Quick decision... What do you do???

Question

You have just escaped from a burning building. There are still 3 people stuck in there. At one end is the Queen of England. At the other are a mother and her 6 month old baby.

You can save ONE of the two groups, so either the Queen, or the mother and daughter.

You can save one group without any risk to your own life, but if you go for both, you will definitely die, along with both groups.

You cannot make any other combination, like the Queen and the 6 month old.

No one else is there to help, and anyone you call will be too late

So which group do you save?

Answer 1

well i'm american so obviously im gonna go for the mother and her child. besides the queen is old and shouldnt she have had her secret service protecting her? in real life I wouldnt save either so I son't feel pressure for choosing one or the other

Answer 2

All this is makin' my head hurt... honestly I won't know untill the situation pops up without being hypothetical.

Answer 3

The mother and child. I mean honestly, the queen's old. Yeah she's important. but they can find someone else theres a whole world full of people. and the child has the rest of it's life to live..and the mother....well it's the mother.

Answer 4

mother and daughter

100 years is a good life for anyone.

Answer 5

Why would i save the Queen in that situation....?

Definitely the mother and child...

Answer 6

I would save the mother and child since the child has a full life in front of them whereas the Queen is older and has had a lifetime of experiences.

Your question is flawed though.  You state that if you try to save both groups that you and both groups will die.  That doesn't make sense.  If I am able to save the woman and child then I could run back in after saving them and try to save the Queen.  That could very well lead to the death of me and the Queen but the mother and child would be fine.

Answer 7

First, I wonder why I ran out of the burning building when I intend to just run back in, then I scream at the Mother / Child, "What the h**l are you doing just standing around woman?! Get the h**l out of here!" I then proceed to save the Queen of England because she's old and probably would have trouble getting out. So basically I get the mom to save herself and her child, and save the queen of England myself because she is incapable of saving herself. If you don't like manipulating the question like that, and just want me to pick one, mother child duh >.>

Answer 8

If I'm making a quick decision and acting on impulse...

I'll go for the baby and mother...The baby needs a chance to at least experience life and grow....where as the Queen and mother have both been fortunate enough to experience life.

But you know we are all people at the end of the day...The queen is just an old lady in a burning building. I'd definitely risk my life again to get her out of there.

Answer 9

the mother and the daughter definitely. i couldn`t stand to see a baby burning...and besides the queen is old she won`t live for much longer anyway...

Answer 10

I would say sorry and walk away.

I am very mean......that;,s way i am dark.