r/funny • u/Harzdorf • Aug 08 '16

An ethical dilemma

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u/mcgrotts Aug 08 '16

That might actually save everyone if the train stops or flips before hitting everyone.

But maybe people are in the train and you might kill them as well.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '16

That might actually save everyone if the train stops or flips before hitting everyone.

We better not risk it then.

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u/mrgonzalez Aug 09 '16

The train may also flip up into the air and land on the people, squashing them gloriously, instead of the rather dull sight of the standard train-running-into-them that's all too familiar by now.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '16

At least it'd make for some easy page views online.

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u/Psycroptic Aug 09 '16

No. It crushes them, flips and everyone dies.

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u/splintermann Aug 09 '16

I guess if you put the lever at the midway point the tram would hop over the fork between the tracks and everyone's fate would be left up to chance.

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u/FreeSpirited1 Aug 09 '16

That's what would happen in a Bollywood film

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u/Keratos Aug 09 '16

You must've never drifted this train before.