Would you take a shot that gave you a special ability even if there was a 50% chance that you would die?

[MH2007]

Originally posted by: Shawn
So if there was really a drug that unlocked areas of your brain that were previously dormant and gave you a special ability would you take it, even knowing that there was a 50% chance it would kill you? Special abilities include telekinesis, telepathy, precognition, rapid cellular regeneration, or a ton of other possibilities, but what ability you get is completely random.

At first I was going to ask if that 50% took into account Sylar coming after you but after seeing your post I'd say that the odds of survival for any significant length of time do not loog very good ...

 

[esun]

Originally posted by: thepd7
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Evadman
Not if I couldn't choose the ability. Otherwise I would get something useless, like the ability to command sea creatures.</end quote></div>

How is that useless? You could live in the ocean, you could make millions training hammerhead sharks to do shows, you could totally get laid anytime you wanted because you and your date could ride dolphins off into the ocean sunset, and you could be the best fisherman ever ("hey fish get in this net!").

Now the abillity to command squirrels, that's almost useless (you could gather lots of nuts).

Hey, Squirrel Girl took down Doctor Doom once! Don't underestimate those squirrels.

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel_girl

 

[andylawcc]

not even 10%

 

[DainBramaged]

Maybe when I'm 70 y/o.