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[Hanslanda]

Mind controls you. Congrats, you're now a thrall of Sauron who's trying to use you to figure out how to get into your universe.

Or at least I think that's how it works.

That's okay because now I am motherfucking Sauron with his Ring, in a universe where Mount Doom doesn't exist. Or elves. Checkmate, bitches.

[Egan_BW]

It's not like throwing the ring into mount doom is the only way to defeat sauron, especially with all the other fictional stuff we're bringing in.
Ahem. Point being, Sword What Seals The Darkness seals the darkness.

[Dunamisdeos]

It's not like throwing the ring into mount doom is the only way to defeat sauron, especially with all the other fictional stuff we're bringing in.
Ahem. Point being, Sword What Seals The Darkness seals the darkness.

Master Sword was forged by sealing away the literal personification of evil, it can probably handle Sauron.

[FallacyofUrist]

New hypothetical.

Whenever a person dies, their body explodes. Think "hand grenade". How does society change?

[Strife26]

Maybe pull out one of the Swords of Power? Shieldbreaker or Coinspinner would be pretty cool.

[MrRoboto75]

New hypothetical.

Whenever a person dies, their body explodes. Think "hand grenade". How does society change?

The necromancer in diablo 2 would have a different skill.

[IcyTea31]

How soon does the body explode? The scenario is wildly different depending on if it's on the last breath or, say, 5 minutes later. You could go even closer and say that receiving an unsurvivable wound counts as "being already dead" even if you're still showing life signs.

[TheDarkStar]

New hypothetical.

Whenever a person dies, their body explodes. Think "hand grenade". How does society change?

No more crowds - getting within 10 feet of another person without their consent is illegal.

Retirement homes no longer exist and are replaced by small villages with one house per person.

Hospitals throw nearly-dead people down a pit. Or they keep everyone on life support. Or they simply don't exist.

War is... messier. In terms of casualties, of course - the actual bodies aren't really left over.

Not even polar bears hunt humans.

Depending on the details, pregnancy is really dangerous.

[martinuzz]

That gives a whole new meaning to the term 'baby-boom'

[Reelya]

Terrorist attacks would be much worse. But people will be more scared to clump together too, balancing that out.

Public transport popularity will plummet.

Complaints amount "manspreading" taking up seats will pleasantly disappear to be replaced by paranoia about people who like to sit too close.

However, oil drilling and construction work safety standards will be rigidly enforced for the first goddamn time.

Also consider diseases. Dyssentry and cholera sufferers now explode.

[scriver]

They explode in a rain of virulent body fluids at that.

[TheDarkStar]

All diseases become Ebola.

[Trekkin]

New hypothetical.

Whenever a person dies, their body explodes. Think "hand grenade". How does society change?

The Republicans' support for alternative energy skyrockets.

[Egan_BW]

All diseases become Ebola.

Diseases would get a big advantage if they kill the victim, unlike how things work now. Expect more deadly diseases to evolve, due to the new possibility of spreading via human shrapnel.

[ChairmanPoo]

Suicide bombing would become both cheaper and more cost-effective (increased chance of causing chain reactions).

... Actually, due to chain reactions, wouldnt there be a high impact on military tactics? In general  it would be dangerous to stay close to any of your mates. A well placed shot might cause a chain reaction that wipes out a whole battalion.