Category:Strange powers of Beret Guy

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[[Beret Guy]] is a very strange character. Sometimes he takes these strange tendencies into the supernatural.

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==Explanation==
In the early comics he was mostly just a strange and naive guy. There is an early start to the strangeness, but that power could also be attributed to [[Cueball]] (at least it is a shared power) in [[248]].

From comic [[1088]], Beret Guy begins to appear frequently with these strange powers, typically not related to each other, except that he has some issues with electrical sockets and power cords as seen in [[1293]] and [[1395]]. (See also [[509: Induced Current]] and the title text of [[614: Woodpecker]], regarding power cords, but not these strange powers.) He is also capable of waiting for very long time as seen both in [[1088]], [[1617]] and [[2987]].

Many of these apparent powers manifest as objects behaving strangely around him. It is unclear whether these are in fact powers inherent to Beret Guy or whether the objects are simply cursed; as indicated in [[1772]], most of his possessions were acquired from shops specializing in cursed items.

Here is a list of the comics where Beret Guy displays strange powers that are beyond the realm of possibility.

===List of abilities===
#[[248]]: Creates hypothetical situations which trap him and others around him. These situations are spaces, formed with thin, flexible walls that can be torn open with a knife.
#[[1032]]: Is able to photocopy 3d objects to create clones of said object
#[[1088]]: Capable of waiting in the same place for highly extended periods of time, presumably without sustenance
#[[1099]]: He has the ability to grow wings at will, which can extend infinitely if he chooses to do so.
#[[1135]]: He can persuade spiders to spin their silk in such a way that it forms a wearable shirt.
#[[1158]]: He can use his imagination to manifest physical objects
#[[1293]]: His office has an outlet which can dispense soup when needed.
#[[1388]]: He can subduct himself through the floor to form mountains in his room.
#[[1395]]: Is able to inflate a laptop by blowing into a power cord, implying that 1) he exhales helium and 2) he can change the properties of any object at will.
#[[1422]]: His phone has the same properties as a dying star, expanding and exploding as it runs out of power.
#[[1486]]: He is able to harness the energy of a vacuum cleaner and fly using it.
#[[1490]]: He can see individual atoms and distinguish elements apart, but he cannot discern what these atoms make up (he cannot distinguish a human from a dog).
#[[1522]]: By standing on a stepladder and looking through a magnifying glass, he can examine life on exoplanets in detail.
#[[1614]]: Another example of changing the properties of objects at will.
#[[1617]]: He can survive without oxygen for many years. He is also able to gain all necessary nutrients via eating newspaper.
#[[1922]]: Yet another example of changing the properties of objects. He is also apparently able to make dogs follow his exact commands.
#[[2310]]: He has higher dimensional bones, leading to a much greater than normal attraction to the {{w|Great attractor}}. This allows him to sleep and rest on walls and ceilings.
#[[2325]]: Nearby flowing water flows towards him rather than towards the nearest drainage basin. It appears that he is not capable of controlling this.
#[[2376]]: Has the knowledge of a cursed amulet that attracts malicious ghosts. He claims that he can do battle with ghosts, although it is unknown whether this is an ability of his or just him being odd as normal.
#[[2446]]: He had the ability to create very large clumps of {{w|Spike proteins}} after receiving the COVID vaccine, although it is unknown as to whether he is still able to do this.
#[[2534]]: He can construct an object which can stretch and flex to at least 254 miles in length.
#[[2695]]: He created volcano seeds which, when planted, create a tiny volcano.
#[[2710]]: He created a hydroelectric dam that produces more water than passed into it.
#[[2805]]: He has infinite arm strength, as he is able to hold on to a balloon using one arm for at least 1500 years. He experiences no adverse affects during this time.
#[[2850]]: He is able to influence human thoughts at will by changing the status of his house on Google Maps.
#[[2987]]: He stands still for an entire 20 years, presumably without any food or water, to tectonic surf; although he only moved about a meter in that time.
#[[3046]]: He is able to utilize an anomalous ancestry site to figure out that he is related to long-extinct Stromatolites.
#[[3179]]: He is able to estimate the weight of any object that gets hooked onto a fishing rod he is holding.
#[[3240]]: He is able sail in a life-sized ship in a bottle.
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3240: Bottle

2026-05-01T21:00:04Z

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| number = 3240
| date = May 1, 2026
| title = Bottle
| image = bottle_2x.png
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| noexpand = true
| titletext = "I know it seems impossible, but the trick is that I sailed in here when I was very young."
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==Explanation==
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This comic shows a life sized ship in a bottle sailing along other sail boats in the sea. The humor comes from the surreality of the situation.

In this comic, [[Beret Guy]] is inside a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_bottle#Ship_in_a_bottle ship in a bottle]. A common question when one sees one is "how was it put inside the bottle", due to the small size of the opening in the bottle compared to the ship. The answer is that the ship was assembled within the bottle. The title text alludes to this, by saying that Beret Guy grew up inside the bottle to fit (however, this is nonsensical, as he could likely fit into the bottle anyway, and ships do not grow as living things do).

==Transcript==
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[Three small single-masted sailboats are shown, all sailing towards the right. On the left, Cueball and Megan are in one boat; Cueball is near the stern, possibly holding the tiller, while Megan is before the mast. In the middle, Beret Guy is before the mast in a boat that's inside a giant bottle, with a cork plugging the bottleneck. On the right, Ponytail is directly aft of the mast of the third boat. All the boats are sitting on the water with ripples on the surface, but the water level in the bottle is lower than the rest.]

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