| Blogs > teh.pwnerer |
|
teh.pwnerer
Canada110 Posts
"If you push the button, 2000 people die. If you do not push the button, 2001 people die. You have one hour to decide." You assume this man means business. So what do you do, and why? (By the way I did not come up with this, I remember seeing it somewhere.)  | ||
|
Hurricane
United States3939 Posts
| ||
|
YPang
United States4024 Posts
 | ||
|
ilovezil
United States4143 Posts
On August 27 2008 09:05 Hurricane wrote: Don't push it. It gives you longer to think of a way to stop it, also with the chance of him bluffing, not pushing is definitely the best choice because it buys you more time for something to happen to stop it. I agree with what you're saying, but the problem becomes more complicated since there are so many unknown variables. Assuming that the man is as dangerous as he seems, he's most likely capable of pulling something within the one hour, so you might not have as long a time as you think. Plus, there are always the bizzare possibilities such as there's a certain timing to when to push the button to limit casualties. I don't know though, I might be missing something within the information presented, but that's all I can immediately come up with. | ||
|
Lemonwalrus
United States5465 Posts
| ||
|
Caller
Poland8075 Posts
take button shove down throat GG in all seriousness, I would probably not press the button, because I would guess he is bluffing as he has no way to do so. | ||
|
Raithed
China7078 Posts
| ||
|
ketomai
United States2789 Posts
| ||
|
Pervect
1280 Posts
B. Complain of a faulty button and ask to contact his manager. C. Masturbate. D. All of the above. This is what the SAT's trained you for, choose wisely. | ||
|
Lemonwalrus
United States5465 Posts
| ||
|
XCetron
5226 Posts
| ||
|
kleenexboxman
United States2 Posts
| ||
|
thoraxe
United States1449 Posts
| ||
|
CapO
United States1615 Posts
 | ||
|
Slithe
United States985 Posts
| ||
|
Dromar
United States2145 Posts
On August 27 2008 09:05 Hurricane wrote: Don't push it. It gives you longer to think of a way to stop it, also with the chance of him bluffing, not pushing is definitely the best choice because it buys you more time for something to happen to stop it. That's true. If there's even a tiny chance he's bluffing/has a heart attack/you all get saved or whatever, you've got a higher EV. Either way, if you choose to push the button, don't do it until the last possible moment to maximize the chance that something interferes. But I assume the intent of the question is to ask "would you kill 2000 people to save 2001 people?" As if you should carry some heavy burden for pressing the button. In that respect, my answer is press the button, easy. | ||
|
prOxi.swAMi
Australia3091 Posts
| ||
|
CapO
United States1615 Posts
| ||
|
FreeDoM[YA]
Canada855 Posts
I wouldn't press the button until the time is nearly up. Assuming the police are onto this I would stall for as long as possible and then probably press the button. If you think of it either way ur killing atleast 2000 people. If you don't press it 2001 will die due to your stubbornness and weak conscious, if you push it, 2000 people will die that were inevitably going to die anyway. | ||
|
Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
On August 27 2008 10:01 freedom yay wrote: I'm going to make the assumption that this room is underground, thick concrete walls, a door locked form the outside and absolutely no way to escape.. I would think about it.. alot.... I wouldn't press the button until the time is nearly up. Assuming the police are onto this I would stall for as long as possible and then probably press the button. If you think of it either way ur killing atleast 2000 people. If you don't press it 2001 will die due to your stubbornness and weak conscious, if you push it, 2000 people will die that were inevitably going to die anyway. | ||
| ||
|
|
PiGosaur Cup
WardiTV Invitational
Replay Cast
The PondCast
WardiTV Invitational
Replay Cast
RongYI Cup
herO vs Maru
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
Replay Cast
Wardi Open
[ Show More ] |
|
|
EPT
