Poll of the Day > Reverse time for 13 seconds with a 13 second cooldown or reverse 2 min 1x a day?

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For the 13 second one, because of the 13 second cool down, you can never reverse time further than 13 seconds from the point you started, but you can redo the past 13 seconds as often as you want.
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The 13 second one is broken, so that.
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Both would allow you to become insanely rich.

The 2 minute one has some serious applications, but....13 seconds is a long time. There is alot you could do with that.

Also, a 13 second cooldown isn't actually that bad, since you can basically use it as soon as ANYTHING interesting starts happening, positioning yourself to the best effect, then keep doing so over and over as the seconds go by (walking through second by second for optimum results.

Say there is a car crash, as SOON as it starts, you use it, moving 13 seconds back, allowing yourself to pull to the side way before the accident even happens but....even if for some reason the accident still affects you, you can move back again to 1 second after the crash started (and you moved back the first time) and keep doing that again and again every 1 second later, till you avoided damage all together.

Basically as long as there is ANY possible outcome that would work, you could find it.

Same could go with conversations with people etc, you could basically keep reversing time, and even use those 13 seconds to shape your answers as you go. You would have tons of wealth, tons of ways to get info to trade with etc, but never actually have to spend anything, as after the trade, you reverse time and already have the information.

Unlimited wealth + unlimited possibilities = almost godhood.
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I could do a lot with 2 minute rewinds, more than I can use 13 second intervals. Not just wealth, but learning immediately from mistakes and preventing oh so many of them before they happen. Alas, I think a much younger me could use this more than current me, but I can still use it.
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2 minute so i can get rich
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2 minutes, 13 seconds won't always be enough to avoid something like a car accident or getting pulled over, but 2 minutes is usually enough time to avoid most common accidents or emergencies
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13 seconds.
I'd go to Vegas and get rich immediately.

The 13/13 option sounds good but is a little more limiting. I'd prefer to make plans and test them more thoroughly over time and make bigger moves so the 2min would be ideal-it doesn't seem like much but you could do a lot in that time if you're prepared.
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knivesX2004 posted...

13 seconds.
I'd go to Vegas and get rich immediately.

Right

Like super rich

Like they would probably beat me up and ban me from the casino rich

And then I'd hit the next one
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13 seconds. I'd eat the same donut 300 times every day.

I'd feel that since I can only use the 2 minute power once a day, I'd always wait for the perfect opportunity to use it and never end up using it in a worthwhile manner.

Unlimited powers, however, I would abuse and make damned sure I would use it for optimal benefits
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13 sec easily.
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The 13 second re-do seems more useful. Granted, the 2-minute one presumably offers higher payouts.

Entity13 posted...

I could do a lot with 2 minute rewinds, more than I can use 13 second intervals. Not just wealth, but learning immediately from mistakes and preventing oh so many of them before they happen. Alas, I think a much younger me could use this more than current me, but I can still use it.

idk, the 13 second rewind seems more useful if you keep making mistakes. If you rewind 13 seconds and then go 13 seconds forward, you technically have an infinite amount of time to get something right. Or you could prolong anything you want.
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wolfy42 posted...

Same could go with conversations with people etc, you could basically keep reversing time, and even use those 13 seconds to shape your answers as you go.

You would quickly be known for pausing not just mid sentence, but mid word.
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Zeus posted...

idk, the 13 second rewind seems more useful if you keep making mistakes. If you rewind 13 seconds and then go 13 seconds forward, you technically have an infinite amount of time to get something right. Or you could prolong anything you want.

Exactly.
Like a last second stock market trade ;)

krazychao5 posted...

I'd feel that since I can only use the 2 minute power once a day, I'd always wait for the perfect opportunity to use it and never end up using it in a worthwhile manner.

big facts
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Mario_VS_DK posted...

wolfy42 posted...

Same could go with conversations with people etc, you could basically keep reversing time, and even use those 13 seconds to shape your answers as you go.

You would quickly be known for pausing not just mid sentence, but mid word.

Nah, you can ask alot and get alot of answers in 13 seconds. It's really not that fast. You can ask most questions and get the answer and rewind time before you even asked the question. No pausing at all, you just don't start the actual conversation till you have already had the first 13 seconds of it 30 times or so (so half a minute later).

More importantly, you can see the reactions to questions, or statements you make. In fact, you can even do so without the other person ever knowing you were there if you wanted (for example your sitting at a table behind them, and just keep using 13 seconds to quickly ask a question etc.).

That doesn't even factor in all the things you can find out by just forcing it in 13 seconds (grab someones purse/wallet and look through it, then rewind time before you did any of that (but you still have the info) etc.

You can also keep trying to pick pocket or steal things, and only actually do it if you get away with it etc.

Also with such power you could simulate tons of other powers, and make people think you have them. You could pretend to be able to read minds for instance, to be able to see through objects etc. You can also cheat and use things like google etc to answer any question google could answer in 13 seconds lol...by just blatantly pulling out your cell phone and googling the answer, then rewinding to before you did that (easy win on Jepordy unless they confiscate phones lol).

2 minutes though would almost require you to save the ability until 2 minutes till midnight, so you would have another 2 minutes right away to use in an emergency. So you would always have to do your gambling in the last 2 minutes (24 hour casino's). it could still work and you would still end up rich, but yeah, unlimited 13 seconds is way better.

In most situations, being able to reverse time 13 seconds will protect you from any serious injury or death etc, your largest danger actually is doing something different after reversing time 13 seconds, that causes you to die faster (in that 13 seconds) since you are powerless at that point.

If you wanted to kill someone for instance, with this power, set a trap where if they move they will die, wait 13 seconds after the trap is turned on etc, and then shoot them. If they reverse time and move, they die..and can't reverse time again.

Still as long as nobody knows you have the power (which would only happen if you told someone), you are almost impossible to kill. Large scale disasters though, nukes, earthquakes, bombs etc....could still basically kill you.

Then again, enough money makes you very hard to kill anyway, and you can get the money easily with either method. The ability to redo things, re-experience things etc, unlimited times though, that is the true gold of the 13 second ability. It actually lets you basically get 13 seconds for every 1 real second. So you could spend 4 hours practicing a song and it will seem like you mastered it in 20 minutes. It's basically groundhogs day, but in VERY short intervals and without being stuck in an endless loop.

In fact, 13 seconds is kind of a safety measure, as longer time periods, without being able to use it again (thus going back in time eventually) until you catch back up till when you used it, could easily lead to death (since one small change by you, could lead to your death in many ways if you jumped back 30 minutes for instance).
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Zeus posted...

idk, the 13 second rewind seems more useful if you keep making mistakes. If you rewind 13 seconds and then go 13 seconds forward, you technically have an infinite amount of time to get something right. Or you could prolong anything you want.

Not counting average reaction times, you're saying people can put themselves in a time loop this way until they figure out what they did wrong and fix it.

1) Going into problem solving in the same state of mind as when you made the mistake is only a guarantee that more mistakes will be made. It typically takes more than 13 seconds th=o change your state of mind, and well... see below.

2) Constant mistakes are taxing on the mind, and I guarantee you that most people cannot or will not endure the loop enough times to make a positive difference.

3) Again discounting reaction times, mistakes are often more than 13 seconds in the past. This seems like a fatal weakness to the 13 Second option to me. The 2 minute one isn't perfect either, but a lot can happen in a minute and a half.
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Entity13 posted...

Zeus posted...

idk, the 13 second rewind seems more useful if you keep making mistakes. If you rewind 13 seconds and then go 13 seconds forward, you technically have an infinite amount of time to get something right. Or you could prolong anything you want.

Not counting average reaction times, you're saying people can put themselves in a time loop this way until they figure out what they did wrong and fix it.

1) Going into problem solving in the same state of mind as when you made the mistake is only a guarantee that more mistakes will be made. It typically takes more than 13 seconds th=o change your state of mind, and well... see below.

2) Constant mistakes are taxing on the mind, and I guarantee you that most people cannot or will not endure the loop enough times to make a positive difference.

3) Again discounting reaction times, mistakes are often more than 13 seconds in the past. This seems like a fatal weakness to the 13 Second option to me. The 2 minute one isn't perfect either, but a lot can happen in a minute and a half.

But only once a day sucks. You only get one chance to change it...
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2 minute is only good if you don't plan, 13 second is broken with prior thought.
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With the 13 second thing, is there any chance of me abusing it to the point I "break" time, and the rest of the world stops while my significant other and I grow old together doing things such as using people as props and walking across oceans to explore the world?

13 seconds. I mean, imagine sitting down to play D&D with it. You'd always get Nat 20's (at least to the outside world) or at least never get bad rolls. Not to mention you could win any competition since you could just rewind time till you succeeded at any sport or always know where each little twerp with a sniper-rifle is camping in an online shooter or, well, everything. If you physically didn't age as well it would be extra awesome. Plus, if someone ticked you off, you could punch them in the face then rewind time so they'd never know.
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Lol y'all underestimating how long 13 seconds is.

13 seconds is enough time to get out of most bad situations as they happen.

Car accident? All you need is a few seconds backward to avoid it.

Wanna be rich, go to a dice game see the outcome, rewind and bet.

Etc. A one a day 2 minute rewind is far less effective.
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EvilMegas posted...

A one a day 2 minute rewind is far less effective.

True, but sometimes it takes a while to realise when you've made a mistake, 2 minutes means you have more opportunity to correct.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

EvilMegas posted...

A one a day 2 minute rewind is far less effective.

True, but sometimes it takes a while to realise when you've made a mistake, 2 minutes means you have more opportunity to correct.

Yeah, small mistakes.
Big ones, life threatening one you usually know when you fucked up. They are both great but the 13 second one is better because its unlimited.
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LinkPizza posted...

But only once a day sucks. You only get one chance to change it...

It's one more than we get now, and it should be enough.

EvilMegas posted...

Lol y'all underestimating how long 13 seconds is.

13 seconds is enough time to get out of most bad situations as they happen.

Car accident? All you need is a few seconds backward to avoid it.

You are overestimating how long 13 seconds is. Can a fair amount happen in that time? Sure. Will the average person be able to recognize their part in anything that goes wrong? I doubt it, during that window, let alone use such an ability quickly enough unless you have fine-tuned reflexes and that usage happens to be among the things you do. Basically you would have to bring your A game to every moment of your life.
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Entity13 posted...

1) Going into problem solving in the same state of mind as when you made the mistake is only a guarantee that more mistakes will be made. It typically takes more than 13 seconds th=o change your state of mind, and well... see below.

However, you know what you did wrong on the last try.

Entity13 posted...

2) Constant mistakes are taxing on the mind, and I guarantee you that most people cannot or will not endure the loop enough times to make a positive difference.

Even when the result could be life or death?

Entity13 posted...

3) Again discounting reaction times, mistakes are often more than 13 seconds in the past. This seems like a fatal weakness to the 13 Second option to me. The 2 minute one isn't perfect either, but a lot can happen in a minute and a half.

Maybe if you aren't planning on using it? If you start a situation knowing that you're going to rewind, you can exploit your rewinds.

EvilMegas posted...

Lol y'all underestimating how long 13 seconds is.

13 seconds is enough time to get out of most bad situations as they happen.

Car accident? All you need is a few seconds backward to avoid it.

Wanna be rich, go to a dice game see the outcome, rewind and bet.

Etc. A one a day 2 minute rewind is far less effective.

Yeah, a lot can happen in 13 seconds... although something like a dice roll or a roulette spin may require a little more time.
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If you used the 13 second power as much as possible, and you sleep 8 hours a day, you would still be able to use it over 2000 times a day.

I'm going with that one.
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Zeus posted...

Even when the result could be life or death?

If the result of failure is death then I highly doubt you'd be able to rewind, what with being dead and all.

Zeus posted...

However, you know what you did wrong on the last try.

You would hope.

Zeus posted...

Maybe if you aren't planning on using it? If you start a situation knowing that you're going to rewind, you can exploit your rewinds.

I doubt that for most people.
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