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Vote up the fictional places that would be hell on Earth if they really existed.
Over on Reddit, people are debating which fictional universes would be a living hell if they actually had to live there. For example, Hogwarts seems great until you have to use the bathroom at 3 am. And would you move to New York if the Avengers lived there, too?
Here are a few of the worst fictional places to live (but with the funniest answers).
If starvation doesn't get you, the plague will. If the plague doesn't get you, the war will. If you're not needlessly slaughtered by the encroaching army passing through your village, then you'll be press-ganged and the opposing force will butcher you instead.
If somehow you get to live in a relatively peaceful area away from battles and seiges, then just remember that walking more than 500m away from your ramshackle hovel of a house to try and pick a few berries will result in you being eaten alive by something bloated and long dead with too many teeth.
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'NYC In Anything Sci-Fi Is A Place You Don't Want To Be'
New York in the Marvel Universe. It would just suck. Rampaging villains everywhere and you have to wait for the designated hero to be available to stop them. Green Goblin bombing Manhattan? Have to wait for Spidey, 'cuz even though the Fantastic Four are down the street, they won't bother to fight a Spidey villain.
Not mine personally, but most of my guy relatives and friends say they would love to live in The Walking Dead. I don't care how much you immediately like the idea of it, the reality is nobody would be genuinely happy living that way. You'd get tired of always being on guard and devastated every time you lose someone.
This one comment alone makes me agree with you. I can only imagine the smell.
Everyone in the Walking Dead: *smeared in zombie guts* this stops them being able to smell us
Me: so, like, if it's just that it masks your smell could you use something less gross, mud or perfume or something
Them: *blinks through smear of large intestine*
The Marvel Universe. Imagine getting out of your 9-to-5 job just to watch the Hulk pick up your car, throw it at someone, and miss. How would you even explain that to your insurance?
"You know what, AllState? Nevermind. My wife's car is fine and she and [the] kids just blinked out of existence, so whatever... I'll be in my wife's car contemplating my horrid existence if you need me..."
Almost no water, scorching heat, giant sandworms that are attracted to the rhythmic sounds of footprints, spice that is impossible to escape because it's in the air and if you stop ingesting it you die.
