A World Building Exercise

The world is exactly the same except... (insert your own difference and run with it...)


Here are some examples:


The world is exactly the same except 4th place and lower in the Olympics results in death.


The world is exactly the same except everyone is blind.


The world is exactly the same except Thomas the Tank engine is real and he's angry!


The world is exactly the same except the entire planet is a golf course.



The world is exactly the same except no clocks or calendars (or recorded time).


The world is exactly the same except every U.S. citizen must serve two years as a postal employee.


The world is exactly the same except fish can talk and they are as intelligent as human 4 year olds.


The world is exactly the same except aliens have arrived and they are obsessed with soccer.


The world is exactly the same except the older you get the less you can hear/understand music.


The world is exactly the same except single-celled organism will obey you if asked politely.


The world is exactly the same except nobody ever touches the ground.


The world is exactly the same except colleges accept students based upon physical appearance.


The world is exactly the same except your ghost inhabits the object nearest your corpse.


The world is exactly the same except humans are terribly afraid of flowers.


The world is exactly the same except mosquito bites give you temporary amnesia.


The world is exactly the same except you can only visit one place outside of your hometown -- once in your life on a two week free vacation.