Would you push the button?

[jonks]

I did a search but we all know how useful that is.

Movie coming out called "The Box" where if you push a button you get a million bucks but someone in the world who you don't know will die.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVK-hVGqCpo

And Spoof (I lold): http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/44b3d8f432/the-button#

 

[FoBoT]

no
that is stupid

what is the point of the person that is controlling the stupid button, they should get a new hobby

 

[Crono]

No.

It would be really tempting, especially since I might not see/hear the consequences, but there is no justification for that (not even a million dollars), so no.

 

[mugs]

Yeah, then he brings the box to the next person and that person gets to decide if YOU die.

I'd call up Bill Gates and tell him that he can save a person's life for $2 million.

 

[dainthomas]

That's not nearly enough money. Plus I'd want a guarantee that I'd be exempt from being the killee at some point.

 

[BrownShoes]

I would push it repeatedly.
People would be dropping dead in the street and I would still push the button.
I would tell them to come back the next day so I could push it again.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: jonks

And Spoof (I lold): http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/44b3d8f432/the-button#

how come he only pushes it once

i think the spoof would be funnier if he immediately started pushing it as fast as he can

 

[Crono]

On a related note, if I received that offer from someone, and I knew they were serious and the button actually had that power, I would more likely consider beating the crap out of that person than pushing the button for a million.

Reminds me of Joker's set up in "Dark Knight", or the notebook in "Death Note".

 

[DaveSimmons]

Hmmm, I could help a lot more than one person with a million dollars.

Sorry Child's Play kids, this year your DS Lites will all be covered in blood!!

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Hmmm, I could help a lot more than one person with a million dollars.

Sorry Child's Play kids, this year your DS Lites will all be covered in blood!!

Unfortunately for you, all the Child's Play kids are in their hospitals with laptops lurking on AnandTech, and they will report you to the authorities.

You, sir, are going down.

 

[BrownShoes]

Give me the Box and I would push the button - fuck it.
I would even pick out the people that croak!
I would drive down the street pushing the button - don't need that fat chick walking down the road, bam! Don't need those three kids, bam, bam, bam! Looks like an illegal Mexican to me, bam! Some old dude walking with his grandchild, fuck 'em, bam, bam! A flock of geese, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam!

 

[lokiju]

No effing way, never.

 

[TwiceOver]

Sure, why not.

The "New" Twilight Zone episode "Button, Button" was very good. A little worried about this becoming a movie.

 

[Gothgar]

wow... what a retarded idea for a movie... there has got to be something better out there

 

[fleabag]

Originally posted by: Crono
No.

It would be really tempting, especially since I might not see/hear the consequences, but there is no justification for that (not even a million dollars), so no.

Maybe not for one million but for 8 million there is (the government calculates on average that a person is worth 8 million dollars).

 

[Juddog]

Does this button have a rapidfire switch? Because I would have to turn it on and just hold it down for a couple hours.

 

[TridenT]

Fuck, as long as it isn't me.. I'll press it like 1,000 times then use the money to save even more people! BAM WHAM SHAZZAM! FUCK YEAH!

 

[Beev]

In a heartbeat. I don't care about people I don't know.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Originally posted by: fleabag

Originally posted by: Crono
No.

It would be really tempting, especially since I might not see/hear the consequences, but there is no justification for that (not even a million dollars), so no.

Maybe not for one million but for 8 million there is (the government calculates on average that a person is worth 8 million dollars).

No wonder the government is so fucked. Have you seen the average person lately? I wouldn't value them at more than 200 bucks, and that's the average!

 

[AMCRambler]

Originally posted by: mugs
Yeah, then he brings the box to the next person and that person gets to decide if YOU die.

I'd call up Bill Gates and tell him that he can save a person's life for $2 million.

Good point. I think I'd shoot the dirt bag in the face.

 

[darkxshade]

The real question is if I could push it more than once?

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: BrownShoes
I would push it repeatedly.
People would be dropping dead in the street and I would still push the button.
I would tell them to come back the next day so I could push it again.

I'd keep pushing till the guy sitting in front of me drops dead

 

[Snock514]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: BrownShoes
I would push it repeatedly.
People would be dropping dead in the street and I would still push the button.
I would tell them to come back the next day so I could push it again.

I'd keep pushing till the guy sitting in front of me drops dead

:laugh: :thumbsup:

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Also, if I didn't know who died, it would be like the thing about the tree falling with no one around to hear it.

 

[adairusmc]

Absolutely. 1 million dollars is over a million times more valuable than the lives of those who would die from the button.