r/whowouldwin • u/ThePriestofVaranasi • Jul 09 '25

Challenge Every human on Earth vanishes, except for one random person in the US. A button is placed on the summit of Mount Everest that can be pressed to undo this change. Can humanity be restored?

Every human on Earth vanishes without a trace, except for one random survivor: Ethan from the United States. Moments after the disappearance, a mysterious device materializes before him, displaying a message:
"Humanity can be restored. To activate revival, you must press the button housed at the highest point on Earth—the summit of Mount Everest."

Ethan essentially has as much of a prep time as he wants to gather all the essentials like food, water, weapons, vehicles and everything else that has been suddenly abandoned. He can raid supermarkets, libraries, military depots, and pharmacies for supplies. Ethan can still die of old age so this prep time isn't unlimited.

Now, Ethan faces an impossible gauntlet:
He must travel to Nepal and ascend to the summit of Mount Everest without dying.

Can Ethan survive long enough to reach the button and restore humanity?

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u/Arthur_Burt_Morgan Jul 09 '25

So basically if ethan is a redditor, we are fucked?

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u/Tjaeng Jul 09 '25

It’s just a matter of how big and powerful the mobility scooter is.

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u/ghostofkilgore Jul 09 '25

Now I'm imagining Ethan bursting out of his parents' basement with a modded up mobility scooter with wings and guns like in the A Team.

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u/JProllz Jul 10 '25

Except the mods are made of hot glue and WD-40 because he's an unskilled basement dweller.

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u/adrifing Jul 09 '25

Lots of suspicious looks to me with the loud laughter there.

I'm due you an upvote award 😂

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u/TheBommer111 Jul 09 '25

...Y..yeah lol

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u/omnicious Jul 09 '25

If the world ever came down to the actions of a redditor in almost any scenario, we're fucked. 

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u/coriandermood Jul 09 '25

Unless he had already read the would you rather post "WYR go to everest from USA, and climb it, to save all people in the world who has magically vanished for 5M$, or live a lonely life in an empty planet forever?"
there were many answers with viable plans in that post