In each case you can rescue one from destruction, but not both. (For the sake of argument, in each case both of them are equally extant and you don't know any more about them than is stated.)

Which will you rescue?

a) A child or an adult
b) A stranger or your dog
c) Hitler or Lassie
d) Your partner/mate/spouse or a Nobel laureate
e) A dog or a weasel
f) Your entire family or the entire family of Canidae
g) A bottle containing the cure for cancer or your brother
h) A bottle containing the cure for cancer or your brother, who just gave you one of his kidneys

Taken from here. I'm compiling a list of ethical dilemmas for work. I need more anecdotal ones (like number 16 on that page).

(I can't imaging what sort of butthead would make a distinction between g and h, unless it was to take into account a probably somewhat shorter lifespan for live kidney donors.)

(My response to questions like b is generally prefaced with "Is anybody looking?"...)

(not news) This is dreadful and you should beware before clicking it because it's fluffy and you might die.

France wants to get into space.

Dude comes back from space.

Digging up Roman bling.

Overrun by stoats and weasels!!!

Turtles released on beach (vid)

Violent games 'sold to children'

Clive Sinclair on flying cars, with embedded audio.

In "duh, just realised, have you?" news of the day, the US turns its back on big cars (vid) and the West is running out of gas (vid).

Right. Sing along, everyone! I declare this the new theme song of the end of the world.

Leisure manager peeked at woman. Yaknow, why does it make it worse that it was "for sexual gratification"? Damn right I find it creepier, but should the law?

(not news) Kitten vs pillow results in PWNAGE. (vid)

No to gays on mayo adverts!!1! Think of the sandwiches children!!!!!1111!!11122″1

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