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The world's population doubled overnight (the new people are shunted in from some parallel universe almost exactly the same as ours)

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jonnyt_

If this happened, would we, in this universe, even notice a difference?

bryan.derksen

We'd notice it almost immediately since suddenly there are all these new people wandering around in confusion at how they've been thrust into a parallel universe. :)

I think this would create a rather brutal economic shock. Some areas of the world will see famine and violence (mostly the poor third-world areas that are already on the edge), and even in prosperous first-world areas we'll suddenly have just half the capital resources per-capita that we did before. Having half the population suddenly be homeless and undocumented would be a huge challenge for our various governments. It'd be like everyone just absorbed a massive surge of refugees.

jonnyt_

Ooooh. I thought it said "the new people are shunted TO a parallel universe" but it says they are "shunted FROM some parallel universe"

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Find out that your life is actually an elaborate TV show and your friends and family are actors

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40% prefer The world's population doubled overnight (the new people are shunted in from some parallel universe almost exactly the same as ours)

sojikari

These two go well together. We could call it "I think I'm a clone now, but really, it's just my dimensional doppleganger."

Be only able to hop like a kangaroo instead of walking or running normally

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39% prefer The world's population doubled overnight (the new people are shunted in from some parallel universe almost exactly the same as ours)

gruntspwn

Well... hopping it is.

Be able to see the future

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errorblankfeild

I choose see the future.
Ah man... in a week a parallel universe will merge with us, doubling our population...

The world's population halved overnight (the missing people are shunted into a parallel universe almost exactly the same as ours)

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16% prefer The world's population doubled overnight (the new people are shunted in from some parallel universe almost exactly the same as ours)

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