Who would you save? Mother, spouse, sibling?

[echarcha]

Say your mother, spouse and sibling are on a boat. The boat is about to sink and none of them can swim. There are no life-jackets, no other safety devices present. You are the only one who can swim and you can save only ONE of them.

Who do you save? And why?

[smellyfinger]

Say your mother, spouse and sibling are on a boat. The boat is about to sink and none of them can swim. There are no life-jackets, no other safety devices present. You are the only one who can swim and you can save only ONE of them.

Who do you save? And why?

Is this question being asked of a man or woman? Also, is the sibling male or female? How old is the sibling?

[DesiBaba]

Say your mother, spouse and sibling are on a boat. The boat is about to sink and none of them can swim. There are no life-jackets, no other safety devices present. You are the only one who can swim and you can save only ONE of them.

Who do you save? And why?

Forget saving bro, the first thing I will do in such a situation is kill myself first :o

[aaaj75]

Whoever I reach first. I heard that this type of question they ask in NDA.

[Forza Ferrari]

I will give the youngest a crash course in swimming (5 min tips):) and let him take next youngest family member with him/her....I will save the remaining person...:)
Say your mother, spouse and sibling are on a boat. The boat is about to sink and none of them can swim. There are no life-jackets, no other safety devices present. You are the only one who can swim and you can save only ONE of them.

Who do you save? And why?

[echarcha]

I will give the youngest a crash course in swimming (5 min tips):) and let him take next youngest family member with him/her....I will save the remaining person...:)
Good lateral thinking!! :up: :)

[echarcha]

Is this question being asked of a man or woman? Also, is the sibling male or female? How old is the sibling?
What does it matter? Suppose its you and your mother, your wife and your sister. Now think and answer...

[smellyfinger]

What does it matter? Suppose its you and your mother, your wife and your sister. Now think and answer...

It does matter. If no one else has any hope of surviving, I will take the youngest. Or I will take the one the family depepnds on the most. Or any number of other situations. It all depends on the circumstances of each individual.

All esle being equal, save the youngest. They have the most to lose.

[JaiSpeaks]

save the one you can carry with you . You need to have the traction to swim and the least heavier the better

[smellyfinger]

I will give the youngest a crash course in swimming (5 min tips):) and let him take next youngest family member with him/her....I will save the remaining person...:)


And while you're at it, build another boat as well. That way no one has to swim or die. Actually, build a 120 foot yacht so you can go back to shore in style. :whacky:

[sunnykode]

Say your mother, spouse and sibling are on a boat. The boat is about to sink and none of them can swim. There are no life-jackets, no other safety devices present. You are the only one who can swim and you can save only ONE of them.

Who do you save? And why?
Given the situation.
Assuming two guys, mom and wife.
Mom would never like if she was saved before her other son or daugther-in-law.
Teach brother how to use his legs, to stay afloat as long as possible and help mom at the same time.
Take wifey to shore and hope to come back and save bro and mom.
Choosing wife over bro cause if there is one man standing in the family he can take care both the families.

[sunnykode]

save the one you can carry with you . You need to have the traction to swim and the least heavier the better
well said. Pata chale you yourself drown trying to take one person out :whacky:

[Forza Ferrari]

Hey they are my relatives...and I trust my genes to be that good ...to each his own :whacky: ...
And while you're at it, build another boat as well. That way no one has to swim or die. Actually, build a 120 foot yacht so you can go back to shore in style. :whacky:

[smellyfinger]

Hey they are my relatives...and I trust my genes to be that good ...to each his own :whacky: ...


Then how come they havent learnt to swim yet?? Trust that to the genes as well?? :whacky:

[Forza Ferrari]

thats more an oppurtunity Q ...do not mistake oppurtunity with capability...:)
Then how come they havent learnt to swim yet?? Trust that to the genes as well?? :whacky:

[dhurandhar]

Say your mother, spouse and sibling are on a boat. The boat is about to sink and none of them can swim. There are no life-jackets, no other safety devices present. You are the only one who can swim and you can save only ONE of them.

Who do you save? And why?

mother....because then I can brag..."Mere paas maa hai":D

[crazzy me]

WHOAAA!! how do u make dat choice!!
If i save one and leave the other two to drown.. i will suffer from survivor's guilt throughout my life..
Sooo.. guess... will stick to them till the very last moment.. in the boat itself!!

[Rakhi]

Silly answer but I will see if I can reach 911 first.

Else, like Jaispeaks said, save the one whom I think I would be able to.
I know...I will need to see a shrink the moment i set my foot on ground, for I would die of guilt.

[chitrala]

Silly answer but I will see if I can reach 911 first.

Else, like Jaispeaks said, save the one whom I think I would be able to.
I know...I will need to see a shrink the moment i set my foot on ground, for I would die of guilt.
you can't do that... one can't tell one's mom/wifey... told ya to watch your weight... sorry cant save you... :D

I cant swim, nor can my siblings... mom is a good swimmer, dont have wifey... so its mom's choice:D

[AmthaLal]

I can't swim, Mom is gone, neither my wife nor siblings know how to swim. tow fir bachayegaa kaise?:dontknow:

[sprite]

Say your mother, spouse and sibling are on a boat. The boat is about to sink and none of them can swim. There are no life-jackets, no other safety devices present. You are the only one who can swim and you can save only ONE of them.

Who do you save? And why?

1will try to break the boat so that non-swimmers can cling to floating parts and in meantime I will swim back to shore (taking along the person who is in trauma/shock along) to get some help...will also give 'survival tips' to the person I am leaving behind...

2. also one can attempt turning boat upside down and this way it will float on water due to trapped air I guess. Sibling/mother can cling to some internal structure in turned boat (this will prevent them from weather-conditions+ view of large water body (contributing to fear) and in meantime you can swim alongwith one person (who is more in shock...will be mother I guess) and come back later to save 2nd person

anyways kharchu, here is my advice to you.

1. start giving more attention and time to bhabhiji
2. When did you last take her for a movie, shopping etc etc? Do it now! make her feel special from time to time
3. Stop taking your 6-abs dream seriously. A guy in mid/late-30s suddenly spending lots of time in gym will always be interpreted as 'weird and doubtful behavior' by wife.

all in all, a soon to be macho man will not think about such questions. Bhabhiji is really angry with you. To avoid such questions in future please pay attention to what I said above.

back to question...depends on who is asking the question...

wife- Ofcourse you darling. Remember during wedding I vowed "till death do us apart" (ok..now..can we have sex?)

mother- bro mom..bro! (she will be rest assured that after she dies siblings will live happily together not to miss that she will be relieved that currently you are not 'joru ka ghulam' . answering you wont make her any happier.)

bro- you bro! khoon aakhir khoon hota hain....

friends- hit back to them that they are not giving enough attention to their wives (just like the way I told kharchu)...

[sprite]

I can't swim, Mom is gone, neither my wife nor siblings know how to swim. tow fir bachayegaa kaise?:dontknow:

in that case...who would you kill first....holding on to a floating dead-body can save life, right?:D

[sprite]

WHOAAA!! how do u make dat choice!!
If i save one and leave the other two to drown.. i will suffer from survivor's guilt throughout my life..
Sooo.. guess... will stick to them till the very last moment.. in the boat itself!!

You are not becoming a manager anytime soon girl !! :yawn:

[khaski_khopari]

use mobile, call a responsable person(s) who can contact the support at the earliest - fore people boat sinking, i think even if they use their hands to throw water out ( or use common sense like tring to block the holes from where water in flodding in) they can easily surive for an hour or so.


ab yeh mat bolana, ki mobile bhi nahi hai kisi ke paas, network nahi hai, kya indian ocean ke beech mein le gaye kya boat ko :D i got better things to 'suppose' than to think my family in any kind of trouble.

[sprite]

Silly answer but I will see if I can reach 911 first. .

after trying for minutes..."mom...bro...I just got connected to 911...whhhhoooopie...they want to know our location....you know where we are? :looks around: mom...bro....? mommmmmmmmmmm???" :eek:

[Indian]

cannot answer ...but i know i will do certainly something ..which will save everyone.
in such a difficult situations...i always become super man..why i don't know :D

[sprite]

cannot answer ...but i know i will do certainly something ..which will save everyone.
in such a difficult situations...i always become super man..why i don't know :D

:D :D

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[Rakhi]

after trying for minutes..."mom...bro...I just got connected to 911...whhhhoooopie...they want to know our location....you know where we are? :looks around: mom...bro....? mommmmmmmmmmm???" :eek:


This is why we need GPS :). I am fairly sure that if I am sitting in a boat with no life jackets and 3 non-swimmers, the least I will do is get the map along with me and stay close to the shore. So, I am sure I know where I am :)

[sprite]

This is why we need GPS :). I am fairly sure that if I am sitting in a boat with no life jackets and 3 non-swimmers, the least I will do is get the map along with me and stay close to the shore. So, I am sure I know where I am :)

Gosh...you are so much technology driven! assume you are near godavari bank in andhra and you took a boat to cross river and suddenly the boat capsizes and you guyz are drowning.....what will you do?

[Rakhi]

Gosh...you are so much technology driven! assume you are near godavari bank in andhra and you took a boat to cross river and suddenly the boat capsizes and you guyz are drowning.....what will you do?

Well to be honest with you, I wouldn't want to cross a river without a life jacket (yeah yeah....don't remind me, I did once in Turtle Bay but we all knew swimming). not sure why the boat is sinking but I would try and save the lightest weight person so that I am sure at least one person is saved.

And Spriteji, what do you mean by survival tips? Its not possible to teach swimming through crash course, especially in high current.

[sprite]

And Spriteji, what do you mean by survival tips? Its not possible to teach swimming through crash course, especially in high current.

survival tips...say like

1. dont drink sea-water no matter how thirsty you are if I get late. It will de-hydrate you very fast.

2. dont panic and get a good grip on boat-part. If the person stays calm....he will expend less energy...

yaar there are many such tips...technically good and some feel-good.....I never said I will teach swimming...survival tips basically!!

[maya]

what are u all thinking guys....a person in that condition cannot save anyone since one or the other news channel will come to u for an interview and will go on barking at us for answers of his stupid questions meanwhile the whole thinkg goes off and some political party will say "that if they come to power they will see that every boat is patroled by one navy ship or so" and there will be a western style procession if it is some metro city and so on it goes.....
well this is on the lighter side....
to be serious i will getdown the boat and try to move the boat to the shore as quickly as possible....which i think will atleast give a hope in the minds of others....i guess so

[Forza Ferrari]

who said anything about high currents....the boat is sinking ...thats it...:dontknow:why dont people read :D
Well to be honest with you, I wouldn't want to cross a river without a life jacket (yeah yeah....don't remind me, I did once in Turtle Bay but we all knew swimming). not sure why the boat is sinking but I would try and save the lightest weight person so that I am sure at least one person is saved.

And Spriteji, what do you mean by survival tips? Its not possible to teach swimming through crash course, especially in high current.

[sarv_shaktimaan]

hypothetical situations... BS suggestions from people... lateral thinking and such crap terms work in the corporate world to please jackasses sitting in air conditioned rooms. :rotfl:this thread is fuckin hilarious.

[Sane Less]

Say your mother, spouse and sibling are on a boat. The boat is about to sink and none of them can swim. There are no life-jackets, no other safety devices present. You are the only one who can swim and you can save only ONE of them.

Who do you save? And why?
Just answering this question to the point. No lateral thinking and/or assumptions.

Survival is what matters... survival and procreation. The saneless family should survive forever and ever. Since sex with mothers and siblings is not accepted socially and medically... I will save the spouse. What if we land on a large, deserted continent... with lots of natural resourses?

[crazzy me]

Just answering this question to the point. No lateral thinking and/or assumptions.

Survival is what matters... survival and procreation. The saneless family should survive forever and ever. Since sex with mothers and siblings is not accepted socially and medically... I will save the spouse. What if we land on a large, deserted continent... with lots of natural resourses?


Well.. By this logic.. what would u have done if you girlfriend and your wife were on the same boat?? :confused:

[Gajodhar]

Well.. By this logic.. what would u have done if you girlfriend and your wife were on the same boat?? :confused:

if one is that stupid, he should better commit suicide himself. :p

[sprite]

Well.. By this logic.. what would u have done if you girlfriend and your wife were on the same boat?? :confused:

after reading gajodhars reply...continue reading here...

before committing suicide....a lesbian act before a threesome act...best performer amongst two will get rescued ....after the act...commit suicide...:rolleyes:

[Sane Less]

Echachi pai, your question actually happened in real life. Sad but guess what? Check my answer...

Dad Abandons Drowning Son To Save Wife (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/New-Zealand-Dad-Stacy-Horton-Abandons-Drowning-Son-Silva-To-Save-Wife-Vanessa-In-Whanganui-River/Article/200911415479385?f=rss)

A man has revealed how he abandoned a bid to rescue his teenage son to save his screaming wife after their car plunged into a river in New Zealand.

Stacy Horton rescued his partner Vanessa, 35, as their 13-year-old boy Silva drowned in the Whanganui River on North Island.

The father said he arrived at the scene minutes after the family's Mazda MPV station wagon skidded down a grassy bank, over a 10-metre cliff and into the water.

He heard his wife screaming in the darkness and could see his son's friend and the family dog scrambling up the bank. But Silva was trapped inside the submerged car.

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[badriprasad]

I will give the youngest a crash course in swimming (5 min tips):) and let him take next youngest family member with him/her....I will save the remaining person...:)

Good and while at it order some Domino's pizza, garlic bread and bottle of soft drink.

:doh: