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A superpower that requires that you remember which hemisphere* of the planet you're on.
In Australia, a window with such a sunbeam is north-facing, not south. The westward moving sun thus takes the sunbeam to the far table.
* Things get real funky if you're on a planet with a severe axial tilt relative to the perpendicular of its orbital plane.
Tbf, that's not really asking much.
Not to brag, but most of the time, I'm even aware of which COUNTRY I'm in!
Sometimes I forget what planet I’m on.
You should not worry remembering this one's name. It will be inhabitable soon anyway.
Witchcraft!!
So that's why I see flags everywhere (cars, houses, hats, etc. ). People seem to forget which country they're in.
Oh I hate that. You're wondering long mind in your own business and then suddenly, Uranus