Ask Lemmy

Patch making, and I've no idea why people are surprised about it tbh. It's really easy if you've got access to a printer (or you can trace from a screen) and a pair of scissors.

That said I have a slightly unusual process where I design stencils in fusion 360 and then print them on my 3D printer, they're durable and reusable that way. I'm still working on improving the final print quality, but I've had some really good results like this gigantic Ash Bricky back patch that took me ~20 hours over three days.

• I have decent throwing aim. I can shoot most trash into the bin from a couple of meters away. With practice, I can probably increase my range.
• I am pretty flexible for someone my size.
• I have a pretty scary evil laugh that can scare the neighborhood children away.

I sometimes have this weird gut feeling about movie/tv characters and know if they are about to become evil or there's some dark thing they're hiding, or anticipate some plot twists.

Maybe I just watched too much and now overanalyze every scene.

I can work on/repair basically anything old. Things from a certain period and back just make sense, plain and simple.

I can shave with a straight razor, operate an oil lamp (and I have several throughout my house,) hell, I’m a musician, and I recorded on tape until 2014, using clunky, old multitrack tape machines, which I can also repair and maintain. (I still dream of getting ahold of an 8-track reel machine, a Tascam 80-8 or especially a 388. They are stupid expensive if you can find a working one at all.)

I’m a crossing guard at school. My amazing trick is to balance the lollipop on my nose.

I also know some Shakespearean sonnets and the first page of finnegans wake by heart, but that’s usually more expected.

The most wow reaction i had from my sons’ friends was when i swore better than them. But then again, i once went on a two week tour to schools teaching the kids how to swear, so .., no big deal.

I surprise ppl with my drawing skills, and they always say my place is nice and cosy. Everyone who comes over for the first time gets weirdly surprised. I am not sure if that is a skill tho xD

Driving a manual transmission vehicle.

Landscaping

My very first job at the age of 15 was working at a Nursery/ Garden Center. I also would work on the landscaping crews and even did some design work.

When my wife and I bought our house she said she always dreamed of having a big flower garden, but said she didn't know how to do it properly.

Well... I do. Even my Mother-In-Law, who is an experienced gardener, learned a few things from me. Although, I have to admit, she really does know a lot and I learned a lot from her as well.

Our flower beds are beautiful throughout the growing season with a huge variety of plants.

Lockpicking

As I found out recently, drawing.

I took some classes in high school and only recently got back into it, and I’d consider myself..averageish? I know where I need improvements and I see the quirks and wonks, so to speak.

The people in my adult life who have seen my sketchbook make (positive) comments, which surprised me. Still, it’s nice.

predicting the future.

it's not like the movies, it's more like being tied to the train tracks in the direction the train is coming in, and people hate it when you talk about it.

I can drill 6" into my nose, among other sideshow talents.

i can perfectly imitate the "adult voice" from Peanuts with just my mouth.

People are surprised that I'm really good with horses. I'm a very short, timid person, but I can handle the huge animals with ease.

I am always amazed by my inability to fall on ice. I can lose my balance, but always catch myself at the last second.

I can survive - until now

Juggle a football only with my weak foot.

Nobody expects me to be a baker. I damn near killed a stand mixer making bagel dough once xD

Juggle. I'm by no means a master, but I know my way around quite a few different juggling things. Balls, sticks, hoops, the two sticks you hold with the longer one you juggle in the middle, diabolos/Chinese yo-yos.