death help: How far would you go? - Help.com

How far would you go?

You are in a room with 100,000 boxes. Inside each of those boxes, there is a $100 bill, except for one box, which contains an unavoidable death trap triggered when the box opens. The moment you leave the room all the boxes will be incinerated. How many boxes would you open before leaving the room, knowing that there’s a chance you might die with every box you open?

This open post was written 1 year ago | V/U/S: 541, 22, 7 | Edit Post | Leave a reply | Report Post


Reciprocity (0) Reciprocation Failure -- The poster has NOT helped anyone else yet!

Since writing this post Chef may have helped people, but has not within the last 4 days. Chef is a verified member, has been around for 2 years and has 51 posts and 1,239 replies to their name.

Post Tags (10)

Replies (22)

Where were you?

Click and drag to move the map around. FAQ: How we place people on this map »
You can also watch events on Help.com as they happen
Mouse over the map for 2 seconds to see an expanded, interactive view

9584 offline Verified User (2 years, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (3 minutes after post)

i would be cynical and not open any..

but thats just cuz im unlucky and would probly open the one box that contains a death trap first :P

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Smarty offline Verified User (2 years, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (7 minutes after post)

I wouldn’t open any, because knowing my luck, the first box I would open would be the unavoidable death trap one lol

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Zenn offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (8 minutes after post)

Am I able to peek into a box before opening? :P

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
____________________ offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (10 minutes after post)

I wouldn’t open any. As the first two people said, I have awful rotten luck. I’d probably die the first try =/.

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Laina1312 offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (11 minutes after post)

I’d be smart and pick each box up before opening it. The one with the death trap would be heavier than the others. :D

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Help me with: I’m bored.

____________________ invited 4 users to read this post 1 year ago.

____________________ offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (11 minutes after post)

Laina1312 wrote:
I’d be smart and pick each box up before opening it. The one with the death trap would be heavier than the others. :D

****, I just invited you here… Ignore it.

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Laina1312 offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (12 minutes after post)

Lol, I’ve done that.

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Help me with: I’m bored.
~Grace~ offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (4 hours, 21 minutes after post)

None, I don’t like money. Let it burn.

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Help me with: I HAZ A NEPHEW!
This reply has been removed.
Laina1312 offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (7 hours, 27 minutes after post)

Like I said…

Laina1312 wrote:
I’d be smart and pick each box up before opening it. The one with the death trap would be heavier than the others. :D

It’d probably rattle, too.

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Help me with: I’m bored.
Hybrid Theory offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (15 hours, 1 minute after post)

I like the odds of 1/100,000 so maybe 250 or so. only a 1/400 chance of dying. and 25K sounds pretty dang nice.

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Laina1312 offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (15 hours, 2 minutes after post)

No one agrees with me. :(

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Help me with: I’m bored.
Hybrid Theory offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (15 hours, 10 minutes after post)

Laina1312 wrote:
No one agrees with me. :(

What if its a maic death trap, so it doesnt weigh anything?
or just a toxic gas so that you wont be able to tell.

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Laina1312 offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (15 hours, 12 minutes after post)

Hybrid Theory wrote:

Laina1312 wrote:
No one agrees with me. :(

What if its a maic death trap, so it doesnt weigh anything?
or just a toxic gas so that you wont be able to tell.

You have a dark, dark mind.

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Help me with: I’m bored.
Hybrid Theory offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (16 hours, 7 minutes after post)

Laina1312 wrote:

Hybrid Theory wrote:
Laina1312 wrote:
No one agrees with me. :(

What if its a maic death trap, so it doesnt weigh anything?
or just a toxic gas so that you wont be able to tell.

You have a dark, dark mind.

you have no idea. :P

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Laina1312 offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (1 day, 10 hours after post)

And I don’t want to.

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Help me with: I’m bored.
Em*[iLy] offline Verified User (2 years, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (3 days after post)

i would open one… just to see if i got lucky or not.. if not then… o well

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Laina1312 offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (3 days, 6 hours after post)

You know… no where does it say if we can X-ray them or not…

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Help me with: I’m bored.
Hybrid Theory offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (3 days, 21 hours after post)

Laina1312 wrote:
You know… no where does it say if we can X-ray them or not…

money doesnt show up on x-ray. they would all look like empty boxes.

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Laina1312 offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (4 days, 11 hours after post)

Hybrid Theory wrote:

Laina1312 wrote:
You know… no where does it say if we can X-ray them or not…

money doesnt show up on x-ray. they would all look like empty boxes.

But the death trap probably would.

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
Help me with: I’m bored.
qgecko offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 10 months, 2 weeks ago (1 month, 3 weeks after post)

The death trap is made to look like a $100 bill that has the same ability to be detected as a regular bill. The only difference is, when you open it, you get sucked into a black hole that closes as soon as you’re in. Happy?

Quote this reply Report this reply to moderators
This account has been deactivated.

Invite Others to Help

A logged in and verified Help.com member has the ability to setup a Friends List and invite others to help with posts.