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Just before death you are granted one truthful, understandable answer to one question. What would you want to know? (mander.xyz)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Mothra@mander.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Obviously a hypothetical scenario. There is no way to pass on the knowledge to anyone else. Time freezes for you only, and once you have your answer you are out of this world.

The question can allow you to see into the past, present and future and gain comprehension of any topic/issue. But it's only one question.

Edit: the point isn't "how to cheat death". You can't. Your body is frozen and there is nothing you can do with this knowledge other than knowing it, and die. So if you would rather be frozen in a limbo just thinking of numbers for eternity, be my guest.

Such a variety of replies, it's been really interesting to read them!

What would you want to know? Personally I'd want to see a timelapse or milestone glimpses of humanity's future until the end of Earth's existence (if we survive that long)

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 22 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Why do hotdogs come in packs of ten while hotdog buns come in packs of six?

[–] StephniBefni@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So you buy 10 packs of buns and 6 packs of hotdogs

[–] horsescorpion@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Life hack: Halve your spendings by only bying 5 packs of buns and 3 packs of hotdogs.

Hotdog and hotdog bun production companies hate this simple trick.

[–] stewie3128@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago

You're just pandering to the lowest common denominator

[–] lemmefixdat4u@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Good news! Due to shrinkflation, hot dogs now come in 8-packs. Even better, the downsized buns fit standard dogs - no need to buy bun-length skinny hot dogs!

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

So, I figured it out. Why hot dogs come in packages of ten and hot dog buns come in packages of eight. See, the thing is, life doesn't always work out according to plan. So be happy with what you've got, because you can always get a hot dog.