Solving the Trolley Problem

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Published 2023-12-16

Lego and Lionel demonstrate that nobody has to get hit by a trolley.

Music "Cover" by Patrick Patrikios • Cover

Filmed with a Sony NEX-VG30 camcorder at 60 fps. Special thanks to the ten Lego minifigures who volunteered to be crash test dummies.

Previous video • Marble Mine Run

The trolley problem asks the philosophical question of whether it would be better to send a locomotive crashing into one person instead of several. I wanted to point out that there are actually more than two possible outcomes depending on when the switch is pulled. If the lever is flipped while the middle of the train car is passing over the points, it is possible to send the bogeys onto both tracks, resulting in the worst possible damage. If the switch is pulled while the wheels of the car are traversing over the points, it is possible to derail one of the bogeys, bringing the trolley to a stop without it crashing or running into anyone.

Outro music "Overlook" by EmCee open.spotify.com/track/1oLVUbMcKh1YbetqDK7ka1

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Multi-track drifting?!

All Comments (21)

@jasonmonks8423 4 months ago

Bro was trying for the double kill 💀
@geisaune793 4 months ago

Flip the railroad switch back and forth fast enough and either you'll hit no one, or you'll hit everyone!
@skalolaz1999 4 months ago

Multi-Track Drifting!
@ncrvako 4 months ago

-I like trains Train's kid.
@Danominator 4 months ago

We finally got the good ending!
@SpriceMachines 4 months ago

I thought the solution was going to be the much darker version
@alyssa_trulytree 4 months ago

I was rooting for the granny on the train. Glad everybody made it!
@theninjustice138 4 months ago

Nah seriously I always thought, why not just try and derail the train right as it passes over the junction
@mrmomsracing3096 4 months ago

Train drifting, whod of thought...love it !
@forallthemarbles 4 months ago

“Who should be sacrificed?” 5MMM: yes
@ketchupdomo 4 months ago

Initial D - KANSEI DORIFTO 🤣
@mariokarthotwheels 4 months ago

Still always a lot of inventiveness in your uploads! Love that! ❤
@alexandredesouza3692 4 months ago

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE
@JustinFrazier_360 4 months ago

So cool!
@ABCAllredFamily 4 months ago

I assume you knew the backstory of these Lego characters’ lives, especially the Hipster looking one. 😂
@overly7997 4 months ago

FINALLY! SOMEONE ELSE HAD MY IDEA
@CheeseSticksWithButter 3 months ago

Finally someone who thought of the same thing
@lieffian 4 months ago

Flip the switch half way and derail it
@TYTMTV2 4 months ago

Awesome
@xymonlichtbach 3 months ago

ok, so it's risking to decelerate the trolly by rapidly switching the tracks and have a high chance of accidentally Acing the victims... Thank you for the solution!~