Super powers, part two

Spock,

If you could read my mind, you'd know that I think your answer was disappointing. If it was not at the end of a(n unprintable) 2,500-word email that was almost certainly longer than your senior thesis, I'd be more upset.

I don't know if you've ever seen the movie "Jumper" (gun to my head, I'd answer fairly confidently with a resounding "no"), but that gets my vote for best superpower. Basically, you can go anywhere you want, anytime. And bring people with you, as long as you hold on to them. If we're trying to impress chicks, what would be better? Saying what she wanted you to say or whisking her off to the top of the Eiffel Tower? Judging by The Actor Formerly Known As Anakin Skywalker's (TAFKAAS) success at wooing Rachel Bilson in "Jumper," I'm going to have to go with the latter. I'm not even sure TAFKAAS can speak.

But think about it. Need to fly? Sure. Just "jump" from point to point. Need money? Rob a bank. (This happens. A lot.) Want to be the first person to score a goal and get an assist on the same play? Done.

The one downside I've been able to come up with is that it was unclear in the movie if it was possible to go to a place you hadn't been/hadn't seen. However, TAFKAAS's partner with the Scottish accent (that's how you could tell he was a "rogue") seemed to have no trouble building a fort in the middle of what looked liked Siberia. I can't imagine he'd seen that before, although there were, admittedly, some C.C. Sabbathia-sized holes in the plot.

Which bring me to my next questions, namely, could you go to fictional places? The Battle of Hoth? The Shire? That pool party in Anchorman? I guess technically you'd just go to the movie productions of these things, but how about historical places. Could be be "The Midnight Ride of Noah Davis?" Maybe Eric could go back and be with his cousins, the Velociraptors? Or you could fire the shot heard round the world. Greg and Ed would be so jealous when they were reenacting a bullet you fired. That would make for some awkward family dinners.

Go forth and prosper,
Dr. McCoy