Social Science Hypotheticals

[Run n Spread]

You matrix style learn every musical instrument, including non western instruments OR every language on earth.

Language. Although it depends how good you were at the instruments. Good enough to play in a band I'd do that.

 

[nicky]

You and your partner are arrested for robbing a bank and facing Life in jail. The Police offer you a deal: Talk and you walk free. But there is no other proof. Do you:
a) Stay silent and hope your partner does as well therefore pocketing the million and escaping.
b) Dob them in. You escape with no money but no jail. (However if you both end up dobbing you both go to jail but for half the time).

Stay silent.

 

[Shell]

I've ate a worm because my mate bet me that I wouldn't do it, and I ate a second worm when be bet me that I would not do it again.

I'd probably do it for a million dollars, too.

What did it taste like?

 

[Engimal v3]

What did it taste like?

Didn't chew. Those fellas go straight down the hatch.

 

[Deliverance]

You're a straight male and throw all of the names of the Corrs in a hat. Whoever you draw out you must have sex with or a loved one dies. Do you take the risk?

Yes

 

[Deliverance]

Here's an old classic:

You wake up in the morning and find yourself back to back in bed with an unconscious violinist. A famous unconscious violinist. He has been found to have a fatal kidney ailment, and the Society of Music Lovers has canvassed all the available medical records and found that you alone have the right blood type to help. They have therefore kidnapped you, and last night the violinist’s circulatory system was plugged into yours, so that your kidneys can be used to extract poisons from his blood as well as your own. The director of the hospital now tells you, “Look, we’re sorry the Society of Music Lovers did this to you — we would never have permitted it if we had known. But still, they did it, and the violinist is now plugged into you. To unplug you would be to kill him. But never mind, it’s only for nine months. By then he will have recovered from his ailment, and can safely be unplugged from you.
Do you unplug?

 

[Run n Spread]

Here's an old classic:

You wake up in the morning and find yourself back to back in bed with an unconscious violinist. A famous unconscious violinist. He has been found to have a fatal kidney ailment, and the Society of Music Lovers has canvassed all the available medical records and found that you alone have the right blood type to help. They have therefore kidnapped you, and last night the violinist’s circulatory system was plugged into yours, so that your kidneys can be used to extract poisons from his blood as well as your own. The director of the hospital now tells you, “Look, we’re sorry the Society of Music Lovers did this to you — we would never have permitted it if we had known. But still, they did it, and the violinist is now plugged into you. To unplug you would be to kill him. But never mind, it’s only for nine months. By then he will have recovered from his ailment, and can safely be unplugged from you.
Do you unplug?

Plugged in how?

Without knowing more I'll be harsh and say pull the plug. A fatal kidney ailment can be due to blood poisoning so will likely stuff your kidneys as well. No point you sinking with him.

 

[Deliverance]

Plugged in how?

Without knowing more I'll be harsh and say pull the plug. A fatal kidney ailment can be due to blood poisoning so will likely stuff your kidneys as well. No point you sinking with him.

Hmm, let's say tubes that filter his blood with your body. Ultimately it's a comparison to abortion in cases of rape, so you can think about it in those terms also.

 

[nicky]

Here's an old classic:

You wake up in the morning and find yourself back to back in bed with an unconscious violinist. A famous unconscious violinist. He has been found to have a fatal kidney ailment, and the Society of Music Lovers has canvassed all the available medical records and found that you alone have the right blood type to help. They have therefore kidnapped you, and last night the violinist’s circulatory system was plugged into yours, so that your kidneys can be used to extract poisons from his blood as well as your own. The director of the hospital now tells you, “Look, we’re sorry the Society of Music Lovers did this to you — we would never have permitted it if we had known. But still, they did it, and the violinist is now plugged into you. To unplug you would be to kill him. But never mind, it’s only for nine months. By then he will have recovered from his ailment, and can safely be unplugged from you.
Do you unplug?

Unplug and then sue the society of music

 

[CheapCharlie]

You're a straight male and throw all of the names of the Corrs in a hat. Whoever you draw out you must have sex with or a loved one dies. Do you take the risk?

Corrs of 15 years ago or Corrs of now?

 

[Shell]

Who would you rather bone. Meg Ryan or Jack Nicholson

 

[Shell]

Here's an old classic:

You wake up in the morning and find yourself back to back in bed with an unconscious violinist. A famous unconscious violinist. He has been found to have a fatal kidney ailment, and the Society of Music Lovers has canvassed all the available medical records and found that you alone have the right blood type to help. They have therefore kidnapped you, and last night the violinist’s circulatory system was plugged into yours, so that your kidneys can be used to extract poisons from his blood as well as your own. The director of the hospital now tells you, “Look, we’re sorry the Society of Music Lovers did this to you — we would never have permitted it if we had known. But still, they did it, and the violinist is now plugged into you. To unplug you would be to kill him. But never mind, it’s only for nine months. By then he will have recovered from his ailment, and can safely be unplugged from you.
Do you unplug?

Unplug

 

[perthblue]

Here's an old classic:

You wake up in the morning and find yourself back to back in bed with an unconscious violinist. A famous unconscious violinist. He has been found to have a fatal kidney ailment, and the Society of Music Lovers has canvassed all the available medical records and found that you alone have the right blood type to help. They have therefore kidnapped you, and last night the violinist’s circulatory system was plugged into yours, so that your kidneys can be used to extract poisons from his blood as well as your own. The director of the hospital now tells you, “Look, we’re sorry the Society of Music Lovers did this to you — we would never have permitted it if we had known. But still, they did it, and the violinist is now plugged into you. To unplug you would be to kill him. But never mind, it’s only for nine months. By then he will have recovered from his ailment, and can safely be unplugged from you.
Do you unplug?

Unplug and beat the rest of them to death with a cello

 

[the_interloper]

Corrs of 15 years ago or Corrs of now?

Let’s say prime Corrs, would that change your answer?

 

[Andre]

Be completely bald including no eyebrows and eyelashes or completely covered in hair?

As a male, since gone bald anyway (shave the head weekly for the bit left, so don't look sad), completely bald. Especially if this involves someone paying for the laser hair removal of the back and chest hair It'd be less appealing if you couldn't wear artificial lashes and eyebrows, but would still be better than being a walking Planet of the Apes extra full time. Especially in the Australian climate.

 

[Run n Spread]

$5000000 but be forced eat Brussels sprouts and water and nothing else for life.
OR
Forced to work a min wage job for life but get free flights and accommodation to wherever you want in the world for holidays?

 

[Andre]

Do nothing on both occassions.

Would you prefer the ability to read minds or the ability to be invisible whenever you felt like it.

Is the ability to read minds also when you feel like it or you 'hear' people's thoughts within a certain distance whether you want to or not? Being bombarded with people's thoughts all the time (Mel Gibson What Women Want style, except for men and women), I'd be wanting out of living near people within a week. If it's at your discretion than read minds, otherwise invisibility.

I'd be using it for financial gain, hanging around financial districts and engaging in unknown insider trading to make my fortune. And it'd be legal (if unethical), compared to using invisibility to do it. The teenage boy 'let's sneak into the women's locker room whilst they are showering' just is a creepy thought now mid-40's.

 

[Run n Spread]

Is the ability to read minds also when you feel like it or you 'hear' people's thoughts within a certain distance whether you want to or not? Being bombarded with people's thoughts all the time (Mel Gibson What Women Want style, except for men and women), I'd be wanting out of living near people within a week. If it's at your discretion than read minds, otherwise invisibility.

I'd be using it for financial gain, hanging around financial districts and engaging in unknown insider trading to make my fortune. And it'd be legal (if unethical), compared to using invisibility to do it. The teenage boy 'let's sneak into the women's locker room whilst they are showering' just is a creepy thought now mid-40's.

Read minds. The whole purpose of being invisible is to get insight you otherwise wouldn't. You basically get the same deal reading minds but in any situation.

 

[Andre]

You become the hottest person in the world but you also develop disgusting BO.

Yay or nay?

Nay, how about you become the equal hottest and most popular person in the world, with your most despised enemy? The world thinks they are as wonderful in all regards as they think you are and nothing you (or they) say can change opinion. Would your adoration compensate enough for seeing them fawned over?

 

[Run n Spread]

$5000000 but be forced to marry someone you find hideously repulsive, unpleasent and can't stand the sight of them? However divorce (your fault) and forfeit the money
VS
Life in Prison. But in the prison you have your own 5 star hotel room style cell and you can have sex with whomever non gendered specific person you desire every night?

 

[Andre]

Would you like the weather to always be cold or to always be hot.


Say.. 15 degrees v 30 degrees.

That's not really extreme either way. Make it -5 degrees vs 40 degrees every day and it's a real challenge to decide. I'd go -5 in that case.

 

[Andre]

You become yhe sexiest man/woman on earth but you develop the most annoying voice and talk utter shit?
Yay, nay?

Sounds like most good looking celebrities of either gender.

 

[craigos]

Would you rather receive a dick pick from me or my mate Craig?

 

[Andre]

$5000000 but be forced to marry someone you find hideously repulsive, unpleasent and can't stand the sight of them?
VS
Life in Prison. But in the prison you have your own 5 star hotel room style cell and you can have sex with whomever non gendered specific person you desire every night?

Are you forced to live with and have nightly sex with the repulsive person, or you are 'just' married to them, so they are your spouse until death does you part, but can have nothing to do with them? If it's the former than prison, otherwise if it's 'On paper married' than marriage. Otherwise 40 years of marriage is $342 a day for effectively a full time 24/7 job you hate.

 

[MWPP]

Are you forced to live with and have nightly sex with the repulsive person, or you are 'just' married to them, so they are your spouse until death does you part, but can have nothing to do with them? If it's the former than prison, otherwise if it's 'On paper married' than marriage. Otherwise 40 years of marriage is $342 a day for effectively a full time 24/7 job you hate.

Agree with all of the above in principle .
But my ex isn’t a repulsive person at all , which is why it was such an easy decision for me .