Thought Experiment: A What-if Scenario Event
Details
This event starts at 3 PM.
Keywords: Nuclear War, Survival, Morality, Responsibility, Power, Sacrifice
The sirens have begun.
A nuclear strike has been confirmed.
In one hour, the city will cease to exist.
Beneath the streets lies a forgotten Cold War bunker, still powered and stocked after decades of silence.
There is enough room for only a handful of survivors.
Not everyone can enter.
You have sixty minutes to decide who deserves a place.
The strongest?
The youngest?
The most useful?
The most innocent?
Every choice preserves one future and erases another.
Every argument has consequences.
And before the door closes, new information will force you to reconsider what survival is really worth.
Welcome to Thought Experiment, a meetup where we explore large “What if…?” scenarios through discussion, role-play and difficult decisions.
Each session places the group inside one unfolding story.
New information is revealed in phases, forcing participants to reconsider what they believe about morality, responsibility, power and human nature.
Some people bring research.
Others bring instinct, imagination and personal values.
There are no perfect answers. The aim is curiosity, disagreement and the uncomfortable moment when a simple answer stops feeling simple.
This event is for curious minds of all kinds: students, professionals, creatives, science-fiction fans, political-thriller fans, philosophy lovers or anyone who enjoys thinking differently.
## Event Details
📍 Melbourne Central Lion Hotel
🕒 3 PM start
👥 Small-group event: 6–14 people
🎟 Free for the first 14 people, then $6 plus booking fee
🌐 Tickets: https://thoughtexperiment.au
⌛ Find the table with the hourglass.
Please RSVP, as places are limited.
We ask everyone to purchase a drink from the venue.
Conversational English is required to get the most from the discussion.
## Format
Introduction and private roles
An unfolding survival scenario
Moral and ethical decisions
Small-group discussion
Hidden information
Final reveal
Debrief and optional post-event drinks
No right answers, just curiosity, debate and the unsettling possibility that the people we choose to save may matter less than the reasons we chose them.