Remember,
I wrote:
You can't both use it.
Oh, and by the by...
600th POST!!
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| Author: | Jitka [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:44 pm ] |
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OK, this is another one of those hypothetical questions like furrykef's and Simon Zeno's. It's an interesting question. You and a friend have fallen out of an airplane somehow. You have one parachute between you, and you are currently holding it. Your friend is unconscious. Do you keep the parachute or give it to your friend and pull the ripcord for him? You can't both use it. |
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| Author: | Lunar Jesty [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 5:18 pm ] |
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Don't hate me, but I'd keep it. There's still a chance, one strangled chance, that my friend could survive. I also would think that giving my friend the parachute could end up in us both dying. What if I missed in the grasp for the rip cord? |
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| Author: | Jitka [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 5:22 pm ] |
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To be honest, I haven't voted yet. I really don't think I could make up my mind, although I'm leaning towards keep it, since the friend is unconscious and he'll never know what happened. |
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| Author: | Smorky [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 5:32 pm ] |
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I would probably keep the parachute and hold my friend or something like that. |
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| Author: | DJ Soul Camel [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 6:52 pm ] |
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Keep it. We're already falling out of an airplane. I doubt I have time to get the parachute onto the unconscious guy and pull the ripcord for him, so we'd both get killed anyway |
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| Author: | Dark Grapefruit [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:13 pm ] |
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Keep it. There's a chance he won't survive anyway, so if I give it to him it could end up with both of us dead. |
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| Author: | No Toppings [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:30 pm ] |
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Give it. If you do theres a chance that you will both survive, if you dont only you will. |
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| Author: | Color Printer [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:36 pm ] |
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Keep it. Your friend's unconsious. Also, I would not have time to put the parachute on the guy, and pull the rip cord. I would use it, and hold onto my friend for dear life. |
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| Author: | Evin290 [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:55 pm ] |
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I would keep it on myself and hold my friend. We'd probably both survive. |
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| Author: | Jitka [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:06 pm ] |
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Remember, I wrote: You can't both use it.
Oh, and by the by... 600th POST!!
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| Author: | Smorky [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:25 pm ] |
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Oh, well then I might use it. If my friend is unconsious, he'll never know. And If I give it to him, he might never wake up anyway. |
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| Author: | extremejon09 [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:35 pm ] |
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Ok: I read this in a extreme situations survival manaual somewhere. I could keep the parachute and wrap some of the straps and ropes around his arms. Itll break both his arms when I pull the cord, but hell probbly live |
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| Author: | Bad Graphics Ghost [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:43 pm ] |
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I would put it on, grab my friend, pull the cord and that way we'd both float down saely. |
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| Author: | Jitka [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:34 pm ] |
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You can't both use the parachute, you have to choose. No middle of the road here. |
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| Author: | ramrod [ Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:45 pm ] |
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Now this is much harder.....I can't choose, honestly. It's an impossible decision. |
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| Author: | Funkmaster Hoff [ Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:10 am ] |
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Give it to the friend. I couldn't live with myself if I didn't. |
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| Author: | lemon123 [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:15 pm ] |
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I'd feel awful if he or she died, but I'd probably keep it - them being unconsious, there's a greater chance of them dying with the parachute than there is of me dying with it. I'd still grab hold of them, though, if it might give them a chance... |
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| Author: | netzen [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:29 pm ] |
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Technically we wouldn't both be using it if I held on to him. |
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| Author: | IantheGecko [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:10 pm ] |
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Well, yeah, you would. The parachute would keep you both safe. As for me I'd totally give him the parachute. I don't want him to die; at least he's still alive if he's unconscious. |
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| Author: | Linz [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:15 pm ] |
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I'd give my friend the parachute. I'd live in guilt for the rest of my life knowing that I could have saved my friend. I'd feel like a murderer, and I'd rather die than have that. |
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| Author: | PianoManGidley [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:19 pm ] |
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I don't know anything about parachuting, but don't you have to be consciouss to land properly and stuff so you don't hurt/kill yourself? It depends on the friend, but I'd probably keep it. |
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| Author: | furrykef [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:37 pm ] |
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I'm going to assume that the spirit of the question is that the person with the parachute will definitely survive, and the person without it will definitely not. Things like "you can't put the thing on him and pull the ripcord in time" sound to me like they violate the spirit of the question. Anyway, it depends entirely on the friend in question. I couldn't bear to see my closest friends die. Anybody else, I would have to make an evaluation: are they more likely to get something out of life than I am? Do they have more potential than I do? Of course, it would be impossible to fully reason through it if the scenario were to actually happen, but that's the great thing about hypothetical scenarios... 
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| Author: | Inverse Tiger [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:45 pm ] |
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furrykef wrote: Of course, it would be impossible to fully reason through it if the scenario were to actually happen
*reason* *reason* *reason* *splat* I'd think it'd be a snap decision. It's impossible to say what I'd decide at the time. Most likely I'd keep it and comfort my conscience with "well, it sure was unfortunate there wasn't two parachutes..." but who knows what might happen. I'd like to think I'd subconsciously take stuff like Kef mentioned into consideration in that snap decision, or things like does the other person have dependents and I don't. But honestly, in that actual situation, I'd probably choose self-preservation. |
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| Author: | That Cinnamon Thing [ Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:09 am ] |
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Depends...Is it a close friend? Seriously, I would keep it, but in real life, If I was close enough to give him the parachute, I'd grab him while we gently float down. To be honest. Though, cant do that in this scenario, so, I'd keep it. If he's unconsious, There's a chance that he's dead already. (Off-topic, inappropriate sentence removed by It's dot com.) Edit by Cinna: Sorry, Officer. |
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| Author: | Smorky [ Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:49 am ] |
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I remember this topic. I would probably keep the parachute. I know that if I were the unconscious one, I'd want my friend to keep the parachute. Falling from an airplane and hitting the ground while unconscious is a great way to die. Falling from an airplane and hitting the ground while conscious... not so much. |
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| Author: | Simon Zeno [ Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:53 am ] |
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Lol wut's with the sudden and random topic resurrection? Also, when I saw Jitka's post, I thought Jitka had returned. Thanks a lot, lemon123, you dirty necromancer. You killed my soul. Anyways, I'd totally keep the parachute. Like mah momma always said, you snooze, you lose. |
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| Author: | Smorky [ Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:29 am ] |
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Simon Zeno wrote: Lol wut's with the sudden and random topic resurrection?
Also, when I saw Jitka's post, I thought Jitka had returned. Thanks a lot, lemon123, you dirty necromancer. You killed my soul. I was also quite confused, especially when I saw that I had already posted in the topic. |
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| Author: | IantheGecko [ Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:32 am ] |
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Smorky wrote: Falling from an airplane and hitting the ground while unconscious is a great way to die. Falling from an airplane and hitting the ground while conscious... not so much. I'd at least wanna know that I'm dying first. I'd hate to suddenly end up in line for the Pearly Gates without knowing why I got there so soon. 
Welcome back, BTW. |
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| Author: | Einoo T. Spork [ Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:45 am ] |
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Yeah, I hate hypothetical moral questions about things that are unlikely ever to happen in my lifetime. And if it did I would be able to hold onto the other person, probably. So screw it. |
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| Author: | homerstarrun70fireboy [ Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:53 am ] |
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Okay, let's get to the straight point of this question: If you and your friend were naked, tied up separately in a sound proof room, and your friend was asleep, and there was some guy who said he'd kill one of you and let the other go, would you sacrifice yourself, or let your friend die? |
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