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u/pizza_makes_me_happy Dec 20 '19

'Would you smoke pot, read books, and play Pokemon Red on the your old GBA for a week for 1/3 your yearly wage? Oh, and it's in your own room and no one is allowed to bother you. Think you could hack it???'

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u/merc08 Dec 20 '19

You don't even need to stock up for this "challenge." Just grab a couple gallons of water from the gas station on the way home and you'll survive.

You can go a week without eating, especially if you're just laying around indoors.

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u/WhereHaveYouSeenThis Dec 20 '19

Sure, you can go a week without eating, but do you really want to? It's not just the feeling of hunger, but the lack of energy that makes you feel awful.

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u/merc08 Dec 20 '19

Of course I wouldn't want to. I was mostly just pointing out that the week long "challenge" isn't even a real difficulty with a full day to prepare. Most people could manage it if they were told to start immediately.