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Trolley Problem Solution (lemmy.ml)
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[–] ExLisper@linux.community 25 points 9 months ago (3 children)

It's not going to flip. Tolleys derail all the time (ask people living in Wrocław). They can't go fast enough to flip. It will just stop after couple of meters.

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Melbourne tram 2012 incident would like a word.

Never forget.

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 4 points 9 months ago

DDG doesn't find anything. Looks like it forgot about it.

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 2 points 9 months ago

15 people ride trams in Wrocław.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, there has never been a single death from a trolley derailment, no sir not a one.

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 10 points 9 months ago

So now we have to check the global statistics and figure out what's the probability is of someone dying in a derailment and estimate if we should risk it or just let the one guy die. Fun!