I don’t think portals carry the momentum with them. It’s as if the train is a moving tunnel. So A.
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C. A train flies out of the blue portal
If it's A, then it figures to me that the blue portal would enact some force on the structure on which it's placed when the tied up people plop out
This comment section reminds me a bit of these cringe powerscalers, discussing Saitama vs Son Goku in the comments of a YouTube video.
Someone take this a step further and make the train an airplane on a treadmill
My original idea for this involved two tracks (like the original trolley problem) and which track you chose (for minimum casualties) would depend on your interpretation of the physics problem.
Unfortunately it ended up super complicated and I made this simple one instead.
But adding the train on a treadmill is a great way to overcomplicate it further if I ever go for the complicated version.
B, but only their bellies; the portal is above most of their bodies, and their heads and ankles will get cut off for being off even the track.
A if the trolley is going slow
B if the trolley is going fast.
I love this comment section. Perfect balance of people actually trying to discuss and people getting pissy because their answer can be the only right one.
I don't know shit but when I try and picture it happening in my head I can only see A being correct, think Doctor Strange portals. When he moves a portal the person comes out stationary