A Leading Question Someone Gave Me

QTip · #1 07-30-2006, 11:24 AM

So, I thought it was at least interesting and was curious to hear some others thoughts.

#1. If you could design transportation to get from America to Europe in 1 hour although it would cost 100,000 lives a year to do so, would you do it?

#2. Was it right to mass produce the automobile?

mattw · #2 07-30-2006, 11:27 AM

1. no
2. yes

weird questions

miajag · #3 07-30-2006, 11:27 AM

1. WTF, of course not.

2. What do you mean by "right?"

mak15 · #4 07-30-2006, 11:28 AM

didn't people used to die on the oregon trail? your question is kind of stupid.

QTip · #5 07-30-2006, 11:31 AM

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didn't people used to die on the oregon trail? your question is kind of stupid.

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Well, that's what I said. But, of course, they said not near the # of people died as in car accidents.

I guess they were asking like if you were Henry Ford, would you make that decision.

Pepsquad · #6 07-30-2006, 11:33 AM

At the right price, it would make plane travel obsolete. How many people die in plane crashes every year? Certainly not 100,000 but several thousand. Yes, I'd do it.

Re: question #2. Yes.

mattw · #7 07-30-2006, 11:36 AM

how many ppl have lost their lives at sea over the centuries and yet we still travel the oceans.

humans are travelers and explorers. its what we do. loss of life is a possibility of the game.

Dynasty · #8 07-30-2006, 11:37 AM

The problem with the questions is that it blames the loss of lives on the creation of the transportation vehicle. Usually, the loss of lives can be blamed on the carelessness or stupidity of people.

Case Closed · #9 07-30-2006, 11:39 AM

1. Just America to Europe in one hour? Or does it have the same proportional time from say Japan to America or something?
2. Do the people die from using this transport device or from non-related issues from the transport device?

TimM · #10 07-30-2006, 11:42 AM

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didn't people used to die on the oregon trail? your question is kind of stupid.

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Well, that's what I said. But, of course, they said not near the # of people died as in car accidents.

I guess they were asking like if you were Henry Ford, would you make that decision.

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Sorry but this whole line of questioning is ridiculous.

The overall economic benefit of the automobile is far far greater than 1 hour US to Europe transportation.

There is no consideration for the number and frequency of use of the automobile compared to 1 hour US to Europe transportation (or the Oregon trail for that matter).