fandomsecrets | [ SECRET POST #2380 ]

[ SECRET POST #2380 ]

⌈ Secret Post #2380 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.

__________________________________________________

02.

__________________________________________________

03.

__________________________________________________

04.

__________________________________________________

05.

__________________________________________________

06.

__________________________________________________

07.

__________________________________________________

08.

__________________________________________________

09.

__________________________________________________

10.

__________________________________________________

11.

Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 035 secrets from Secret Submission Post #340.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Keep in mind this takes place years ago. A man is driving down a long road. In the car with him is his son. The road intersects with train tracks and just as they're passing over the railroad crossing the car stalls. Unfortunately for them, a train is coming and before they can do anything the train crashes into them. The man is killed instantly. The son is seriously injured and paramedics rush him to the hospital. Once he's there he goes straight into the operating room. The doctor who is supposed to perform surgery on the boy walks into the room, takes one look at the patient, and says: "I can't operate on him! He's my son!" How is this possible?

Edit: I'm going to dinner and will be back in an hour or two. Sorry!

Edited 2013-07-10 01:20 (UTC)

EDIT: Wait, it occurs to me that since I've heard this one before I should probably bow out.

But ...It always depresses me how often this one stumps people -_-

Edited 2013-07-10 01:29 (UTC)

Haha yeah. It's definitely kind of an oldie. From another time, you know.

Yeah, I've heard it before, too. There are technically two answers, and I'll admit that when I first heard it, I thought of the, ah...more recently possible answer first. I'm not sure this is a good thing, given what notions the puzzle was originally supposed to challenge.

Ah yeah, an oldie but one that I've seen stump a lot of people over the years. Kinda sad.

Man, I can't believe this still stumps people. Seems like such backwater thinking...

Dude, the first time I heard it, it stumped me.

...
...
~open mouth, insert foot~

Edited 2013-07-10 07:59 (UTC)

S'cool dude. I figured it out eventually but the fact I had to actually think about it is the sad part.

The doctor is his mother.

Correct.

The only thing that's ever stumped me about this one is why someone "couldn't" operate on their own son. Shouldn't that make them want to save his life even more?

Actually, that's precisely why they don't allow doctors to take family members on as patients: you can't guarantee that you'll be able to keep a cool and rational mind when your loved ones are involved. There's a risk that the doctor might go too far or be too risky, or they might be afraid of screwing up and freeze from the pressure; if they're unable to save their own child, they risk blaming themselves and compounding on their grief. It seems like a good idea in theory, but in practice, doctors need to be able to make rational, impartial decisions, and they can't be expected to do that with a loved one.

What the anon above me said. I know I read a news report a few years ago where a paramedic arrived on a scene of his wife's accident. She was in really bad shape and he had to still do his job because there wasn't enough time for another paramedic crew to arrive. He did his best with his fellow paramedics and afterwards just couldn't continue doing his job for the night or really function. It really fucked him up. Good news, she turned out fine, it's just it was really difficult for him to do his job right because the person was someone he loved.

The surgeon's actually the mother or, if male, the other guy's husband.

Yup yup.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ SECRET POST #2380 ]

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!

Re: Lateral thinking puzzles!