.

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    [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    "But I'm straight"

    "So is spaghetti... Until it gets wet."

    "Okay but that's a bad analogy because I just turn ten stories tall when I get wet."

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    Glow in the dark for sure.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    I love to swim and the water one sounds really inconvenient. I choose glow! You would never really be afraid of the dark- like your own personal night light. Maybe i could get a job doing those nighttime ghost tours.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Would these powers be supernatural, or bound by the laws of physics? Like, does glowing require extra calories? And does my electrolyte balance go out of whack when I’m in water?

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    [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    Fun fact, we already glow in the dark, just not in a way we can see.

    Bigger when wet would be kinda neat, but if it's based off of toy dinosaurs then the glow doesn't last all night. So I can take the glow and use it for sick pranks and cosplays or whatever. Be like alien Mr Burns.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    I will bathe in the ocean and at long last fulfill my ambition of punching mother gia in the face.

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