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PaperplateismGuy
Posted on 10-02-14 06:59 AM Link | #48946
Well, here is a good ol' homemade moral dilemma. I'll put up more every so often. And anyone can come up with any, if they want to contribute.

You are a pilot and fuel tanks have ruptured. You have lost all your fuel, your co-pilot has had a stroke from the stress, and will crash if you don't attempt to land in a good spot. You have 308 passengers onboard.

Your choice is:

1. To land on a highway with a massive traffic jam (yes you kill a lot of people on the highway), your landing gear will get destroyed, but everyone onboard will be okay, except you. You will be thrown out the windshield and crack your head open on the pavement. You will die in the hospital.

2. Orrr to jump out with a parachute and let the aircraft slam headfirst into a field, killing everyone but yourself.

Good luck deciding, these, as you can imagine, are meant to be tricky ;)



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MercuryPenny
Posted on 10-02-14 04:31 PM (rev. 2 of 10-02-14 04:31 PM) Link | #48952
I'd rather die for the sake of others than have others die for my sake unwillingly.

In other words, 1.

Tahcryon
Posted on 10-02-14 04:32 PM Link | #48953
Only those 2 options? Then I'd have to go with 1. Though I guess it'll suck that I'll be dead.

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PaperplateismGuy
Posted on 10-02-14 07:17 PM Link | #48959
In future I may add more options. But for now, I'll probably stick with the basic format.

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Gmanextreme9
Posted on 10-02-14 08:13 PM Link | #48962
Even though I'll be dead I'm going with 1. I'd rather die saving people than live knowing I killed 308.

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Degolegodyl
Posted on 10-02-14 08:41 PM Link | #48971
Well I'd go with option 2, since random people on the highway won't die, but I wont jump out, i would try my best to land the plane somewhere else.

Lunarius
Posted on 10-03-14 11:17 AM Link | #48995
It is better reducing the deaths to a mere minimum. Even if I don't know them, saving others would be the right thing to do, even if it costs you your life.




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skyl
Posted on 10-03-14 08:10 PM Link | #49019
I would save myself...I'm obviously too selfish.

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Sevrault
Posted on 10-04-14 08:26 PM Link | #49064
I'd go #2, since there could be more than 308 highway people, and lesser people would die.

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Tahcryon
Posted on 10-04-14 09:15 PM Link | #49071
Posted by angelyoshi34
I'd go #2, since there could be more than 308 highway people, and lesser people would die.

>lesser people

So you're saying that people on the plane are more important than the people on the highway? O.o

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shibboleet
Posted on 10-05-14 09:15 PM Link | #49240
1.
I'd rather have everybody on there survive.

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Psycho Python Ω
Posted on 10-19-14 07:32 PM Link | #49887
Wait, if there is a field, why can't we just land on the field?

But if I had to decide between one of those options, I'd have to go with #1. I mean, I have nothing to lose, so YOLO!! so
I guess I'd rather...oh wait!

How many people can there be on an aircraft? 300? OK, let's see, how long is a plane...72m maybe? Alright, how long is an average
car...say, 4m, OK? Now, that means if both objects were just lines, the aircraft would slam 18 cars. So far, so good. Now both objects
are 3D, so...a car is probably 2m in width and the plane (not counting wings) maybe...6m. OK, so that would mean one plane would smash
about 54 cars (length*width=18C*3C=54C, if there are 3 tracks on each side of the highway) on the highway. But it doesn't end there, the
plane would probably skid a bit before finally stopping...hm...maybe...10m - 30m? Alright, so additionally, the aircaft would crash into
7.5 - 22.5 cars (let's go with the golden middle, 15). That'd bring the total of destroyed cars up to 69 cars. And if every car contains
~4 people, you would kill ~275 + you = 276 people.

SO, now that the math's done, I can make my descision. #1.
Although, if this was a real situation, doing all the math would lead to me unwillingly take option #2 and kill me additionally. :P
Unless I miscalculated something or did wrong estimations. Please tell me, if I did.
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Marionumber1
Posted on 10-19-14 08:27 PM Link | #49892
Posted by Psycho Python Ω
Wait, if there is a field, why can't we just land on the field?


Yeah, I really hate hypothetical situations where your options are artificially restricted.

natnew
Posted on 10-20-14 07:03 PM Link | #49935
2, because lots of people would be killed either way.

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