If it comes with the ability to mind-wipe people, Force/chronicle. Otherwise Jumping (thought the ending was a huge let down though)
Poll: Jumping or Force
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I actually read the books as well, I was just trying to think of things that weren't in the. Oh, and let me just say the first book is a lot better than the movie, in terms of character development, only really making up for it with Griffin. Goddamn, Griffin was glorious. I'm just sorta irritated because a lot of people think teleportation is locked. They think it's just poof, you're here, you're there, the end, when it's actually quite the opposite. I was trying to think about things I hadn't read about in the book. Plus, you've got the whole hand-to-hand combat part of teleporting, which kicks ass.dystopiaINC said:
There's actually a scene from the movie where Griffin jumps in short burst, propelling him faster and pretty much punching Samuel L. Jackson through a wall. Pretty badass.
Teleportation, easily. No more travel costs, ever. Just need an idea of where to go, and you're there.
When it comes down to it, telekinesis just doesn't have that many practical applications in everyday life. Sure, picking up objects form across the room might save time and effort, but that's about all I can think of that wouldn't have some troublesome societal repercussions.
When it comes down to it, telekinesis just doesn't have that many practical applications in everyday life. Sure, picking up objects form across the room might save time and effort, but that's about all I can think of that wouldn't have some troublesome societal repercussions.
The problem with teleportation is always conservation of momentum. If you jump out of a plane, you're hurtling towards the ground at terminal velocity, even if you dodge, you're still going at that speed. Unless you could halt or redirect your momentum it'd be substantially less useful than you'd think.
On the other hand, anything you do with teleportation you can do with telekinesis, it'd just be slower (though not necessarily that much slower) so I have to go with that.
On the other hand, anything you do with teleportation you can do with telekinesis, it'd just be slower (though not necessarily that much slower) so I have to go with that.
Eh, this is a though one. But I can think of a lot more real-world applications for Force. Now if I have a friend who can Jump, we'd be practically unstoppable.
Telekinesis. Teleportation is nice and all, but I can see myself getting much more done with TK... with enough creativity, the potential is almost limitless. Also, don't know about you people, but I've always wanted to try demolishing a building with just my mind.
Considering there probably isn't any limitation to what you can do with telekinesis, I'd have to go with that. Eventually, with enough practice, you'd be able to fly around at the speed of light and go anywhere almost as fast as a jumper but with the added bonus of having a constant indestructible barrier around yourself and the ability to manipulate matter at your will.
Jumping. I can teleport to school and back home and save a lot of time with the buses. I would love to have that.
The force thingy seems like something I would have use of. It's great if you're going to fight crime or be a villain, but I rarely see the use of being able to throw or crush a car.
The force thingy seems like something I would have use of. It's great if you're going to fight crime or be a villain, but I rarely see the use of being able to throw or crush a car.
Probably jumping just because I loved the movie so much. Telekinesis would be awesome but Jumping is just... more practical.
Think of the possibilities of teleportation. You can have a house with no doors, jump from room to room, you can never get caught in a trap, live in new York but spend the day doing something in every major country around the world. Breakfast in Ireland, surfing in Hawaii, lunch in Italy, hit up a bar in Germany, then go snow boarding in the alps. And Maybe have dinner in Tokyo. Sound like fun? Now think about not having any sort of travel time, instant world wide travel. Now think about this, you can do several things for quick cash, jump into a bank vault. Transport packages (for a huge fee) even military assistance. Instant troop transport insert/extraction. Big money.
Plus who's to say there is no room for your powers to get better? Hell I think the author of jumper wanted to do a third book where they could jump through time..... think about that.
Plus who's to say there is no room for your powers to get better? Hell I think the author of jumper wanted to do a third book where they could jump through time..... think about that.
Think about this from a practical standpoint. Can you imagine what would happen if it became widely known that you had telekinetic or teleportation abilities? The entire planet would be enthralled with your abilities. Every scientist would want a chance to analyze you and figure out how you work. Governments would seek to use your powers for their own purposes. Militaries might even target you as a potential threat to national security. It is safe to say that you would constantly be under scrutiny.
Because of this, I would choose teleportation simply because it is much easier to disguise and hide. I could teleport into a public bathroom or in a closet or something to avoid detection, and if somebody sees me I can be far away in an instant. Besides, think of the money you would save on gas!
Because of this, I would choose teleportation simply because it is much easier to disguise and hide. I could teleport into a public bathroom or in a closet or something to avoid detection, and if somebody sees me I can be far away in an instant. Besides, think of the money you would save on gas!
Your end goal in crushing a car isn't just to crush the car (usually) - maybe you want to kill everyone inside? maybe you want to stop someone from commuting?Abandon4093 said:
Walk out into the street so the driver swerves and crashes, disappear before you get hit. Slit their throats in the middle of the night. Teleport into the back seat, and leave behind a pipe bomb.
If you're trying to knock back an army of soldiers, your goal is something like "fight off the army without getting killed in the process" - jump from place to place faster than the enemy can aim, and you can take down a platoon with a box cutter.
Winning against a platoon of soldiers with telekinesis is difficult unless you have superhuman senses and reaction speeds, because that's what you need to even have a vague idea of where a bullet is in-between the time that it's inside a gun and the time that it's inside your spleen.
If you want to collapse a building... well, that's going to be more tedious, you'll have to steal a bunch of explosives and set up the building to explode, and doing it properly will take a few days of preparation, but if you do it right you won't even get caught. While on the other hand wrecking it with telekinesis will give you all kinds of trouble you don't want to have to deal with.
