Just curious to know

username_stealer! · #1 (**permalink**) 12-14-2007, 12:14 PM

Think of life as a game and imagine you are standing in front of a door which reads “Opening this door will take you to the next level.” Will you open the door if, additionally:

-You have a 1% chance of plummeting to your death?
- Some other player has a 30% chance of winning immediately?
-Another person has a 20% chance of plummeting to his/her death?
-You will now have 30 seconds to solve the last puzzle, failure to do which will certainly kill you?
- You will become immortal, but run a 50% chance of being stuck in a room with no exit?
- You will promote all the players to the next level?

Will you?

Ashfaq · #2 (**permalink**) 12-14-2007, 01:48 PM

Can you explain it with easy english?

Severus · #3 (**permalink**) 12-14-2007, 01:56 PM

nope. i like the inertia of the current status of my life.

ashfaq , it is in easy english already FYI

.HellzPori. · #4 (**permalink**) 12-14-2007, 03:05 PM

u make no sense.
how will all players move on to the next level if a person has a 20% chance of plummeting to his/her death?

wait, i think i'm missing something here .

Fever 104 · #5 (**permalink**) 12-14-2007, 04:08 PM

OK hmmm...

Negatives

My death- 1%
Others Win-30%
No exit- 50% of 69% (100%-31%) = 34.5 % where 100% is i live.
My probability of solving the puzzle in 30 s= 0.0001
So 99.99999% sureshot death

.....

Positive is only 20% if others die.....

Yikes no way im opening this goddamned door!