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minus-squareDaft_ish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoThat trolleys going to derail eventually. So the one with more people since they are tightly packed and it can’t build momentum.
minus-squarehumanplayer2@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year ago“Eventually” on the densely packed track - even if almost instant - means uncountably many deaths. On the upper track, any eventual stop will result in only finitely many deaths.
minus-squareNeon 🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️⚧️🇹🇼🇮🇱🏳️🌈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoBut isn’t it more likely to derail if it gains momentum?
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoNot if the track is perfectly straight.
minus-squareNeon 🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️⚧️🇹🇼🇮🇱🏳️🌈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoThere are People lying on it, so it’s probably pretty uneven and bumpy, no?
That trolleys going to derail eventually. So the one with more people since they are tightly packed and it can’t build momentum.
“Eventually” on the densely packed track - even if almost instant - means uncountably many deaths. On the upper track, any eventual stop will result in only finitely many deaths.
Huh?
But isn’t it more likely to derail if it gains momentum?
Depends
Not if the track is perfectly straight.
There are People lying on it, so it’s probably pretty uneven and bumpy, no?