Meh bored thought I'd try my hand at coming up with a spam game.
For this the rules are simple. I'll start with a random 'what if' question. The next person answers it then posts their own question, and so on and so forth.
With that in mind....
What if the world was made of cake instead of rock?
It would have lower density. And thus lower mass, assuming the volume stays the same. It probably wouldn't have enough weight to hold in the lighter atmospheric gases. So we'd all suffocate.
What if the weather predictors were right say, one in four, one in five times?
Then we'd have hurricanes in England a lot more often.
What if grass was made of glass?
People would watch their step alot more... Also seeing people fall would be ten times more hilarious :mwaha
What if bananas were sentient?
Then that kid in North Carolina would be up on Murder charges, not just armed robbery.
What if plate tectonics sped up?
The elections in India would be a lot less important.
What if sneezing was a deadly weapon?
Then I would be able to take over the world with nothing but a handful of dust.
What if someone actually figured out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
Then we can ring that wretched owl's neck and say "See?! It isn't just three! It isn't that easy!!!"
What if Furrae was real..... :erk
That prehensile tail would really come in handy :P
What if the human life expectancy was only a week?
Alimony rates would by really low.
What if Einstein and all the rest are wrong and the speed of light isn't the cosmic speed limit.
Then the cosmic cops will have a fun time pulling me over!
What if you realized what you were eating was human brains?
*looks down at his bowl* And? *continues eating 'bowels and brains' breakfast of champions*
What if money really did grow on trees?
The conservation of trees suddenly becomes a whole lot more important.
What if we ever find a white hole?
The scientist of the world will go insane trying to figure out how something that ejects everything could still exist.
What if we discovered that black holes are indeed portals through time and space.
Depends on what kinds of black holes. To be precise, a Kerr black hole is a portal though time and space, with the caveat that you won't be able to "steer" your way though the hole. This is because the singularity point inside a Kerr black hole actually rotates, forming a singularity "loop". Passing though the loop allows crossing though the world line without breaking the cosmic speed limit. Except we can't tell if a black hole is a Kerr black hole or otherwise with the tools we have. </nerdy physics>
What if you woke up one morning in a locked room with no recollection of how you got there?
you'd be a house cat
what if there were augmented reality constructs that existed in the physical world but could only bee seen through the lens of a video camera?
You would be stuck trying to develop a wearable see-through head mounted display that would track your position and orientation, enabling you to use a computer generated model of the your environment projected onto your Heads Up display, that would facilitate navigation around the constructs.
What if you had accurate premonitions, but you could never get anyone to believe you.
Start a blog or livejournal and talk about these premonitions. When they come true I'll have a cult following.
What if furniture started to rebel?
People would have really bad back problems, until someone got the bright idea of cleansing by fire.
What if the world was run by people with ADHD?
Would it really be all that different? :P
What if we figure out the cure for cancer, and it turned out to be someing so stupidly obvious?
That would be the biggest palm slap to the forehead in history.. Well, besides when Columbus realized he didn't reach India..
What if people could fly?
The government would make the ability llegal to prop up the airlines.
What if South Park became the world's most popular religion?
The different sects would get along, for the most part... but the Cartman sect would be secretly trying to take over the world, or just waste their time belittling members of the Kyle sect. The Stan sect would have to act as the lone voice of reason between all the different sects, and of course, due to a very high amount of casualties in the Kenny sect, people would be very reluctant to join.
What if hiccups were a symptom of cancer?
Then I would have been dead a looooooooong time ago.
What if it turns out that dolphins really ARE like in HGttG?
The question "are we alone" will become moot, and I pity all the commercial net fisheries such as the tuna industry (although I imagine PETA would squeal in delirious joy).
What if "paying it forward" actually caught on as a worldwide phenomenon.
The world would probably be far less angsty thinking of everyone else's problems instead of its own.
What if I've been killing innocent people for no reason? :januscat
Then you'd be no different that any other game player, in Jack Thompson's eyes.
What if carrots started to revolt?
Hm. I ate carrots all the time when I was little, but I developed allergies and haven't eaten a carrot in years. So I'd be stuck here pondering whether I'm saved or screwed.
What if technology aged at a rate all of us were comfortable with?
Then we would all exist on our own plane or dimension of reality as it would probably be a rare event that two different persons would have identical views on a comfortable rate of technology aging.
What if the upgrades to the Hubble Space Telescope actually allowed NASA scientist to see a true edge to the Universe?
Then so many of us will be crushed that the universe is not endless, and that there are finite possibilities afterall. But eh negative feeling people will win at least.
What if it turns out that all the colors we see were actually in reverse?
They could be. We don't know what colours actually look like. After all, it is impossible to describe the concept of "red" or "green" to a blind person (save the scientific definition, which is cheating).
What if politicians actually understood how the economy works so they can create effective measures?
Then they would probably put themselves out of a job, and they know that...
What if Global Warming is due to human activity and the overwhelming proof shows that the prime cause is all the hot air expelled by politicians?
Then we all have a justifyable reason to initiate "Politician Season". But only for the bad ones.
What if penguins do try to rule the earth with hypnotic tap dancing?
Then we would be mentally torn apart by the eternal power struggle between the penguins and hypnotoad.
What if dogs could tell it wasn't bacon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPmVENYCJ2o).
edited to add link.
We would have no more power over their race and they would ultimately become our overlords. :mwaha
What if I had a bottomless mocha cup? as in.. it would keep refilling itself?
You would become unbelievably popular and cause the downfall of corporate coffeehouses like Starbucks, but hey, we wouldn't care, we gots never ending mocha!
:boogie
What if Microsoft actually put product quality and user satisfaction as the company's number one mission?
There would be world peace. (Darn you Bill Gates! Evil!!)
What if there was a mini skirt that would not get blown upward in the wind?
There would be great gnashing of teeth and gouging of eyes as all of male, and some female, aficionados of the female form lament the loss of such a great treasure bestowed upon mankind by fashion designers and mother nature.
What if peanut butter didn't stick to the roof of cat's and dog's mouths?
Trying to hide their medication so they'll take it would get that much harder.
What if monkies had won the space race by building a rocket before all human nations could then mocking us from the moon?
We would have to really reconsider that whole family tree thing and just who descended from who. That, and hope that they can't put enough velocity on that stuff they like to fling to break lunar orbit and reach the earth...
What if Jack Thompson unbelievably got his way?
I'd be the first one in line to snipe his.. rear. (In a black market video game of course :animesweat)
What if dinosaurs came back?
I, for one, would welcome our new toothy overlords.
What if coffee was free?
However awesome that might be there would be serious health risks with the overcaffination of people.. our blood vessels will weaken and rupture until our bodies try to right itself but ultimately will become another disease. .... or something :animesweat
What if everyone shared a meal with someone more needy?
The giver and receiver would both experience a feeling of great inner peace and happiness that usually is only felt by the participants of wuffnpuff's World Huggle Tour 2009.
What if you could selectively read other people's minds.
I would feel like Jedi.. and would eventually start wearing robes and brandishing plastic lightsabers at the wicked. :boogie
What if you made the best, most awesome cookie ever... what would you do with it?
eat it. What else could you do with a cookie?
What if I could actually meet someone I could talk art intelligently with?
You would fall in love ^_^ (Either that or you would have to stop for a minute, pinch yourself, and make for darn sure it's actually happening - and don't worry, I feel for you.)
What if everyone's day could be made by a simple giggle and a hug?
Humanity, as a whole, would get even lazier.
What if it were legal to slap someone, as long as you could prove to the court that said person was too stupid to be allowed to talk in public?
There would be a lot of slapping going on done by you and a lot of court-ordered silent people. =)
What if George Lucas actually made the Star Wars prequels well?
Then I would have to live through watching my niece and her friends turn into raving fangirls, just as I had to witness my sister and her friends do so with the original StarWars (part 4, I think it was?). In all fairness, though, it was all Mark Hammil's fault, and my sister was crushed when he did that car movie.
What if art became the international currency, and your art was legal tender?
Heh, my 'art' might get me a candy bar.. and a poor quality one at that XD. (Though I like that idea.. hrm..)
What if you could move objects with your mind? (not large ones like cars.. but.. you know, moderate stuff :) )
I would probably try to freak people and be surprisingly effective.
What if I freakin' stabbed you in the face?! :januscat
I would be extremely surprised, since I didn't know you belong to The American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
What if you could control your forum karma ratings?
I would gripe about the inability to control other people's karma ratings.
After giving my own a boost of course
What if people displayed rational amounts of alarm over things that could actually hurt them and less about garbage like "pandemics" that one can recover from with a few days of rest in a good bed?
Then all media, be it print, broadcast, blogs, message boards, pod casts, etc. and all checkout counter rack tabloids would fade from existence as people would quit paying attention to them due to extreme frustration form being continually disappointed in the complete failure of any of them providing "real" non-sensationalized news. Hmm, kinda sounds like a good thing...
What if you could travel back in time and change just one event in history; what would it be?
I'd go back to the first moment that someone looked up at the sky and thought "I bet there's some kind of omnipotent being up there who want's me to create an organization dedicated to making everyone believe in them." and I'd beat their ass into the ground like a tent peg.
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That or I'd go back to the day after I was born and tell my parents the winning lottery numbers for the next three weeks.
What if nuclear war happened, and everyone got super powers instead of dying?
At first, all would go well. The deeper underlying reason for the nuclear war would be momentarily forgotten as everyone tried to grasp the events that had occurred. All would be awed in wonder as they learned the extent of their new super powers, until it all became old hat. Then the old conceits and selfishness would begin to creep back into the hearts and souls of the people. All of the old arguments of whose power was the greater, whose intellect was most credible, and who had the right to lead Nuevo Sapiens into the new future. Many would start to believe that they are truly god. So with super powers comes super war. The paradox of powers equally omnipotent clashing in an indescribable maelstrom of mutual destruction would rip apart the very fabric of space, time, energy, and mass, in all their forms, and implode the Universe back into the singularity from which it sprang. God would look upon the emptiness with a saddened heart. All was there for the children, but they turned their backs. Not only had the foolish children thought that God did not create them, but that they had created God. Worse, they dared think themselves gods. With a sigh God thought, well maybe this time, and looked out into the emptiness and said, "Let there be Light."
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That or I hope I get the power of flight. Blasting through the Grand Canyon at mach 1 in free flight would be a rush!
What if you could start a successful music band?
I'd call my band Zed Ced Gar.....(Thanks for the name...You know who you are...) And we will do tours and make alot awesome heavy rock and party rock! Make plenty of money and help out the poor or the real deserving!
What if there was a cure for Multiple Sclerosis?
It would end the suffering of hundreds of thousands and (hopefully) advance the treatment and cure for other autoimmune conditions (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000816.htm).
What if you could have a private dinner and conversation with anyone currently living; who would it be?
Definitly a human. (or not)
What if you think the jokes on them, but the jokes really on you?
You wouldn't know at first, but you'd be really embarrassed when you found out.
What if you had a yes man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_man) that followed you everywhere?
After a couple hours I'd get thoroughly irritated with him agreeing with everything I say, tell him to get his own opinions, and make him go away until he did get his own opinions and argue them properly.
What if you could change one thing about human nature?
I'd make politeness less complicated so people wouldn't argue as much. I thought for a bit about making people completely honest toward one another and making it easier for them to handle negativity, but then it occurred to me that less people would stand up for their rights if they didn't get angry about not having them.
What if you could complete all the tasks you wanted to accomplish today, no interruptions?
Then the world would be under my control because of my powers of the four elements because i managed to get them today.
What would happen if the whole world got into a war. The WHOLE world.
Eventually, nukes fall, everything dies. Everything and everyone.
What if....ah crap, I'm not good at this. Uh...
What if i didn't come up with anything for this what if? :3
Then you would leave an opening for someone to jump in and 'what if' something witty or profound.
...or get me...
What if the Improbability Drive Engine proved to be true physics.
Imagine something completely random. Now double it. I don't care what that means, double it. That is what would happen, and it would not be alone. In addition to this, Mows would surely exist.
What if Mows existed anyway? Out of nowhere, one morning, there's a few of them every square mile. How would that work out?
They will proceed to baffle all biologists, get themselves on the commercially deemed pests list for thier ability to eat material, drive pesticide companies to insanity and draw the attention of the military since no weapon can destroy them.
What if it rained food?
The upcoming Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs movie would be pre-empted by a shaky hand-held home video played for horror. (Now I want to see that happen.) Also, various hard foods would put various people and structures in serious danger. Long-term effects would depend on whether or not this was isolated to one instance or a recurring thing, and whether or not water-from-the-sky rain was still a regular occurrence. Did they have that in Chewandswallow?
What if... people's (real) names were consistently related to their roles and personalities?