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Gente_Boa
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nobody with kids does it that often
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POLL: You're given a button. If you press the button there is a 75% chance of winning $5,000,000. But there is also a 25% chance you die instantly and painlessly. You may press the button more than once and theoretically add to your $5million. How many times do you press it?
BlueVU
10/12/21 4:19pm
Do I have to tell my wife I'm pressing the button?
Sea Chicken
10/12/21 4:21pm
Nah. No one needs to know but you.
BlueVU
10/12/21 4:23pm
Good. Cuz she'd be pissed.
Sea Chicken
10/12/21 4:24pm
RE: Good. Cuz she'd be pissed.
BlueVU
10/12/21 4:26pm
RE: Good. Cuz she'd be pissed.
Sea Chicken
10/12/21 4:27pm
RE: Good. Cuz she'd be pissed.
Cougero
10/12/21 4:28pm
Are you sure she'd be upset because you didn't win the money instead of being upset you died? 😉
Jimo Dashen
10/12/21 4:46pm
You don't push the button if your life is worth at least $15 million.
a priori
10/12/21 4:23pm
Or Five bucks
Plato
10/12/21 4:26pm
Yes, simple decision tree.
WDaddy
10/12/21 4:34pm
Will life insurance still pay out?
dwhitebud
10/12/21 4:23pm
Oh sure
BlueVU
10/12/21 4:23pm
Can I delay pushing the button?
cougarfann888
10/12/21 4:23pm
Works for me!
BlueVU
10/12/21 4:24pm
Most are going to choose zero. But another poll might ask at what $ level would
squidmark
10/12/21 4:23pm
I'm not playing your squid game.
No touching
10/12/21 4:25pm
RE: I'm not playing your squid game.
squidmark
10/12/21 5:15pm
No amount.
kotacoug
10/12/21 5:02pm
This is a win-win. Either way you never stress about $ again.
Ycrazy
10/12/21 4:24pm
I don’t think there’s any amount where I push the button. I might do $5B if
Odysseus
10/12/21 4:28pm
33% seems a bit high
BlueVU
10/12/21 4:29pm
The extra money can only help
Odysseus
10/12/21 4:33pm
Wealth for your posterity.
WizeGuise
10/12/21 4:31pm
The only thing I would look forward to would be flying first class and getting
cougfanz
10/12/21 4:32pm
nobody with kids does it that often
Gente_Boa
10/12/21 5:53pm
I object, got 6+ kids. Maybe I married one of the rare ones
haYnCoug
10/13/21 12:04am
RE: POLL: You're given a button. If you press the button there is a 75% chance
SLC-Warrior
10/12/21 4:28pm
100% chance of not going to work tomorrow! I'm in
Non-mo Coug
10/12/21 4:28pm
Your spouse wins 100% of the time.
5thpriority
10/12/21 4:30pm
And just like that 8 CBers are dead
Odysseus
10/12/21 4:31pm
You are just pushing buttons with this poll
TomPetty
10/12/21 4:34pm
Is the $5M tax free/after taxes?
BYUforlife
10/12/21 4:46pm
Tax free
BlueVU
10/12/21 4:48pm
Who picked “4”? Seems so random.
NorthwestCoug
10/12/21 4:51pm
Both of the factors are far from those that would make me press the button
Clark Addison
10/12/21 5:14pm
This is similar to a short story and later episode of The Twilight Zone
mottman
10/12/21 5:18pm
Would I go to the Celestial Kingdom?
mobomanjoe
10/12/21 6:09pm
Gotta push it once.
spugeddy24
10/12/21 6:09pm
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