Dr Shrinker has shrunk everyone in the world!

[Master Rel]

The nefarious mad scientist Dr Shrinker has done what he threatened to do...he has shrunk everyone on the planet down to 6"!

Well almost everyone...the process ran for 72hrs...and the lightshow in the skies drew out nearly every person on Earth...but a few escaped the effects...those in deep bunkers, vaults, etc.  Maybe a couple thousand worldwide remain normal size.

Everyone in this creative exercise was shrunk.

This moment...you wake up and are 6" tall.

We will accept the fantasy element and the only real issues involve with actual size...you and everyone else, that you know of, is 6" tall.

Could you make it out of your house, or where you are right now, alive?  How about your pets?  What steps would or could you take to survive and thrive?

[Master Rel]

Where were you when the shrinking took affect?

In your car or truck or greyhound bus?  The windows up, air conditioning blowing.  We're you alone or were friends, family, or strangers with you?

How do you get out, being 6" tall? 

What happens when the fuel runs out and the sun starts a convection process?

Maybe you were at home, work, or the mall?

Best case, you are at a road side farmers market with the produce growing right behind the stands, next to a shallow calm clean fresh water creek/river.

But let us assume the worse situations, as you read this...that moment, that location, that is where you shrink down to 6"...are you completely screwed or do you have a chance?

Walk us through the steps you take to get safe and sound 

[Master Rel]

I am on a 58' Viking yacht.

Plugged into shore power, with the AC running, I have a large iced tea with ice and straw, I am in the salon or main living space...the door is shut though not hitched or locked.

I have tools right at my feet.

1. Getting off the boat...I am alone but I have a flat head screwdriver right here two feet away, I drag it over to the door and apply leverage...I'm out!

2. Getting out of the boat...two steps down, easy enough so I take my time so as not to hurt myself...on the aft deck.  I could go through the gunnels (holes above the water line that allow excess water to flow off the deck), but that leads directly to the dock salt water and the current can be ugly if a ship goes by...I could cross over on the mooring lines, at this height I could nearly walk them...but I will crawl to avoid becoming fish food...I clear the three feet without issues other than being really hot due midday sun in South Texas.

3. Now what?  There is a field of clover, a pool the next building over, plenty of cover, lots of tropical plants, the worst of it...sky rats!  Laughing and Atlantic gulls are about, as are the occational heron and pelican.

4. I head back on the boat...collect my thoughts and resources out of the sun...I know how to get back and forth so I can plan in comfort. I use my cel phone in the hopes my wife and kids are together, help walk them through the possible horror show of the house...with two dogs and six cats.

Well that is where I am...how about you?

[Master Rel]

Update...

My wife and youngest daughter (19) are at the beach about 12mi and a high span bridge away from me, sitting in the sand...they got to cover in the shade and are with hundreds of others...so fairly safe for now!

My son (18) is at the tattoo shop gettin a touch up on his Mom tattoo...there are six men in there with various skill sets...his story is his own at this point as he is 35mi away over two big span bridges...good luck son!

Second oldest daughter (21) is at work at the FedEx shipping and receiving center at the airport...a hundred others are in the same building, it has open bay doors, and thousands of random FedEx boxes filled with who knows what...interesting!

Oldest daughter (27) is on a field trip with her students at a strawberry farm.


You and yours?

[BenPass]

Frankly, I'm totally screwed!

As I read/type this, I'm sitting in a leather recliner. It's a little larger than normal sized, and I'm not athletic. That said, assuming I'm shrunk to 6" and my computer topples to the floor, and I stay here in the main seat, here's what I'd do:

1 - Walk forward far enough to reach the TV remote resting on the arm-rest.

2 - Drag the remote toward the back corner of the seat and try to lever it into place so that I have a ramp/bridge to climb up onto the arm-rest.

3 - Once on the arm-rest, walk forward to the point where the chair is closest to the side table.

4 - Jump across to the table (maybe 2-3") and then climb onto the case that one of my sabers is in.

5 - From the box, I'd reach over to the copper pipe I've got leaning against the wall, and slide down it to the floor.

6 - Once on the floor, I'd make the trek out to the kitchen where I can climb the open shelf to get into cereal and other food-stuffs should I need to eat.

7 - With no way to reach the door knobs, or windows, I'd have to try to climb a bookshelf to reach the phone on the charger. It'd take a lot of time and strength, but it could be done.

8 - Call for help, only to realize that everyone else is like me.

9 - Eventually run out of food and starve.

10 - Rot.

[Master Rel]

Lol...so you don't think you could get out of the house?

[Master Rel]

Hmmm is everyone scared of being 6" tall? lol

I thought this might be a fun one to play around with...so how about a specific thought then...

You wake up in your house in the middle of the night...in bed, on the couch, or where ever you normally sleep...the house is in normal conditions as to say if you shut all the windows and lock the doors that is how it is...if you live alone then you are alone...if you live with others then they are there also...everyone is 6".

If you suffer from modesty then let us say your clothes you last wore outside have also shrunk...but that is it.

Are there pets to contend with?  Could you get out?  How would you do it?  And if not, how long could you survive locked in and being 6"?

[Kham-Ryn Kurios]

Do our clothes shrink with us?

This isn't really a problem for me and MJ because she has the skills to make us tiny clothes, but I thought I'd ask. Not only are you 6' you're also bareback; liek shrinking isn't jarring enough.

From where we are right now we would wind up on our chairs, and the arms of them which would be easy for me to climb up and over to MJ's desk and she how she is.

The added bonus is that at this moment there is a big skein of yarn on the desk, absolutely perfect for being six inches tall and in need of rope to climb or repel.

Water is not a problem, we have a case of bottled water in our closet, as well as a box of emergency rations MJ's father gave her for"Just in case." Plus plenty of food stocked in the pantry.

The only animal to really worry about would be the dogs, honestly though that shouldn't be a problem, not if you still retain the same scent the dog has come to and love. That presents a whole new variable to the mix, in that I have transportation. He and She can traverse stairs and rough terrain, they're loyal, and offer protection; although the feeding would be an issue, but is doable.

Fire could be a problem also, anything that requires heat as part of the process won't be fun times. We are equipped with lighters, matches and one bottle of Ronsonol lighter fluid. So maybe if we're that tall it won't be too hard to get the leverage needed to use either.

We have plenty of weapons, in the form of sewing needles and razor blades.

Honestly (and this invites the terrible upon me), but ATM I think MJ and I are resourceful enough to be able to handle that situation. 6' is a pretty good height to be able to do most things around the house; other than get around as easily.

[Master Rel]

Very interesting!

I was wondering if anyone was going to say that their pet's familial loyalty would keep them safe.

In the case of the Corgi they tend to be barkers, nippers, and extremely protective so I think your chances are about as good as you could hope...if the temperament of the individual is spot on...a nip from the same while at 6" would be devastating.

Good one!

I find it interesting that you have so much confidence to just stay in the house, I love the attitude!



My thoughts would go to the food stocks and access to the same...the water bottles would be really tough to open from the lid but with a needle the side could be pierced...but the canned and jarred food items, how would you tackle these?

As for your question...if you like or prefer then your clothes last worn outside also shrink but not cel phones, watches, etc.

[eerockk]

My cat hangs out with me when I'm 6'1"... I'm as good as cat food.

[Master Rel]

My cat hangs out with me when I'm 6'1"... I'm as good as cat food.

I have six cats in my 4/2 so there is plenty of room but eventually if I stayed in the house it could get ugly lol.

[srams]

I'm at the kitchen table eating cereal and drinking coffee, if I was shrunk right now, I'd provably end up on the chair I'm sitting in, that's a long way down to the floor, and even harder to the table top, where there is fruit I could eat.

I wonder if I could still use the touch screen on my phone, even if I call for help who's going to come? And I'd have to improvise a new toilet situation!

My Corgie would probably investigate me and the fam, but I'm sure he'd recognize our scent (I hope!) And not eat us. Although he'd be screwed about going out. And I couldn't feed him (well, I could but only in a very undesirable manner).

So everyone is 6"? So that means my 13 month old daughter would now be the same size as my wife and me. That makes things really difficult! She can't walk yet!

[Master Rel]

I'm at the kitchen table eating cereal and drinking coffee, if I was shrunk right now, I'd provably end up on the chair I'm sitting in, that's a long way down to the floor, and even harder to the table top, where there is fruit I could eat.

I wonder if I could still use the touch screen on my phone, even if I call for help who's going to come? And I'd have to improvise a new toilet situation!

My Corgie would probably investigate me and the fam, but I'm sure he'd recognize our scent (I hope!) And not eat us. Although he'd be screwed about going out. And I couldn't feed him (well, I could but only in a very undesirable manner).

So everyone is 6"? So that means my 13 month old daughter would now be the same size as my wife and me. That makes things really difficult! She can't walk yet!

Well if we can accept that Dr Shrinker could shrink people then we can accept that it is 6" relative to your current height to the 6' ratio...the baby would be baby size, relatively.





How about the consideration of driving in your car.  If you drive with windows up and AC on then that is how it is.  The shrinking takes place over a 10 minute process, so you pull over from feeling weird, letting the AC blow in your face, then shrinky time.

So there you are in the car/truck...how ever you normally drive...could you get out and how would you do it?