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[ceenote@lemmy.world]

When saying goodbye to grandma, we all try to ignore the stranger standing nervously in the corner of the room with a fire extinguisher.

[zwuzelmaus@feddit.org]

Technicalities.

[throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works]

Billy, don't get too close to grandma!

[ceenote@lemmy.world]

Okay, her pulse is slowing, everyone behind the yellow line!

[tetris11@lemmy.ml]

car airbags are now filled with ludicrous amounts of fire-suppressor foam

[blamethepeacock@lemmy.ca]

Significant additional fireproofing in homes, and especially in beds.

EKG required for anyone overweight or older than 60 before engaging the services of an escort.

A lot more murders occur and go unsolved due to a lack of evidence.

[venus_ziegenfalle@feddit.org]

How does society react to this?

[throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works]

Idk where that's from but this gif looks funny

[tal@lemmy.today]

The potential for chain reactions on mass transit or in sports stadiums seems unpleasant.

[throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works]

Mandatory Social Distancing

[tazeycrazy@feddit.uk]

War becomes slightly easier as there is a sign of a confermed kill.

[salacious_coaster@infosec.pub]

The trebuchet would become relevant to warfare again as combatants repurpose dying comrades into flaming projectiles.

[judgyweevil@feddit.it]

We would have discovered fire a lot sooner

[throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works]

I mean like, this just became a thing right now.

[apytele@sh.itjust.works]

Isn't this just the plot of Death Stranding?

[embit@feddit.org]

Some crimes would be harder to solve and the funeral industry would be facing a crisis until they adapt to the situation as casket sales would drop.

[zwuzelmaus@feddit.org]

Social Distancing

Face masks again?

[lath@lemmy.world]

Tom Hanks movie where he's stranded on an island and barely manages to make a fire for the first time.

He also makes a friend named Wilson.

[throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works]

Oh no, you don't need a face mask, you need a fucking Hazmat Suit that can withstand fire and explosions.

[sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

OP You should watch (or read if you like manga) Fire Force. The hook is that people randomly catch fire and society kinda has to deal with it, it's a fun show.

And yeah it's cooler than funerals, the Fire Force brings along nuns to pray for the person when they need to put them out.