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Re:Ask HN: What’s something you do that seems to others like... by elmerfud on Thursday June 02, 2022 @09:34AM (#31594669)
There's lots of things. Making chocolate mousse is seems to be a dark art to lots of people I know. One person was fascinated by the whipping of heavy cream in to whipped cream as if some voodoo power was being invoked. To then it only came in cans or tubs of fake cool whip. Lastly was when I had some dinner guests and made a banana pudding from scratch before their eyes. It was as if I summoned a demon to aid me in having a hot fresh dessert.
Re:Ask HN: What’s something you do that seems to others like... by TheFreim on Thursday June 02, 2022 @10:14AM (#31595154)
> One person was fascinated by the whipping of heavy cream in to whipped cream

It's amazing to me that people don't know things like this. Making butter and whipped cream were fun activities my mom would have me do when I was younger, I'd never even considered some people don't even know anything about how whipped cream is made.

Re:Ask HN: What’s something you do that seems to others like... by pxska on Thursday June 02, 2022 @09:26AM (#31594588)
Honestly, knowing how to google things constantly seems like a mystery to people.

I often get people saying "how do you know all these things?" and just have to reply "I'm really good at googling."

Re:Ask HN: What’s something you do that seems to others like... by gus_massa on Thursday June 02, 2022 @09:46AM (#31594834)
I have the same superpower. Sometimes when people ask, I say that the secret is that before the main search, type "please" and press the search button, and after the main search type "thanks" and press the search button. :)
Re:Ask HN: What’s something you do that seems to others like... by derane on Thursday June 02, 2022 @10:01AM (#31594988)
setting the clock on old video decoders was and still is a very high handicap for many people it must be like magic.