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single27-Jul-2008ethics/moralityMelf Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorGold Qualifierby votes34457.8%

  What do you write on your piece of paper?

Terrorists have hooked up explosives to two buildings - an apartment complex and a prison. Both have an equal amount of people inside (1200). The people inside the apartment complex have been given the detonator to the explosives in the prison, and vice versa; if the people in one building choose to detonate the explosives in the other building, their own building will not blow up. In half an hour, if the explosives in neither building have been detonated, both buildings will be blown up.

Imagine you and a hundred other people are in the room with the detonator to the explosives in the prison. You have been given a chance to anonymously vote whether or not to blow up the prison.

You are not a superhero. There is no way out of this situation.
What do you write on your piece of paper?

VotesAnswer
11I vote to blow up the prison.
6I do not vote to blow up the prison.
4I write something different:

UserComment
Crayons Bronze Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 27-Jul-2008 6:35pm  

I wouldn't trust that the Joker.. I mean, the terrorist would let us live, but I would vote yes.
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
posted 27-Jul-2008 6:45pm  

Did someone see the new Batman movie recently?

I hope I would vote not to blow up the prison.
Melf Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorGold Qualifier
(reply to Enheduanna) posted 27-Jul-2008 7:01pm  

Hey, they stole the idea from me! *raspberry*
llamamama
posted 27-Jul-2008 9:21pm  

I vote to not blow up the prison.
I couldn't live with myself if I let all those people die..and, I probably wouldn't have to if I myself blew up.
Not worth it.
JessicaWoman99
posted 27-Jul-2008 10:18pm  

I do not vote to blow up the prison and will not
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
(reply to Melf) posted 28-Jul-2008 1:34am  

Your avatar doesn't mean anything, then?
ausfox
posted 28-Jul-2008 5:29am  

I vote to blow up the prison.
Melf Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorGold Qualifier
(reply to Enheduanna) posted 28-Jul-2008 6:09am  

Not at all. I don't know what you're talking about.
Matty Survey Central SubscriberGold Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 28-Jul-2008 8:19am  

Who would win; Spock or Worf?
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
(reply to Melf) posted 28-Jul-2008 11:30am  

Clearly I was mistaken in my impression that you're just a tad bit obsessed with The Dark Knight and apparently have a thing for men in sloppy face-paint.
Melf Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorGold Qualifier
(reply to Enheduanna) posted 28-Jul-2008 11:36am  

Yup *wink*
romkey Survey Central Gold Subscriber
posted 28-Jul-2008 11:58am  

So you saw the new Batman film recently?
romkey Survey Central Gold Subscriber
(reply to Melf) posted 28-Jul-2008 11:58am  

*grin*
Melf Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorGold Qualifier
(reply to romkey) posted 28-Jul-2008 12:10pm  

*smile* I'm going for a second time later, but I'm going to try and squeeze it in a few more times before the end of summer.
bill Survey Central Gold SubscriberGold Star Survey Creator
posted 28-Jul-2008 12:44pm  

Fudge the piece of paper and voting, I'd run over to the detonator and press it immediately. I'd have no confidence that the prisoners would hesitate to press their button. Even if they are not prisoners. This is a race, nothing more.
bill Survey Central Gold SubscriberGold Star Survey Creator
posted 28-Jul-2008 12:46pm  

OK, I haven't seen the movie. So, maybe I'm missing the nuances here.
Cain
posted 28-Jul-2008 6:49pm  

Vote to blow up the prison, if it's the only way to save 1199 other people.
Irene007 Survey Central Gold Subscriber
posted 29-Jul-2008 12:33pm  

Take the prisoners out and just blow up all the prisons!
moviesnob Survey Central Subscriber
posted 29-Jul-2008 5:16pm  

I vote not to blow up the prison, because the Joker isn't REALLY going to blow up both buildings, he's just doing it as a test to prove that people in general are not good and they are all dark like he is, and therefore he won't be lonely anymore.

And while I'm not a superhero, Batman is and he will clearly save the day.
cloudhugger Survey Central SubscriberSilver Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 29-Jul-2008 7:50pm  

I'm in prison!? *surprise*
Melf Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorGold Qualifier
(reply to cloudhugger) posted 29-Jul-2008 10:08pm  

Really?! OMG!
Pomeranian
posted 30-Jul-2008 3:52am  

I'd vote not to blow up the prison.
justjulie
posted 16-Aug-2008 8:44am  

STELLA!!!
HMC35
posted 3-Sep-2008 7:01am  

I swear I saw this in a movie, recently .. was it the Batman flick? Yeah. I think it was.

My piece of paper will be blank.



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