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What would you do? Hypothetical Scenario
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By *rispyDuck OP Man
over a year ago
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Ello ello  here is the scenario
You are stood in the middle of a big cruise ship far at sea. You hear screams at both ends of the ship & realise at 1 end a stranger's '2yr old toddler' has fallen  & at the other your 'brother/sister' has fallen in!! Both can't swim & you have only enough time to jump in & save '1' before the other drowns 
Who do you save? No wrong answer |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
South Wales |
Presumably if a 2 year old has fallen in their parents would be their to sort that emergency and deploy someone to tell the Captain?? So I’d run to the side of the boat, get the big round life buoy and Chuck that over the side to my sibling whilst singing a Celina Dion song. |
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By *rispyDuck OP Man
over a year ago
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"We're a couple, so I'll send Mr KC one way and I'll go the other 
Same here, if that’s not an option it would depend on which sibling. "
who got you the better present last Christmas haha  |
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"We're a couple, so I'll send Mr KC one way and I'll go the other
Same here, if that’s not an option it would depend on which sibling.
who got you the better present last Christmas haha "
The toddler it is then  |
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"We're a couple, so I'll send Mr KC one way and I'll go the other
Haha very cheeky answer that doesn't count haha only 1 of you is on the ship"
I'm disabled so I need Me KC as my carer on the ship 
I can still swim |
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By *ankie303Woman
over a year ago
Weirdsville South Coast Dorset |
Firstly chuck sun loungers over marking a spot as a moving cruise ship isn't slow, by time anyone knows what the screams was the ship would of passed both overboard so jump in, scoop up 1 then 2, at least the sun loungers will help a little with bouency |
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The relative will be known to me and I could quickly assess the potential, far easier than an unknown kid, to be able to help save them.
It's better to take a well calculated decision, preserving effort wisely. It may include getting to safety myself, to find effective help. Don't make a bad situation worse.
It's probably wiser to help those that you can communicate with, as they will be part of the process. Throwing a buoyancy aid to a 2 year old is probably of limited benefit but an adult would be able to use it better etc. A 2 year old under a ship probably has next to no chance, in comparison. Quick decisions needed, including already knowing the place and safety resources. |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
East London |
Assuming I'm strong enough to rescue someone who has fallen into the sea I'd save my brother or sister.
I'm guessing the toddler's relatives would be doing the same.
In reality though, if you fall off a cruise ship I read they can't stop to pick you up, so you're a goner.
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"Ello ello here is the scenario
You are stood in the middle of a big cruise ship far at sea. You hear screams at both ends of the ship & realise at 1 end a stranger's '2yr old toddler' has fallen & at the other your 'brother/sister' has fallen in!! Both can't swim & you have only enough time to jump in & save '1' before the other drowns
Who do you save? No wrong answer "
If there were sharks in the sea i would stay put.x |
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"Ello ello here is the scenario
You are stood in the middle of a big cruise ship far at sea. You hear screams at both ends of the ship & realise at 1 end a stranger's '2yr old toddler' has fallen & at the other your 'brother/sister' has fallen in!! Both can't swim & you have only enough time to jump in & save '1' before the other drowns
Who do you save? No wrong answer
If there were sharks in the sea i would stay put.x"
If the ship is moving I would recommend that you didn't even think about leaping over the side to rescue anyone but alert the crew to the situation.
On most cruise ships the first of the open decks are fifty to a hundred feet above sea level. So unless you are an Olympic standard diver it will be like hitting concrete and then the propellers will drag you under the ship and quite possibly towards them.
It might have seemed like a heroic thing to do. It isn't.
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Well my brother CAN swim so I leap to save the toddler. I have insisted on removing the hypothetical I know. It's far easier
But ok, with such a rigid dillemna, I'd have to save my brother and reconcile and insist that the toddler was a son of Satan and that I had not only saved my brother but the world too. |
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By *rispyDuck OP Man
over a year ago
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"Well my brother CAN swim so I leap to save the toddler. I have insisted on removing the hypothetical I know. It's far easier
But ok, with such a rigid dillemna, I'd have to save my brother and reconcile and insist that the toddler was a son of Satan and that I had not only saved my brother but the world too. "
Haha that rationale killed me |
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