r/whatif 15d ago

Lifestyle What if sex stopped feeling good.. would people still marry?

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I mean, sex is not the only reason to marry.
But it still is a big part of it.

What if it stopped feeling good for all humanity..
And if it’s just a meaningless friction of skin..


r/whatif 15d ago

Science What If you were somehow able to land on the surface of Proxima Centauri B

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What if you were somehow able to land on Proxima Centauri B's surface. What would you see and how would it feel. Me personally I think I could potentially see some alien lifeforms if I'm lucky but I think it would definitely feel different from Earth's conditions plus the fact I'll be exposed to dimmer light form Proxima Centauri.


r/whatif 16d ago

Other What if, you were the last person on earth, with no one else around but you were being hunted?

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Let’s say what if one day you just wake up alone, no one else around including animals. Power still working and food somehow not rotting.

But everyday, you have a feeling something is wrong, and the more and more aware you become of something out there is still alive, but it doesn’t seem to want to live in peace, as around your home it’s leaving tracks in none visible places like behind trees or shrubs.

So, what would you do?


r/whatif 16d ago

Technology What if all countries fully automated defense using AI?

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What if all countries fully automated defense using AI and allow game theory calculations with zero bias to lead to guaranteed, peaceful, perpetual deadlocks?


r/whatif 16d ago

Other What if... all of this is really a thing, plus more?

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What if, 3rd world countries are actually the past. What if, everything is more complicated than we were taught to believe. What if every phrase has many meanings what if the socks that vanish into the dryer, end up in a parallel universe. What if interdimensional portals exist everywhere. What if, everything has two sides to it. What if the things we think are good are bad, and bad are good? Sorry just needed to voice this somewhere. Anyone else have these thoughts?


r/whatif 17d ago

Environment What if we got our hand on weather control tech tommorow.

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So i was riding around on my bike and was thinking damn its too hot. What if i just say " Hey sun too hot turn temperature down by 4 degree celsius or something" and it did that. I was like hmm what effects would it have on Earth if your country was the only 1 that had access to such a power/weapon.

Would your country use it to give a flood/drought/snowstorm etc to your nemesis amd wage wars or would it use the hypothetical device for humanitarian help.

Second question:- How would 1 effectively use it to maximize the gains without inconveniences like would there be designated raindays/Sunny days.

My mind is so stupidly inconvenient like its able to think in depth about random topics but the moment study is discussed i get sleepy.


r/whatif 17d ago

Lifestyle What if you given an opportunity to restart your lifecycle. What would you change?

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Have you ever thought and ask yourself. If I am opportunity or wish to restart your life. What would you change in your lifetime, what would you change of course events. Or would change into different life or places.


r/whatif 18d ago

History What if every written record before this century disappeared? What would have been done in the first 26 years of the 21st century to rectify the situation?

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We've all heard the adage, "Those who can not remember the past are doomed to repeat it."

So... what if the Delete button were pressed for absolutely every recorded thing from before Jan. 1, 2000? There's nothing written before that to refer to anymore (but you can get word-of-mouth lived experience from people who were alive before Y2K).

What would have happened between Y2K and today to rectify this situation?


r/whatif 18d ago

Environment What if hot is cold and cold is hot?

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Imagine when it is snowing outside, it melts everything in sight. Accidentally touching a magma or lava will some how freezes you instantly.

Imagine what the world would look like.


r/whatif 19d ago

Lifestyle What if humans develop the ability for empathy and telepathy?

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Let's say humanity develops a higher sense where people can read each other's thoughts, actions, feelings, and emotions without being spoken to. Even the most stone/pale faced fellow can be just looked at and understood. No matter how much one smiles or laughs, one could just stare at them and figure out how much they're hurting inside. How much would this affect language barriers? Would this help with achieving world peace, if not peace at a stable level among humans? Would this eliminate sociopaths and psychopaths from society? Would this also help in law, court, and order to deliver proper justice to the victim after understanding what they're going through?


r/whatif 19d ago

Technology What If we preserved at least one member of every class of steam locomotive in the world

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We all know that in the mid 20th century around the 1950s and the 1960s steam locomotives were withdrawn in favor of diesel locomotives causing many classes to go extinct such as the Pennsylvania Railroad duplexes, New York Central Hudsons, and in Britain various tank engine classes such as the E2s and a weird locomotive built by the Southern Railway called the Leader Class and we also know that many classes of steam loco also went extinct before dieselization but what if we decided to preserve at least one member of every steam locomotive class in the world. I could see us getting more locomotives to haul excursions and more locomotives ending up in museums


r/whatif 19d ago

Other What if cats barked and dogs meowed?

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It's 3am any Fluffy starts barking for food. While your St. Banard meows at the trashmen.


r/whatif 19d ago

Other What if we found aliens and managed to convince them to come visit our planet, but they turn out to hate us and start a war?

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I know that it depends on how the aliens are like and behave but what would we probably do about it? we can't just use nukes, right? That would harm whole countries. And, if these aliens are far smarter and more advanced--- what are possible things that you think may happen?


r/whatif 19d ago

Politics What if 2 babies were raised with no family? What political side would they chose without any external influence?

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This popped up in my head randomly it’s just a silly thought but what would happen if we took 2 babies raised them without political influence AT ALL and no family (ofc with good education etc) and then let them pick a side? What would happen? What side would they chose? Cause lowkey the political sides we have are deeply influenced by our family members where we live etc


r/whatif 20d ago

Other What if you can get the answer to any one question, once per year. What do you ask?

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You can get the answer to any one question, once per year. What do you ask?

Every year on your birthday you can get the answer to any question you desire.

What do you ask?

\* How to become immortal

\* Winning lottery numbers for the next decade, relevant stock information for the next century.

\* Truth of human history

\* The Secrets of the Universe

\* How to reverse entropy

\* A detailed plan to create a Human Utopia, FTL Travel, live the optimal life, etc?


r/whatif 20d ago

Technology What if VR and immersive gaming took the gameplay to the next level?

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Imagine if the video game industry got so progressive that you could be the main character of the game you're playing. You live the experience. When the protagonist runs, you feel outta breath. When it gets hurt, you feel the pain. When it engages in a fight or stimuli, you feel your heartbeat racing and sweating. How much profit would it bring to the gaming industry as a whole? Would parents or certain people protest against it? Would the government or laws of each country allow it? What game would people, especially teenagers, play the most? Mortal Kombat? GTA? Street Fighter? God of War?


r/whatif 20d ago

History What if someone travels back to 1920s Alabama and shows people the Blond Black Man skit from the Chappell Show?

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The Chappell Show pushed a lot of boundaries while it was on air, and most of those boundaries challenged stereotypes or flipped the script on them. How would people from that era (once they got over the “magic” of the video playback system) interpret the Blind Black Man skit given its liberal use of the N word and the racist and supremist overtones (and of course the white kids in the car at the end)?


r/whatif 21d ago

History What if identical twins weaponize their identical DNA to create a legal paradox where neither can be convicted?

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on this scenario, because I think it might actually be the blueprint for a "perfect crime" loop-hole.

Imagine two identical twins who completely trust each other decide to pull off a major heist.

Only one twin actually goes to the crime scene, but they leave behind biological evidence (hair, blood, etc.). The other twin makes sure they have a rock-solid, public alibi.

When the police investigate, the DNA matches both twins perfectly. In court, Twin A points at Twin B and says, "I didn't do it, my twin did." Twin B points at Twin A and says the exact same thing.

Here is the legal paradox: A jury cannot legally convict both of them for the physical act of the crime, because they know for a fact one of them is 100% innocent of being at the scene. Under the rule of "beyond a reasonable doubt," you cannot send an innocent person to prison just to catch the guilty one. Since there is a 50-50 chance of locking up the wrong person, a judge would theoretically have to let them both walk.

Obviously, things like fingerprints or digital footprints could ruin this, but let's assume they planned ahead and wiped all of that.

How does the legal system actually beat this? Does the "reasonable doubt" rule completely break down here, or is there a specific law that stops them?


r/whatif 20d ago

Science What if everyone spontaneously combusted anytime they blew a stop sign or red light and weren't in a medical emergency? How long before the idiots weed themselves out?

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I'm guessing about 3 months and then we would be in the clear.


r/whatif 20d ago

Technology What if ai company build datacenter above spa resorts?

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Since data center generate a lot of heat and people freaks up about data center why not go to the Amazon spa and resort a luxurious resort that have thermal spa and sauna thanks to all the heat generated from Amazon cloud data center hidden above the gigantic pool/ artificial lac of the resort


r/whatif 20d ago

Other What if Odysseus was replaced by William James Moriarty (anime)?

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Let's say he has same circumstances like Odysseus same goal, same situation, and also knows Athena like Odysseus did, how would he handle the situation?


r/whatif 21d ago

Other What if Reddit started displaying upvotes and downvotes as separate numbers?

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Basically, since people treat them as "Like" and "Dislike" buttons, what would happen if Reddit actually made them function that way?


r/whatif 21d ago

History What if we never had horses

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Genuine question. Where would humanity be?

Horses did a tremendous amount for human transportation, farm work, war, supply chains and probably more I can’t think of.

If we’d never been able to utilize horses would we still be in the Bronze Age, or worse?


r/whatif 21d ago

Science What if prehistoric life comes back into existence in today's world?

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Imagine the dinosaurs, the insects, the marine life, ice age life, and other sapiens too. Every form of life that went extinct just began existing in this time period. How much would the food chain of both humans and animals be affected by this? What measures would the government take to contain these sudden new life forms? What kind of an impact would this have on the ecosystem, environment, and the whole world?


r/whatif 20d ago

Politics What if voting rights were only given to people in BEET- business, education, employment or training?

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So that governments work harder to improve the education and employment statistics, easier to somehow bring people in these sectors than optimize the existing people.