You do not get to turn these powers off, they are always active.

This question was inspired by those toy dinosaur things.

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    “Ha ha ha, let’s throw a bucket of water on this nerd!”

    “Don’t make me wet. You wouldn’t like me when I’m wet.”

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    I guess the grow bigger in the water thing because I can’t imagine how hard it would be to fall asleep if I’m glowing.

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        My eyesight’s pretty weak, so I’m not sure that would do it… but on the other hand I could navigate the house at night without bumping my shins on furniture. I think that’s enough to sell me on glowing.

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    I can imagine glowing in the dark would be both a blessing and a curse depending on the circumstances. If you’re lost in a cave that could be lifesaving. Trying to sleep in the dark though? That’s gonna be tough haha. I think I’d still choose to glow in the dark though so I could fuel sweet rave parties

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    If I put part of me in say a glass of water then would it just be the part in the glass that slowly grew and how fast and how much.

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    I’d need time durations on the size changes… But obviously the size changes.

    Other comments indicate you also get heavier, a bath each morning followed by exercise could be interesting with the extra weight.

    Also you’d have documentaries made about you. It’s a completely novel behavior… And what happens if you soak just a part of your body… Your penis for instance?

    The glowing? Technically you could already do that, genetic scientists have already created glow in the dark pigs, so glowing seems similar. No more hiding in the dark, you’re a beacon now. If a mugger or the cops are chasing you… Oh there you are. Not really helpful like being three times taller and heavier because you had a bath would be.

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    I love to swim and the water one sounds really inconvenient. I choose glow! You would never really be afraid of the dark- like your own personal night light. Maybe i could get a job doing those nighttime ghost tours.

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    Do you get bigger by absorbing air (thereby increasing your buoyancy) or by absorbing water (with the opposite effect)?

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    “But I’m straight”

    “So is spaghetti… Until it gets wet.”

    “Okay but that’s a bad analogy because I just turn ten stories tall when I get wet.”

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    Fun fact, we already glow in the dark, just not in a way we can see.

    Bigger when wet would be kinda neat, but if it’s based off of toy dinosaurs then the glow doesn’t last all night. So I can take the glow and use it for sick pranks and cosplays or whatever. Be like alien Mr Burns.