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Want to make a wish? Just ask the Monkey’s Paw! No strings attached.*

Just create a post that starts with “I wish ___”. Other users will then grant you the wish, and probably not how you intended.

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[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Granted.

Time is frozen. And so is the air around you. You can't move.

Earth's rotation is also frozen. What isn't frozen are you and your bestie, who are now suddenly moving at hundreds of mph relative to everything around you.

But since the air around you doesn't move, you are instantly turned into a fine red paste, held in place by the unmoving air, resembling your form for the rest of untime

[–] nezbyte@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

You can explore the time-frozen world with your bestie, but your bestie becomes frozen when you unfreeze time.

[–] rodbiren@midwest.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can freeze time and move unhindered by the effects of the freeze, but physics still behaves normally meaning your movements cause incredible friction in the air and a sonic boom across any path you take.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago

Actually, there wouldn't be a sonic boom. Because time is frozen, even the smallest movement OP takes would accelerate them beyond the speed of light (OP has to move infinitely fast to overcome the infinitely slow passing of time). The result is that OP risks ending the world if they freeze time.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

You've spent 3 wishes: want to be able to freeze time, want to be able to unfreeze time, and one to travel the world with your bestie. Unfortunately you're not specify The ability for you or those that you chose to act during periods in which time is frozen, therefore you are able to freeze time, and would be able to unfreeze time except that you're stuck functioning in time, and when you stop time your brain doesn't capable of functioning and therefore is incapable of restarting time. Which means the second you activate your first power, neither of the next two wishes will be usable. Ever.