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There was an interesting story on This American Life a while back about a guy who went around asking people to choose between these two options. Anyone else hear it?

Being invisible is only useful around humans and other creatures, or surveillance equipment-- and then you're susceptible to infrared. So, definitely Fly.

If I wasn't also invulnerable, there's no way I would pick flying. I would splatter myself all over something lickety fast.

But, if I was invisible, then.... Well, I don't think I'd turn to a life of crime, but i'd try to use it for some kind of legal, cash-based reward something so I could buy a bunch of guitars and shit.

We actually had this discussion on the Spy Vs. Pie Popcast a few shows back, and we wondered which you would pick if you couldn't turn it off.

Phil. Redmon. wrote: which you would pick if you couldn't turn it off.

That boosts the intrigue factor. Would you have to be full-on flying all the time, or could you hover?

If I chose "invisible" do my clothes stay visible? I mean, if I'm naked all the time, that rules out living in a lot of neat places.
I'd pick invisible and cock punch everyone on my shit-list. Even the ladies.

Justincombustion wrote:If I chose "invisible" do my clothes stay visible?

I prefer the "Heroes" type of me and everything touching me is invisible, invisibility.

I chose "Fly". Dangerous, yes. But to tell the truth, I'd probably be at just as much physical risk if I was invisible.

But either would be fine, really. Teleportation (a la Nightcrawler) would also be perfectly acceptable. *Bamf*

Totally fly. Invisibility would just be a bitch, moral-wise especially. Flying is fun and fast and has no really awful moral repercussions.

I went with invisibility just for the reason that flying is kewl and all but you can easily kill yourself off doing it.

Justincombustion wrote:If I chose "invisible" do my clothes stay visible? I mean, if I'm naked all the time...

Bjam wrote:Invisibility would just be a bitch, moral-wise especially. Flying is fun and fast and has no really awful moral repercussions.

These are EXACTLY the reasons I WOULD pick INVISIBILITY.

Bjam wrote:Totally fly. Invisibility would just be a bitch, moral-wise especially. Flying is fun and fast and has no really awful moral repercussions.

Since I'm lacking in some of those morals, I'm okay with being invisible. Plus, when I don't wanna be bothered by the world, I can just disappear.

The This American Life show I was talking about can be heard here.

I picked fly cause ... well, as a kid that was always a neat fantasy.

Invisibility is really only useful for doing naughty - evil things. I mean seriously, can anyone think of a positive use of invisibility???

Damn. I can't think of one. Anyone?

Leaf wrote:I picked fly cause ... well, as a kid that was always a neat fantasy.

Invisibility is really only useful for doing naughty - evil things. I mean seriously, can anyone think of a positive use of invisibility???

Damn. I can't think of one. Anyone?

you can witness naughty things happening and report them to the authorities.

Personally though, in my opinion, this would be a great abuse of the power and means to have it taken away from you. Perhaps it too falls in the negative list after all.

That's a tough one, but if you fly you could do naughty things and then just...fly away...Plus you'd never have to sit in traffic.

If you choose 'fly' can it be a cool flame-on thing, or are you just hovering there with people pointing up and making cruel jokes about pigs can fly, after all?

Obviously no self-respecting superhero would choose to be invisible when they could be modelling some super-stretch sex-lycra outfit and getting all the hottie babes of their choice. I mean even Sue Storm had those dots round her whenever she went "invisible". She knew where her money was.

Yes, I said 'sex-lycra'. What, you don't have any?

I'm already invisible, so flying would be fun. I'll wear those cool old pilot goggles and a scarf.

I've always wanted to fly ... invisibility would be cool, but not as cool as flying. I'd always fly to the tops of buildings and stuff - it would be lots of fun.

OK: Floating or translucence?

Phil. Redmon. wrote:OK: Floating or translucence?

By floating, does that just mean you're hovering a few feet/inches off the ground? Or does it mean you're flying but really slowly? Either would be pretty annoying in comparison w/ flying, but at least the latter would be semi-useful. Also, if you're translucent can people see what you're eating, cuz that would be nasty.

I too have been trying to think of any non-naughty use for invisibility and haven't thought of any. Which means this poll really reads like:

Which would you choose to be:

• Super Hero
  Super Villain

And so far it's pretty close to 50/50

Oh, but flying can ABSOLUTELY be used to wicked ends. Don't go painting me into no Hero corner.

Totally superhero. You end up better in the long run, and you always have a boy/girl friend to save and be mushy with at the end of each storyline Villains never have a good ending (unless they get redemption, in which case, gee, get some balls).