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WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

The Box Click the URL is you need to see the plot, because SPOILERS COMING!!!!!!

Ok, so the premise is a couple in difficult financial times (think recession) are gifted a box. Inside the box is a big red button. No, this isn't a Staples Easy button, but if they hit the button they get US$1 Million. The consequence of this button's usage is that someone ... that they do not know ... will die.

Ok, enter WanMan into this scenario. New Plot is an intervention group shows up at Wan's house to get him to stop hitting the f-ing reb button. He's not just hitting it, he's playing speed metal with it. Mr. Green

Ok, so each time I whack the doodle I get US$1 Million, and someone I do not know dies. I do not know a lot of people and I am doing my part in saving the Earth by reducing the population and in return getting very, very wealthy.

So, the question is, would you hit the button, and if so would you hit the button more than once!?! Evil or Very Mad

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

49 views and I'm the only one courageous enough to vote?

**kal** · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:47 pm Post subject:

NO

The fact that anyone would choose to have someone innocent that they don't know killed to make $1M is what's wrong with the world today.

I can only hope that someone who voted yes will be the first person to be killed.

Kal

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

**kal** · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:49 pm Post subject:

nuttall_chris · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject:

I was the one who voted yes. My reasoning is as follows;

If I don't need the money I could use it to "save" many lives, either through paying for required medical procedures for the less fortunate or by feeding starving people that would die without the funding. Many lives saved for the cost of one lost. The random person who dies has no more choice about it than the ones who may have died without the funding from the money.

If I was in one of the situations described above where I needed the money to survive or to fund a procedure to save myself or my family I would hit the button. This may be somewhat selfish but think about what you would do if your child was going to die if they didn't get a medical procedure that you couldn't afford. Would you push the button to save their life?

Chris.

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

julesk · Joined: 25 Nov 2009 Posts: 1

Just for the guilt, yes i could end up killing an axe murderer but i could also end up killing a child who would grow up to cure cancer so i would have to say no. Not for 1 million dollars, i am in the Uk and thats not a lot of £s really not for a life!

wallace123456 · Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 2236 Location: Northwest VA area

Off Topic doesn't even begin to describe this thread. Shocked

WTF???? Over.....

Hang on, let me go bounce my head against the wall some more............ Rolling Eyes

wallace

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

This poll is no different than taking a Psych Exam for some jobs. I remember one question that asked "Would you rather shoot your father, or push your mother down a flight of stairs?"

Yeah, crazy. Still, I am surprised at how many folks lacked the courage to vote in this poll. Bunch of chickens.