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Monday, 28 May 2018

Testing the Trolley problem in real life

The definitive answer to the what would you actually do part of the Trolley Train Problem. I was rather surprised by the result.

Originally shared by Martin Krischik

Quite an interesting experiment. The outcome was almost predictable but still interesting to be confirmed. I also have to say that event true I knew it's just a test the video of the train rushing towards the people and the decision to make made an anxious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sl5KJ69qiA

#science #psychology #mentalhealth
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