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Yes, I'm aware the death note isn't real but it's interesting to talk about

In the rules of the show, the death note can be used to kill people by writing their name. The writer can also dictate how they want the person to die. There are limits, for instance, it can't be physically impossible.

So I'm wondering, could the death note user write that a person catches a deadly communicable disease and spreads it to five other people before they die. Then would the virus continue spreading and killing more people the user didn't directly kill with the death note

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[โ€“] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Whether the cause of the individual's death is either suicide or an accident, if it would lead to the death of more than the intended victim, the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that other lives are not impacted.

(Chapter 14: Temptation)

[โ€“] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Thank you, I had forgotten that detail. It's been a while since I watched the show

[โ€“] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

simply die of a heart attack

That's better than screaming and clawing at the windows, like the people riding in his car at the time. (Apologies to Jack Handey)

[โ€“] Natanael@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

One of these is false