I would save my girlfriend, as the others are strangers I have no emotional connection to them. So I will not lose any sleep over it.
Poll: WHIRLPOOL: A Baby, Pregnant Lady And Your Boy/Girlfriend Are Drowning. Which One Do You Save?
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Pretty much this, but I wouldn?t go so far as to say I wouldn?t lose sleep. I think witnessing anyone, even a stranger, dying right before your eyes with the added bonus of knowing you actively let them die might merit at LEAST a hint of restlessness for a night or two?kiri3tsubasa said:
I've seen people die in front of me and have seen an autopsy being performed. Perhaps that has jaded me to death and other such stuff.Xprimentyl said:
That makes better sense; my mind went to a much darker place. Sign of the times, I guess.kiri3tsubasa said:
I'll jump in with for a moral support, assisted suicide. They do say drowning is the most pleasant way to go, so might as well share the opportunity. Plus they can use my corpse to cling desperately to life if it retains buoyancy after death. The pregnant lady and my sig-other could use the other baby for sustenance, or my corpse if they're not picky. Does the whirlpool calm and fade after a while? I am assuming that. Are there eternally twirling whirlpools? I don't have the time to test these things.
I'm curious how the baby is getting more votes than the pregnant woman? You're choosing to save one baby over a baby and the mother; if you're already condemning your significant other, at least get the biggest bang for your selfless buck.
I thought this just came up in the Wild West?
It doesn't matter, I still choose the rattlesnake.
It doesn't matter, I still choose the rattlesnake.
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I save none of them.
Chances are if I try to save any of them the rest will be so terrified of drowning that they'll all grab onto me and pull me under with them in an attempt to save themselves.
Easier to wash my hands of the whole thing and just go save a dog from the pound.
Chances are if I try to save any of them the rest will be so terrified of drowning that they'll all grab onto me and pull me under with them in an attempt to save themselves.
Easier to wash my hands of the whole thing and just go save a dog from the pound.
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That baby has the potential to do great things...or be the next Charles Manson.Ezekiel said:
Potential also means potential to be a shitty person. It's a coin toss really, so should the life of a good person be lost on the possibility of saving someone who may or may not grow up to be better than that person?
Really the equation in my head kind of just puts the baby in the exact middle of the spectrum between good and evil (or rather useful to society and useless to society) and goes from there. Will save baby over drug dealer, will not save baby over doctor.
My thought was that the pregnant lady wasn't guaranteed to have her baby, so I disregarded it. After some googling it turns out that babies have about a 1 in 160 chance of not making it to birth, and babies have about a 1 in 160 chance to survive past infancy, so it's a pretty small percent so rationally I should go for the pregnant ladyXprimentyl said:
But my gut still says baby. Stupid gut.
I am Th3Ch33s3Cak3, and I'm here to answer your question. 'My girlfriend!' says PsychicTaco115, 'Because no one will appreciate my meme autism as much as her.' 'My gut says baby.' says DrownedAmmet, 'Pregnant lady's baby might not make it, especially after going through the ordeal of almost drowning. My hypothetical significant other should be able to save herself.' 'I'm curious how the baby is getting more votes than the pregnant woman?' says Xprimentyl, 'You're choosing to save one baby over a baby and the mother; if you're already condemning your significant other, at least get the biggest bang for your selfless buck.'
I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose... Really Good Bacon. A meal where the bodybuilder would not fear the carbs, where the butcher would not be bound by petty morality, Where the fat would not be constrained by the skinny! And with the sweat of your brow, you can leave everyone to die and get some Really Good Bacon yourself.
I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose... Really Good Bacon. A meal where the bodybuilder would not fear the carbs, where the butcher would not be bound by petty morality, Where the fat would not be constrained by the skinny! And with the sweat of your brow, you can leave everyone to die and get some Really Good Bacon yourself.
