A dilemma from dilemmas.day
A fire ravages your laboratory. You are holding the only sample of a cure for a rare disease that will save thousands, but your colleague is trapped under a heavy beam.
ASave my colleague
You drop the sample to free them. Your friend lives, but ten years of research are burned and thousands will continue to suffer.
BTake the cure
You escape with the vial. Your colleague dies in the fire, but the medicine is saved and will cure thousands worldwide.
Sealed 2026-08-19
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Save my colleague588 votesTake the cure
54% chose “Take the cure”.
By country
- Spain3 votes
What each choice meant
A · Save my colleague
You saved your colleague. The cure was lost forever.
The Human Protector — You prioritize the real life standing before you over any abstract statistic.
B · Take the cure
You saved the cure. Your colleague died in the flames.
The Cold Utilitarian — You accept the sacrifice of a single life to save the future of a multitude.