Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 4 days agoTrolley problemsh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down16
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkTrolley problemsh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 4 days agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squareAshelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoYou are on track A and the bomb is within sight. If you get the shit end of the 50/50, everyone in the diagram would be vaporized instantly
minus-squarestevedice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoSo you’re saying there’s a 100% chance the comitees get vaporized by choosing the bottom track.
minus-squareAshelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoWell, no. In scenario A they are instantly vaporized. In scenario B they are brutally sliced into multiple pieces and crushed to death, rather painfully depending on the speed of the trolley.
minus-squarestevedice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoYou need to study up on your trolleys. That’s clearly a Vaporizer Trolleynator 3000.
You are on track A and the bomb is within sight. If you get the shit end of the 50/50, everyone in the diagram would be vaporized instantly
So you’re saying there’s a 100% chance the comitees get vaporized by choosing the bottom track.
Well, no.
In scenario A they are instantly vaporized. In scenario B they are brutally sliced into multiple pieces and crushed to death, rather painfully depending on the speed of the trolley.
You need to study up on your trolleys. That’s clearly a Vaporizer Trolleynator 3000.