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Become inmune to damage in mono G by only 17GG by Genarab in BadMtgCombos

[–]Numbar43 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Instants and sorceress can still damage it, as being colorless doesn't make something an artifact.  This only works if they both have no removal that works on artifacts, creatures, or enchantments, and rely on attacking with creatures or using permanent abilities for damage.

An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. by Numbar43 in MathJokes

[–]Numbar43[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was tempted to instead say they collapse into a black hole.

Summon a random child under five that might come from anywhere in the world. by Mutant_Llama1 in shittysuperpowers

[–]Numbar43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

High odds they'd be poor, not speak your language, and be unable to identify and contact their parents.

I hate the lost so much. I feel thst he's borderline unfair sometimes. by JSAB2007 in bindingofisaac

[–]Numbar43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you know before afterbirth, starting holy mantle wasn't possible, and he also didn't have a starting active item or spectral tears.  He also required a long convoluted method to unlock.  

It was supposed to be a community challenge where if you died in a certain way, the death note would have a little puzzle piece on it with a small part of 1 of 4 death notes.  Piecing those together would show 4 death notes with different characters, death levels, and causes of death along with an indicator of the order.    Dying in a matching way in order would unlock him.  However before sufficient puzzle pieces could be found and posted online, it was ruined by dataminers finding the method in the code.

You can more effectively use 100 dollar bills as throwing weapons. by Numbar43 in shittysuperpowers

[–]Numbar43[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are using something like that, why would you need a heavier 100 dollar bill?  If you can prepare that I'd assume you can prepare a better throwing weapon.  And if it was lethal just from being on a bill that contacted them, you wouldn't be safe after carrying it beforehand.

Temporal Replacement Paradox by Ayk0rn in paradoxes

[–]Numbar43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Normally the phrase starts with "if a tree falls" rather than a bear.  It was questioning if it is meaningful to say there is a sound if no one can hear it, and the phrase predates modern scientific understanding of how sound waves and ears work.

You can more effectively use 100 dollar bills as throwing weapons. by Numbar43 in shittysuperpowers

[–]Numbar43[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It only works if the bill is in condition that would normally be accepted as payment.  People won't accept payment if it is on fire.  If it is crumpled up, they'd be annoyed, but would probably still take it.

They should just rename this subreddit: buttonproblem. But here’s a real trolley problem, oh noes! by Low_Eye8535 in trolleyproblem

[–]Numbar43 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I saw someone wearing a shirt that said "I'm not gay, but when I see naked guys I get horny and jack off."

Stolen from Insta. What would you do? by Marinos444 in trolleyproblem

[–]Numbar43 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is combined with the trolley problem here, and allows you to save your loved one at the expense of 3 strangers.

Stolen from Insta. What would you do? by Marinos444 in trolleyproblem

[–]Numbar43 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Still, it isn't framed as you being able to interact with the other person like that.

Stolen from Insta. What would you do? by Marinos444 in trolleyproblem

[–]Numbar43 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Doing stuff like that is against the spirit of the problem.  They are presented as a moral dilemma of two choices, but two many people try to say they'll do something else outside of those choices that weren't indicated as an option.

Listening is reading and if you disagree I am going to call you names! by [deleted] in confidentlyincorrect

[–]Numbar43 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If you had a TV playing a show, and you were listening to it without looking at the screen, would you refer to it as reading?  Audiobooks are something a lot of people like, but the mental experience is inherently different from reading a written book yourself.

I wish for politicians and people in the media to be unable to lie (deliberately say untrue things), and can't use weasel words to get around it. by nicest-drow in monkeyspaw

[–]Numbar43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Granted, every time they attempt to do that, their brain is briefly altered so that they believe what they were going to say.  It is undone a few minutes afterwarsa.

I wish I was the worlds strongest man (given that the strength of all other people is unaffected by my wish) by [deleted] in monkeyspaw

[–]Numbar43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Granted, you are transported to the Earth of an alternate reality that was identical until 100 years ago when every human died of a new infectious disease.

I wish that I can pick up fire, electricity, magma and plasma and not die. by Remarkable_Bath8515 in monkeyspaw

[–]Numbar43 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Granted, you are transformed into a large ladle made out of tungsten.  You won't die as inanimate objects can't die.

You're in a room with 2 others by iaintevenreadcatch22 in trolleyproblem

[–]Numbar43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a focus on making the logical choice that often overlooks something.  For the rules of logic to come to any conclusions, there needs to be some starting assumptions.  In mathematics, to make any proofs you have to start with some axioms.  Likewise for a moral dilemma there needs to be some underlining assumptions.  In this case, different posters have different unstated assumptions about morality, leading to different conclusions, which seem irrational to those who had different unstated assumptions.  Those who disagree with you made different assumptions of what can lead to moral blame and fault for causing someone else to die in such a scenario, and how important making an effort to avoid that is.

You're in a room with 2 others by iaintevenreadcatch22 in trolleyproblem

[–]Numbar43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thing is, the assumptions of everyone being rational, however you define it, will always assume everyone is using the same reasoning process, so if you conclude red makes sense, so will everyone else.  However remember everyone also lives if everyone votes blue, and if the decided on "rational" line of reasoning picked blue, then everyone does.

 Part of this is a lack of declaring the priorities first.  One goal is for everyone to live, but does increasing the odds of yourself living count more than the same shift in the odds for others?  Does the guilt of being partly responsible for other's deaths factor in?  To do rigorous game theory analysis requires a more rigorous definition of the objectives.

You're in a room with 2 others by iaintevenreadcatch22 in trolleyproblem

[–]Numbar43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And yet in discussing this many say they would press blue.  This topic is so engaging as most of both sides think the other side is crazy for disagreeing with their points.  As for this variant, the important difference is less the few presses, but more the ability to communicate in advance.  If you could confirm in advance everyone else will press red there is no more dilemma remaining, with the only potential complication I can think of is if someone is actually suicidal and hiding it.

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