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You take shelter from an extreme avalanche with your hypothermic child. A freezing stranger bangs on the door. If you open it, the incoming cold risks your child's life.

Still open. What would you do?

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Current split · aired 2026-10-02

48%52%
Open the door193 votesKeep it closed

52% chose “Keep it closed”.

By country

  • Spain1 votes

What each choice meant

A · Open the door

You opened the door. The stranger lives, your child is in critical danger.

The Humanitarian — Prioritizing the lives of all over one's own blood.

B · Keep it closed

You kept it closed. Your child survived; the stranger did not.

The Protector — Protecting your own above any moral duty.