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scg
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The bad guys and the burning bridge
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Aug 15 04:27 UTC 1994 |
You are chasing some bad guys, who you really need to catch to foil an
evil plot. They run across a wooden bridge over a very deep ravine, and
then set the other end on fire before you have a chance to get to the
bridge. Do you continue chasing them across?
(Sorry, I've been watching too much Rocky and Bullwinkle)
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carson
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response 1 of 6:
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Aug 15 04:50 UTC 1994 |
(no, only because I wouldn't have any way to continue the pursuit.)
[sorry, I haven't watched enough Rocky and Bullwinkle. ;)]
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swa
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response 2 of 6:
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Aug 15 06:28 UTC 1994 |
No, because I'm not a cartoon character, and therefore can't walk through
fire or fly across ravines.
I've been watching too much Rocky and Bullwinkle, too, I think.
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dang
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response 3 of 6:
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Aug 26 01:57 UTC 1994 |
probably not. But, who knows?
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roz
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response 4 of 6:
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Aug 29 01:19 UTC 1994 |
Hey, what about your handy-dandy cellular phone? You do have
comrades on the other side of the river, don't you?
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ewhisam
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response 5 of 6:
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Dec 28 00:46 UTC 1995 |
Depends on the rate of burn and density of the wood and bridge condition
etc............ all relative ya know?
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devnull
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response 6 of 6:
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Feb 7 20:39 UTC 1999 |
This depends on a lot of subtle details, I think. What do I expect my
chances of surviving crossing the bridge are? How important is it to
catch the bad guys? (There are situations where if I had a 10% chance
of crossing the bridge successfully, and a 90% chance of getting killed,
crossing the bridge would be the right thing, but such urgent situations
are exceedingly rare in real life.)
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