What would you choose?

[Worthy39]

There's a task that needs to be completed, if it's not, something terrible will happen, but you don't know what or where. Outside tools cannot be brought in, if a tool is required, it will be provided once you accept. The task could be something that could be incredibly easy for you specifically, or impossible for you to achieve, but you won't know what it is unless you agree to take on the challenge. It could be something as simple as fitting through a tight space or cooking a meal, or it could be disarming a bomb or fighting a wild animal. The task is humanly possible. You have the option to pass the task off to one of three other random people. You know everything about what they can do, but you still don't know the challenge.

The first person is a large, muscular man. His intelligence is low, but he would likely succeed if the challenge is strength related. The second is a scrawny scientist, high IQ, but physically quite weak and would likely fail most physical challenges.
The third is a grandma who watches way too much jeopardy, and spends most of her time baking cookies and cooking for her family. While the scenarios she'd be useful in are less likely, it's still possible that one of her skill sets could be exactly what's needed.

And as a bonus question, which do you think would be more stressful? Choosing someone else to accomplish the task, or accomplishing it yourself?

 

[N0xiety]

Hmm, why not make this into a poll? Also, i choose scientist. Doesn't matter that he is weak, any physical problem can be solved by sufficient tools and ingenuity. That's what we humans are best at after all. Which, if the scientist can't solve the problem physically, it means a sufficient tool for the task must be provided, as it is clearly required. So he can in theory accomplish tasks that require both brain or brawn.

Unless, a sufficient tool doesn't need to be provided. Like obviously if you have the freak of nature strongest theoretically possible human, they might be able to unscrew rusted bolts with just their vice like sausage fingers or bend arm thick steel bars etc., but yea if that's gonna be an excuse to not provide tools to the scientist necessary to solve such problems, then no one would be a reliable choice tbh. Muscular man might be good at physical stuff, but the chances of him being the theoretically strongest human to exist is kinda slim.

Grandma is the wild card, she could think out of the box, but might not even be able to make good use of the tools even if given everything necessary.

As for the stress of the choice, why would i care about 'something terrible' that might happen? I don't know what that is. Something terrible happens all around the world to random people every day anyways. There is a good chance it won't be related to me. And if it is something like world ending terrible, ah well, too late to worry about it now. And choosing someone else for the job is way less stressful, the task might be life threatening. So before something terrible even happens, the person for the job might need to risk their life. By personally involved, you are instantly in magnitudes more risk than otherwise. Either way, i chose the person i think is best suited to handle the most variety of tasks, more than me at least. If it fails, ah well.

 

[Worthy39]

Hmm, why not make this into a poll? Also, i choose scientist. Doesn't matter that he is weak, any physical problem can be solved by sufficient tools and ingenuity. That's what we humans are best at after all. Which, if the scientist can't solve the problem physically, it means a sufficient tool for the task must be provided, as it is clearly required. So he can in theory accomplish tasks that require both brain or brawn.

Unless, a sufficient tool doesn't need to be provided. Like obviously if you have the freak of nature strongest theoretically possible human, they might be able to unscrew rusted bolts with just their vice like sausage fingers or bend arm thick steel bars etc., but yea if that's gonna be an excuse to not provide tools to the scientist necessary to solve such problems, then no one would be a reliable choice tbh. Muscular man might be good at physical stuff, but the chances of him being the theoretically strongest human to exist is kinda slim.

Grandma is the wild card, she could think out of the box, but might not even be able to make good use of the tools even if given everything necessary.

As for the stress of the choice, why would i care about 'something terrible' that might happen? I don't know what that is. Something terrible happens all around the world to random people every day anyways. There is a good chance it won't be related to me. And if it is something like world ending terrible, ah well, too late to worry about it now. And choosing someone else for the job is way less stressful, the task might be life threatening. So before something terrible even happens, the person for the job might need to risk their life. By personally involved, you are instantly in magnitudes more risk than otherwise. Either way, i chose the person i think is best suited to handle the most variety of tasks, more than me at least. If it fails, ah well.

There was always a poll. Nobody will ever believe otherwise. You're clearly going senile.

And to clarify, I meant a tool will be provided if it's absolutely necessary to accomplish the task. You can't just ask for something you can use and get it. For example, you'll get a screwdriver if you have to unscrew something, but not if you just ask for it. So the scientist won't have any tools unless it's something you absolutely have to have a tool for, and even then they would only have the essential tools.

 

[seavmun88]

hag time

 

[Tetrahedron]

Grandma, mostly because she definitely has a lot to say

 

[Anonjohn20]

There's a task that needs to be completed, if it's not, something terrible will happen, but you don't know what or where. Outside tools cannot be brought in, if a tool is required, it will be provided once you accept. The task could be something that could be incredibly easy for you specifically, or impossible for you to achieve, but you won't know what it is unless you agree to take on the challenge. It could be something as simple as fitting through a tight space or cooking a meal, or it could be disarming a bomb or fighting a wild animal. The task is humanly possible. You have the option to pass the task off to one of three other random people. You know everything about what they can do, but you still don't know the challenge.

The first person is a large, muscular man. His intelligence is low, but he would likely succeed if the challenge is strength related. The second is a scrawny scientist, high IQ, but physically quite weak and would likely fail most physical challenges.
The third is a grandma who watches way too much jeopardy, and spends most of her time baking cookies and cooking for her family. While the scenarios she'd be useful in are less likely, it's still possible that one of her skill sets could be exactly what's needed.

And as a bonus question, which do you think would be more stressful? Choosing someone else to accomplish the task, or accomplishing it yourself?

Question: Is the grandma a nice lady or a cunt?

 

[Worthy39]

Question: Is the grandma a nice lady or a cunt?

Yes.

 

[Anonjohn20]

Yes.

If you can't answer questions, then you don't deserve answers to your poll.

 

[Worthy39]

If you can't answer questions, then you don't deserve answers to your poll.

Mhm.

 

[N0xiety]

And to clarify, I meant a tool will be provided if it's absolutely necessary to accomplish the task. You can't just ask for something you can use and get it. For example, you'll get a screwdriver if you have to unscrew something, but not if you just ask for it. So the scientist won't have any tools unless it's something you absolutely have to have a tool for, and even then they would only have the essential tools.

That's the thing tho, the rule is that the task remains humanly possible. But, what kind of human are we taking as the template here? I was thinking more in line with the need of the specific human undertaking the task. If that's not it, i guess we are going be taking the most extreme theoretically possible human physique in all aspects as the template? Ya know, the freaks of nature.

Which kind of diminishes the value of the muscular man even more, since he likely won't even be the strongest theoretically possible human, nor the fastest, nor the most agile, nor the most flexible, nor the one with the best grip strength, nor one who can poke holes in coconuts with just a finger... you get the gist. There is a good chance for both the scientist and the muscular man to end up finding the task equally physically impossible yet not be given a tool for it anyways, since it will still be humanly possible.

 

[LiteraryWho]

vote for grug, grug smash puny problem.

 

[Worthy39]

vote for grug, grug smash puny problem.

The correct answer.

 

[Juia_Darkcrest]

I give it to the nerd, just cause I dont want to do it...

Now, if I were 35 and still in the best shape of my life again, I would do it myself... but alas, with my injuries, great feats of strength are beyond me now, with only mediocre Strengths of Feet left. SO give it to the nerd who probably has more tools in the toolbox for most things.

 

[Anonjohn20]

I'd like to send the meanest old lady in existence to the problem. By the time she's done, the problem will wish it had never become a problem.