Poll of the Day > Someone offers you $10,000,000 to do a job for them...

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...but they won't tell you anything more about the nature of the job, save for the fact that you will be paid when it is done and that if you agree to do it and subsequently change your mind, you will be killed.

You are free to ask as many yes or no questions as you like before deciding whether to accept the job or not, and the person will answer honestly, but there is a catch: for every question you ask, your payment decreases by half. Furthermore, you have to ask all the questions at once and no follow-up questions will be allowed.

How many questions would you ask and what would they be?
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tax free?
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am I realistically capable of completing the job?
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ungubby posted...

tax free?

I could answer, but it would cost you $5 million...

VeeVees posted...

am I realistically capable of completing the job?

The person did approach you, but if you wanted to be absolutely certain you'd have to ask.

For what it's worth, I'll toss in as a freebie that if you fail the job while earnestly trying, you forfeit the pay but won't be killed - it's only if you deliberately abandon the job or refuse to do it that the hitmen come out.
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When asking these questions, are the answers assuredly correct? I.E. Is the person answering them all-knowing?

I would ask if it would get me sent to prison, if it would result in my wife leaving me, and if it would be something I'd find too physically disgusting to do. I could live pretty comfortably for the rest of my life on 1.25 million dollars.
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Rasmoh posted...

When asking these questions, are the answers assuredly correct? I.E. Is the person answering them all-knowing?

Not all-knowing, presumably (the person is just a normal person, so far as you can tell) but they will answer honestly and won't hide anything pertinent from you.
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darkknight109 posted...

it's only if you deliberately abandon the job or refuse to do it that the hitmen come out.

You can rule out the job being to murder somebody since this guy already knows how to hire hitmen.
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Sure, so long as he knows that if it's a job I don't like I will hunt he and his hitmen down.

So if I ask a ton of questions until my offer turns to $0, will I have to do the job for free?
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pipebomb_phil posted...

will I have to do the job for free?

Well, as I interpret this sentence...

darkknight109 posted...

ask as many yes or no questions as you like before deciding whether to accept the job or not

If you ask thirty-one or more questions, you can still decide to do the job for free or you can safely refuse.
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pipebomb_phil posted...

So if I ask a ton of questions until my offer turns to $0, will I have to do the job for free?

EclairReturns posted...

If you ask thirty-one or more questions, you can still decide to do the job for free or you can safely refuse.

Technically speaking, if the payment is reduced by only half each time, then you'll never get to actually $0. You'll always have fractions of a cent as payment!!
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^
if you asked more and then decided to do the job, would you have to pay him?
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pipebomb_phil posted...

So if I ask a ton of questions until my offer turns to $0, will I have to do the job for free?

You can turn him down if you burn through all your money by asking questions.

Krazy_Kirby posted...

^
if you asked more and then decided to do the job, would you have to pay him?

>_>

You can't divide a positive number by another positive number and ever wind up with a negative number.
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It would be so sweet if the job was to fill him a glass of coke.

But then he tells you that he wants it to be real coke from Columbia stolen from a cartel by yourself with no planning or help from anybody.
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Sure.

My only question would be "Am I reasonably capable of doing the job?"
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Sure.

My only question would be "Am I reasonably capable of doing the job?"

not worried about committing any felonies?
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Deal

I ask zero questions and complete the task easily
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'Am I going to be doing anything that will cause me to go to jail?'
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I'd probably ask if it had a high chance of killing me. But I most likely wouldn't take the job.
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I would be concerned about the amount of time it takes.
What if this is a 10 year job?
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Sure.

My only question would be "Am I reasonably capable of doing the job?"

not worried about committing any felonies?

If I can do it then that would imply I wouldn't get caught.
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I would want to know about death, and length of time, mostly. I wouldn't want to do a job where I'd be dead so I couldn't use the money. Nor would I want it to take the rest, or most, of my life. Or even a lot of my life, tbh. Then, the money is still pointless...
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I would cheat by cramming multiple clauses into a single question:

Is any one or more of the following true: (1) There is a high likelihood of my death; (2) I am not realistically capable of completing the mission; (3) The mission involves my committing any of [a list of crimes that I would find unpalatable]; (4) The mission will take more than [some length of time]...; or (n) Some other deal breaker.

If the answer is "Yes", then I know I do not want the mission, but I do not know exactly why. If the answer is "No", l accept.

Is it illegal or dangerous?
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"Will I regret doing this job if I take it?"

$5 million payout is still pretty nice, and that will tell me whether it'll be something I want to do or not. Sure, it relies on the employer in question having omniscient knowledge of my personal values and morals, but if the scenario defines that the person must answer my question honestly, that's conveniently included in the scenario.

I just ask if doing this job will have reasonable chances of harming myself or others.

If the answer is no then I would give it a shot.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Krazy_Kirby posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Sure.

My only question would be "Am I reasonably capable of doing the job?"

not worried about committing any felonies?

If I can do it then that would imply I wouldn't get caught.

What if the job was to go to prison to act as a middleman for someone, or something like that?

My question: Is it likely that I would be able to finish the job and could do so both in a reasonable amount of time and without any negative effects on myself or my family's well being?

Bam. Three questions for the price of one.
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Mario_VS_DK posted...

What if the job was to go to prison to act as a middleman for someone, or something like that?

I would expect 2 payouts, one for going to prison, the other for being the middle man.
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1. Will I be committing any acts that could have me receiving a criminal record ?
2. Will the job be able to be completed in less than month?
3. Will the job put me in a position where bodily harm is likely?

If the answer is yes to any of these, I walk away. If all are no, I take the job and the $1.25MM
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How many questions would you ask and what would they be?

Just one 'will i die completing this job?' If not, then I will do anything for 5bil

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Krazy_Kirby posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Sure.

My only question would be "Am I reasonably capable of doing the job?"

not worried about committing any felonies?

If I can do it then that would imply I wouldn't get caught.

no, it implies that you are capable of doing the job. nothing in there about what happens afterwards
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vocedelmorte posted...

How many questions would you ask and what would they be?

Just one 'will i die completing this job?' If not, then I will do anything for 5bil

I have some disappointing news for you
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Krazy_Kirby posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Sure.

My only question would be "Am I reasonably capable of doing the job?"

not worried about committing any felonies?

If I can do it then that would imply I wouldn't get caught.

no, it implies that you are capable of doing the job. nothing in there about what happens afterwards

If you get caught robbing a bank, you did not successfully rob a bank. Once I've got $5M, I couldn't give a fuck how bad the police want me, I'm gone.
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Take the job no questions asked! Then change my mind
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Done no questions asked. Whoever they need me to kill, suck, or transport I am there. Rainforest burned to the ground, oil dumped in the ocean. I am going to feel terrible, but I'm there.
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How many questions I ask? None. Instead, I kill the man where he stands and decide to take the entire organization he respresents down with nothing more than my fists and a hot foreign woman named Margarita. After busting many heads, we'll finally make it to the office of the guy supposedly running this whole thing... only it won't be a guy at all. It'll be Margarita. Turns out she helped me all this way just so she could catch me off guard and get revenge for tearing down her organization with her help. With her pointing a gun at my head, it'll look like all is lost for me until I get a vision from out of nowhere explaining that I'm literally the last of an alien species with the ability to punch really hard. I'll start glowing green (because it's my favorite color) and, with one strong punch, Margarita will explode into a gigantic pile of coins and bills adding up to approximately $10,000,0000. With the organization gone, I become a hero and am allowed to keep every cent that came out of Margarita. I'll then sell the rights to my story so that they can make a movie about me. They cast Chris Hemsworth as me due to our uncanny resemblance to each other but, other than having Margarita's organization specialize in dog sitting, they get the whole story wrong due to "artistic vision" and my movie bombs hard.

It's all good, though. I'll be too rich to care.

_AdjI_ posted...

"Will I regret doing this job if I take it?"

$5 million payout is still pretty nice, and that will tell me whether it'll be something I want to do or not. Sure, it relies on the employer in question having omniscient knowledge of my personal values and morals, but if the scenario defines that the person must answer my question honestly, that's conveniently included in the scenario.

Keep in mind "I don't know, that depends on your own personal scruples" is an honest answer if the person doesn't know how you think.

EnvyFox posted...

How many questions I ask? None. Instead, I kill the man where he stands and decide to take the entire organization he respresents down with nothing more than my fists and a hot foreign woman named Margarita.

No sooner does this thought cross your mind than the man pulls out a revolver and shoots you dead.
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darkknight109 posted...

Keep in mind "I don't know, that depends on your own personal scruples" is an honest answer if the person doesn't know how you think.

Restricting me to yes or no questions while letting them give answers other than yes or no is a little unfair.

_AdjI_ posted...

darkknight109 posted...

Keep in mind "I don't know, that depends on your own personal scruples" is an honest answer if the person doesn't know how you think.

Restricting me to yes or no questions while letting them give answers other than yes or no is a little unfair.

Well, you're the one getting paid millions (potentially) for the job.

Not to mention, if it wasn't yes or no questions, you could settle it easily with a single question: "What are all the details of the job?"
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darkknight109 posted...

_AdjI_ posted...

"Will I regret doing this job if I take it?"

$5 million payout is still pretty nice, and that will tell me whether it'll be something I want to do or not. Sure, it relies on the employer in question having omniscient knowledge of my personal values and morals, but if the scenario defines that the person must answer my question honestly, that's conveniently included in the scenario.

Keep in mind "I don't know, that depends on your own personal scruples" is an honest answer if the person doesn't know how you think.

EnvyFox posted...

How many questions I ask? None. Instead, I kill the man where he stands and decide to take the entire organization he respresents down with nothing more than my fists and a hot foreign woman named Margarita.

No sooner does this thought cross your mind than the man pulls out a revolver and shoots you dead.

Aw...

slacker03150 posted...

Done no questions asked. Whoever they need me to kill, suck, or transport I am there. Rainforest burned to the ground, oil dumped in the ocean. I am going to feel terrible, but I'm there.

What if they want your kidneys or to serve a jail sentence or suicide bombing mission?
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My only question would be if there's any moral ambiguity involved with the job itself, and before they answer I'd remind them that the compensation is part of the job. I'd be fine with 5 mil, even before taxes.
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I'll pass. Not knowing what the job is, the massive initial payment for not asking questions and not knowing how much time the job will take and the threat of death are massive red flags that something shady is happening.
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I think I could thin it to two questions:

1. Is it legal work?
2. Will it take less than two years to complete?
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Suppose three questions.

1. Does the job have a high risk of being caught if it's not legal?
2. Could I get killed doing it?
3. How long is the job for?

I'd still take home a nice amount of cash if I accepted.
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Sure.

My only question would be "Am I reasonably capable of doing the job?"

not worried about committing any felonies?

Were more worried about not getting that $5m.
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KJ StErOiDs posted...

I think I could thin it to two questions:

1. Is it legal work?
2. Will it take less than two years to complete?

Now you must cut off both of your legs.
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Down for whatever. It don't even matter.
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JOExHIGASHI posted...

What if they want your kidneys or to serve a jail sentence or suicide bombing mission?

Done.
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