![]() ![]() It might be controversial leaving the doctor, but a nervous drug addict is likely to have a very negative effect on the boat. It's no use saving the 'good people' first if you don't have a competent team of people to man the boat. ![]() ![]() I think it's obviously necessary to consider those who would aid the sucess of the boat journey to safety first, and those who would be of a more general benefit later. Now I could have spent ages explaining my achievements and presidency and how I campaigned against AIDS, but instead I said "I'm used to confined spaces since I've been in jail, and I'm good at getting opposing people to co-operate to stop feuds breaking out which could kill us all" Ok that was a stupid example, but you can apply the same rule much more seriously In my Balloon debate, for example, I was Nelson Mandela. I made my decision purely on the here and now - who is needed and will be the best on the boat at the time - NOT how they will help the world in general. hmm I'm torn between the Irish couple (why their nationality matters I don't know) and the salesman. My choices for the OP's puzzle: 2, 5, 7, 10 and 11. Surely you can use fuel to heat the balloon up again? And if all the fuel has run out then it doesn't matter if there's 1 or 100 people, the balloon's still going to sink eventually. My question is this - how the hell did you get the balloon UP in the air if it's so heavy it's falling DOWN. ![]() Yes, we did something similarly the other day, but it was a Balloon debate: you are all in a hot air balloon over the Atlantic which is sinking and someone need to fall out othereiwse we all die yadda yadda. Then it's between the prostitute or teh doctor as to which one is the most needed. However they are young and still have much to live for. She is a housewife, helps with a playgroup. A married couple deeply in love, but yet no children. And he adds nothing extra to the boat apart form time passing and morale. Humour can help keep morale on the boat and survival in tough situations shows that the others can make it through. He has a great sense of humour, showed courage in the last war and was in a concentration camp for three years, age 53. An unemployed man, formally a professor of literature. Age 46 Same as 10, but older and therefore less to live for. Why do you need a teacher on a boat? adds nothing, young still a lot to live for. A teacher considered one of the best in Essex. Children need him, should stay as others depend on his survival 10. A Jewish restaurant owner married with three children at home. She is a housewife with two children at home. He is a construction worker, who drinks a lot. Burden to the boat, no utility, no dependants GO 8. He can not use his hands, or do anything for him-self, so must be fed by others. Why are govt secrets needed? adds nothing to the boat. A man mentally disturbed, who carries important government secrets in his head, age 41. Must stay in order to get boat to safety 5. Most murders are not cold blooded, but done in a moment of passion. the most useful person on the boat, prior transgressions mean nothing. He is the only one capable of navigating the boat. We have teh doctor, only the doctor or the prostitute needs to survive, the doctor has more medical knowledge, so she may not be as necessary 4. Religion could help keep faith but no other skills, adding nothing to the lifeboat other than hope. Very nervous, but medical expert, drug abuse may be a problem, but he can save lives. He is addicted to drugs and very nervous, aged 60. I think the key to this puzzle is to work out how many peoples live depend on each person and only keep the ones with the most dependants. If you were in command of the lifeboat, which would you choose to survive? 1. If six are not eliminated everyone will die. The lifeboat however can only support 9 people. A passenger liner is wrecked at sea and these 15 people find themselves together in a lifeboat. I did this exercise in a Sociology lesson and thought it would be interesting to see other people’s views. ![]()
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