Say the bridge is actually a trolley bridge, and the fat man is standing on a different (at the present instant, unused) trolley track, meaning he is taking the same risk as the single guy in the first example. Does that change your answer?
If not, I think you're inconsistent. If so, I think you're absurd. :)
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Date: 2006-07-31 07:19 pm (UTC)Say the bridge is actually a trolley bridge, and the fat man is standing on a different (at the present instant, unused) trolley track, meaning he is taking the same risk as the single guy in the first example. Does that change your answer?
If not, I think you're inconsistent. If so, I think you're absurd. :)