Saturday, December 01, 2007

question

You are invited into a room.
There are 10,000 boxes.
One of them will kill you, the others contain $1,000.
How many would you open?

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

I would safely ignore the boxes.

Anonymous said...

Well, that is basically the opportunity to get $9,999,9000.00 with a 1 in 10,000 chance of dying.

That sounds like a lot better odds than everyday life if you ask me. I have about a 1 in 18,452 chance to die in a fatal auto accident vs. a 1 in 43,000,000 chance to win the lotto.

All that being said I would stop after the first 1,000 boxes, make some good investments, and live my life a little richer because I took a risk.

My $.02.

-Chris

Anonymous said...

Wow! What a contrast in the two answers above. I would give the same answer as Justin, but I love the spirit and mind of Chris.
Fred

Michael McMullen said...

I would open one. Let the chips fall as they may. If that worked, I would open another one. If that worked, I would open a third.

If I died on the first one, at least it's a story to tell.

Anonymous said...

But Mike, who would tell it? And what would they say about you then?

Michael McMullen said...

I would tell it, in Heaven. And I'm dead, what do I care what people think of me?

Anonymous said...

I would get a bomb sniffing dog to find and remove the one that is wired to blow. Gather all the other money, pay the dog handler and enjoy my rich reward! (ehehe)
LeeElla

Michael McMullen said...

Genius.

Todd Bacon said...

I'd open one, and if I survived, I'd pay someone $900 to open another box for me. Then, if the hired worker was off'd, I'd cry at the funeral.

I'm just kidding. I'd tell the inviter that there were surely better things to do with a room, boxes, a murderous device and tons of cash.

Anonymous said...

I like LeeElla's answer!! perfect! She is a smart woman.