Hypothetical Question...

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by suncrafter, Sep 11, 2007.

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    Hypothetically speaking - lets say you have an opportunity to win $1,000,000 in a contest. To win - you must choose from one of the following five options:

    "Punch" option ---- You will be punched in the face, just once, by a big fat man. The punch is guaranteed not to be fatal nor to cause brain damage, but you will likely sustain a nasty injury such as a split lip, black eye or perhaps even a broken nose. After being punched - you will be given the $1,000,000!

    "Bomb" option ---- Nothing will happen to you. However, you will start the countdown on a huge bomb that is hidden deep inside the center of the Earth. The bomb is large enough that, when detonated, it will cause devastating earth quakes and floods all over the planet. The bomb is completely undetectable and can not be disarmed. However it will not detonate until exactly 5,000 years in the future. As soon as the countdown has started - you will be given the $1,000,000!

    "Insults" option ---- Twenty people will shout terrible insults and obscenities at you for one full hour. These people will not come into physical contact with you nor harm you, but they will say all sorts of horrible and upsetting things to you. After one full hour of intense verbal abuse - you will be given the $1,000,000!

    "Magic" option ---- Your personality and ethical convictions will be painlessly altered in some unknown way by a magic spell. The alteration will be instantaneous and will not affect your memory, cause brain damage nor result in any physical harm of any kind. After the alteration - you will be given the $1,000,000!

    "Nothing" option ---- None of the above. Nothing happens to you or anyone else, but you will NOT be given any money.


    Which option would you choose first? Second? Third? Etc...???

    Please list them like so ... (with "1" listed as your first choice, "2" as your next choice, and so on...)

    1 - option name
    2 - option name
    3 - option name
    4 - option name
    5 - option name
     
    suncrafter, Sep 11, 2007 IP
  2. sachin410

    sachin410 Illustrious Member

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    1 "Insults" option
    2 "Bomb" option
    3 "Magic" option
    4 "Nothing" option
    5 "Punch" option
     
    sachin410, Sep 11, 2007 IP
  3. davewashere

    davewashere Active Member

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    #3
    1 - Insults
    2 - Punch
    3 - Bomb
    4 - Magic
    5 - Nothing
     
    davewashere, Sep 11, 2007 IP
  4. gult

    gult Peon

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    1-Nothing
    2-Nothing
    3-Nothing
    4-Nothing
    5-Nothing

    :)
     
    gult, Sep 11, 2007 IP
  5. dimeadozen

    dimeadozen Guest

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    Very weird question - but I am guessing there is some point to it..? Now the question is will we find out???

    1 punch
    2 insults
    3 nothing
    4 magic
    5 bomb
     
    dimeadozen, Sep 11, 2007 IP
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    Bebicul Writer

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    1 punch
    2 nothing
    3 nothing
    etc

    Are you from "Money Talks"?
     
    Bebicul, Sep 11, 2007 IP
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    j_o Well-Known Member

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    1 Insults
    2 Bomb
    3 Magic
    4 Punch
    5 Nothing
     
    j_o, Sep 11, 2007 IP
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    buffalo Illustrious Member

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    1. Insults

    I wouldn't do any of the rest. Last year I would have considered the punch option, but I have had enough facial injuries in the last year. I wouldn't go through that again for $1 million.
     
    buffalo, Sep 11, 2007 IP