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[P] Would You Take The Hit?

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CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-29 09:31:24
January 29 2010 09:29 GMT
#1
Social Experiment:

Imagine that you have just bought a 24" (or whatever widescreen) HD flatscreen monitor/tv 1080p or whatever the best resolution is these days. You spent 500$~ on it and got a super good deal but there is no return or exchange.

Then Jesus or whoever comes down and freezes time and tells you that this is going to happen and you can't stop it.
http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/806681/fbec01c2/kat_pwnd_eigenaar.html

You can save the monitor if you let it happen, but if you don't; your only option is to get out of the way and the monitor breaks and is unfixable. Do you take the hit? (don't try to circumvent the options or defeat the situation by saying something retarded.)

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Poll: Take the hit and save the monitor
(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No




+ Show Spoiler +
Me personally would take the hit. My face will heal, my wallet doesn't. I'd do some math and figure out how many hours I slaved in order to buy the thing and weigh it against pain/healing time. Most likely the pain/healing is more endurable than the days it took to work for this thing. I'm probably more likely to try and defeat a mugger than just easily give away my shit too.


..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
TheSituation
Profile Joined January 2010
United States32 Posts
January 29 2010 09:30 GMT
#2
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Fuck yeah bro.
What do you say to a guy who looks like rambo with his shirt off?
kOre
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada3642 Posts
January 29 2010 09:31 GMT
#3
OR ... you can grab it with your hands as it falls ... lol
http://www.starcraftmecca.net - Founder
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-29 09:33:36
January 29 2010 09:33 GMT
#4


On January 29 2010 18:31 kOre wrote:
OR ... you can grab it with your hands as it falls ... lol

I said you can't change the outcome... You either have to let it hit your face or it breaks, no other choice.
(don't try to circumvent the options or defeat the situation by saying something retarded.)
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
TheSituation
Profile Joined January 2010
United States32 Posts
January 29 2010 09:36 GMT
#5
DId you say The Situation?
What do you say to a guy who looks like rambo with his shirt off?
Hinanawi
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States2250 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-29 09:39:01
January 29 2010 09:37 GMT
#6
I don't really watch TV, so I'd let it fall.

Me personally would take the hit. My face will heal, my wallet doesn't.


Other way around...if you lose an eye or something you're not getting it back. $500 just takes a little overtime to fix.

edit: nm, watched the video, didn't notice we were including monitors. I'd still let it fall. Like I said, you could lose an eye.
Favorite progamers (in order): Flash, Stork, Violet, Sea. ||| Get better soon, Violet!
StorrZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States13919 Posts
January 29 2010 09:42 GMT
#7
take the hit
Hwaseung Oz fan for life. Swing out, always swing out.
Fen
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Australia1848 Posts
January 29 2010 09:42 GMT
#8
Im assuming the injury isnt life threatening or going to leave an ugly scar or anything. If so, then yeah Id take the hit.
underscore
Profile Joined August 2009
252 Posts
January 29 2010 09:44 GMT
#9
I take it. 10 years ago I wouldn't.
ejac
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States1195 Posts
January 29 2010 09:48 GMT
#10
I would take the hit, at worst I would have a bloody nose or perhaps a bruise, and if I got $500 for every single one of those I've ever had, I'd be a rich man.
esq>n
LxRogue
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States1415 Posts
January 29 2010 09:56 GMT
#11
Hard to tell how painful that would be. Even LCD screens get damn heavy when they are that big, so that could potentially smash your face up pretty badly. No way am i gonna take $500 for me to break my nose/lose teeth, but if it's just a nasty bruise, then sure, bring it on.
Severedevil
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4839 Posts
January 29 2010 09:58 GMT
#12
When I drop ceramic cups, I purposefully break their fall with my foot. So, yes, I'd take the hit.
My strategy is to fork people.
underscore
Profile Joined August 2009
252 Posts
January 29 2010 10:03 GMT
#13
Same scenario as OT except this time you are at a female friends place that is smoking hot and you wanted to bang forever. She has an old TV that was a gift by her recently deceased grandfather. If you take the hit you break your nose but she will be so thankful for saving the TV that she's gonna sex you. If you don't she'll never talk to you again but your nose is fine.

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Poll: Take the hit
(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
writer22816
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States5775 Posts
January 29 2010 10:11 GMT
#14
wtf, the answer is obviously no for the first one. taking the hit would be moronic

the second one would be yes though LOL
8/4/12 never forget, never forgive.
underscore
Profile Joined August 2009
252 Posts
January 29 2010 10:13 GMT
#15
Social experiment #3

Same scenario as OT except this time if you take the hit all cats would be cured from a deadly disease and thus be saved from extinction - however you will get crushed by the TV and die. Will you take the hit and sacrifice yourself for all those cute kittens?

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Poll: Take the hit?
(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No


MaReK
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Australia446 Posts
January 29 2010 10:15 GMT
#16
#1 No
#2 Yes
#3 Uh..
"My wife only has sex with me for a purpose. Last night it was to time an egg "
Hinanawi
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States2250 Posts
January 29 2010 10:16 GMT
#17
I would so sacrifice myself to become kitty jesus
Favorite progamers (in order): Flash, Stork, Violet, Sea. ||| Get better soon, Violet!
Perguvious
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1783 Posts
January 29 2010 10:26 GMT
#18
lawl
lazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia3119 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-29 10:27:49
January 29 2010 10:27 GMT
#19
the fumiest part was the guitar falling over hahahaha

edit: and rewatching it the cat completely ignores the guy rofl just keeps sniffing around
nttea
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Sweden4353 Posts
January 29 2010 10:34 GMT
#20
hilarious (: i wouldn't take the hit, looks like it's going to hurt.
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