Decisions, decisions.
Complex moral and philosophical questions can be asked in the simplest terms. Such is the case with Zen koans (Is a tree falling in woods louder than the sound of one hand clapping?) and mind teasers. Deceptive simplicity like this can also be found in a more modern arena, the internet. Try this: Given two characters from pop culture and the news, which one should be killed and which spared?
That’s the idea of WhoToKill, a simple interface to a deeper question. Whose crimes are worse? Criminals, killers, or boy bands? All can be found and judged. And who is fit to pass judgment? Anyone with a web browser becomes an executioner with a mere mouse click. And another, and more as the killings continue and the choices become tougher.
Sometimes choosing is indeed difficult, such as between Indiana Jones or Bill Nye the science guy, both of whom are too cool to kill. Discerning music listeners might take pause before choosing between Metallica’s Lars Ulrich or Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst. Anyone with any taste at all will have a hard time deciding to kill only one of href=”http://www.whotokill.com/?One=403&Two=849″>Michael Bolton or Barney. The concept takes an even more surreal turn when it pits a dead dictator against a (life- and mouth-less) cartoon cat: Joseph Stalin or Hello Kitty. The absurdity is almost completely random, though matchups can be staged by some URL manipulation and a database search or two.
For such a simple diversion, the site can be a real time killer.
