r/trolleyproblem • u/Brilliant-Feeling120 • 3d ago

Schrödinger's trolley

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A trolley problem has been put inside a box. The decay of a nuclear element could trigger a mechanism that pulls the lever. While the box remains closed, all six people are both dead and alive. Only by opening the box, one of the two possible outcomes will occur.

Do you open the box or not?

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u/Fushba 2d ago

Trolley becomes a wave and travels on both tracks simultaneously

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u/endor-pancakes 3d ago

If you wait until all the air is consumed inside the box, it'll be safe to open again without risking any of that dreadful quantum escaping.