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Yes, I'm aware the death note isn't real but it's interesting to talk about

In the rules of the show, the death note can be used to kill people by writing their name. The writer can also dictate how they want the person to die. There are limits, for instance, it can't be physically impossible.

So I'm wondering, could the death note user write that a person catches a deadly communicable disease and spreads it to five other people before they die. Then would the virus continue spreading and killing more people the user didn't directly kill with the death note

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[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

Whether the cause of the individual's death is either suicide or an accident, if it would lead to the death of more than the intended victim, the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that other lives are not impacted.

(Chapter 14: Temptation)

[-] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you, I had forgotten that detail. It's been a while since I watched the show

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

simply die of a heart attack

That's better than screaming and clawing at the windows, like the people riding in his car at the time. (Apologies to Jack Handey)

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

One of these is false

[-] grranibal@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago

Like writing “eats an infected bat” ?

[-] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

"Unintentionally ingests the guano of an infected bat" is possible, assuming there are bats in their area.

"Eats an infected bat" is very likely to fail, unless you know for a fact that the person either (a) commonly eats bats or (b) will uncharacteristically be in a situation in which eating a bat is likely.

[-] De_Narm@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You can, but only with really specific people. I think the person needs to be both physically able to do so and have enough knowledge to execute the task. For example, I don't think you can make someone write a death message in a language the person doesn't know.

So, you could say 'eat a specific anmial and die' and that would be a dice roll. 'Eat a corona infected animal and die of the virus' would be likely impossible, since your average person couldn't tell which animal is infected.

However, just find a person working with deadly diseases in a lab setting and command them to infect themself before going outside. Let them go on a trip until they die and your chances are quite good, depending on the virus.

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago
[-] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

If only that were real. The billionaires would be a big hurry to share their wealth

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