What if...

[samvara]

Everyone had personal forcefields - I’m thinking a bit like Rodney’s in Stargate Atlantis - what would you do differently in your life?

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[sara]

More nude sunbathing.

Well, when it's not 40 degrees and pissing down rain outside, that is.

[samvara]

I wonder if the rules for wearing clothing would change if you absolutely knew you were physically safe...

[copracat]

Human dodgem cars! Skydiving without the parachute! Bathe in lava flows! Explore the Mariana Trench on foot! (So to speak.)

Swim with sharks! Bodysurf Niagara Falls!

Oh, what I wouldn't do.

[samvara]

All fantastic ideas - I want to come too!

[copracat]

Lava Party!

[meghanc]

I would jump. Off of everything. And it would be awesome.

[samvara]

Hee, it would be awesome!

[maharetr]

I was about to ask -- can we bounce? Because yeah, if we could bounce without an impact, I'd totally be jumping off things. Although now I'm wondering how far it extends -- I seem to remember Rodney being able to pick things up, but not drink anything, which possibly makes way for Pakour, which I'd be all over like homg.

[rdm]

Mosh pits get a lot more experimental.

BASE jumping becomes more common. So common, in fact that the challenge becomes not being hit by someone plummeting from above.

But I think playing dodge'ems in the traffic would be one of the first things that everyone tries.

Bombing/hijacking becomes a thing of the past. "Oh dear, the airliner has just disintegrated at 40,000ft. Blast. I'm going to be late for my meeting. And I'll have to buy a new laptop!" Also, airport screenings become very low-key. leecetheartist just pointed out that the clever passengers in that situation, if close enough to an airport, will try to glide in on their own!

[samvara]

Hee, I love that - I assume anything we do to preserve our physical safety would start getting dropped.

Because I've got a twisted mind...

[rdm]

Which leads to a story seed that I'll just toss out there for whatever grabs it:

A cop gets called in in such a world to investigate either an isolated falling death or a rash of other impact-related deaths (car crashes, hit-and-runs, &c).

[fred_mouse]

how deep can I dive? how much oxygen will it hold? or do I have the wrong idea as to what this force bubble will do (no idea of what the SGA one did, as I've only encountered references to it in fandom.)

[samvara]

I was more thinking of being invulnerable, but I don't see why you couldn't take oxygen with you...

[lilysea]

I would swim in deep water without fear of sharks...

...at the moment, because I am so short sighted without my glasses, I tend to stick to the shallows.

Also, I would be more assertive with scary people (because I wouldn't be afraid of them being violent.)

[samvara]

I love that it would take away fear and bring the fun.

And yes, I totally second you on being more assertive with scary people.