m_f@midwest.social to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe Prisoner's Trolley Problemmamidwest.socialexternal-linkmessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up11.34K
arrow-up11.34Kexternal-linkThe Prisoner's Trolley Problemmamidwest.socialm_f@midwest.social to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square148fedilink
minus-squareHeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agosomething something about conservation of momentum, them jumping off speeds up the trolley
minus-squareShouldIHaveFun@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoNot if they jump from the front of the trolley
minus-squareHeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoI’m assuming they’ll try to miss the cow catcher but I get that’s not a fair assumption to make all the time
something something about conservation of momentum, them jumping off speeds up the trolley
Not if they jump from the front of the trolley
I’m assuming they’ll try to miss the cow catcher but I get that’s not a fair assumption to make all the time