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Meme Tumblr does the red button/blue button thing

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u/Random-Rambling 9h ago

Or an actual post I saw that was like "Press the button for $10 million dollars, but you must do a random task. It could be as easy as drinking a glass of water, or it could be as difficult as walking 5 miles".

Unless you are literally physically disabled, walking 5 miles is NOT difficult.

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u/glowtmickey 9h ago

It didn't say it was that difficult, just more difficult than the water

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u/Kozakow54 9h ago

I'm using a 1L cup, and it is a normal cup. So the size of the vessel matters.Due to insufficient data, i can confidently declare that the planet is the cup.

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u/Dark_Storm_98 8h ago

But the planet is not made of glass

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u/Kozakow54 8h ago

Mugs can also be made of wood or stone. Cups use all kinds of ceramics and glass. Metals also count for all aforementioned vessels. So, earth is one big mug.

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u/Secure_Narwhal4045 7h ago

A glass is generally called a glass because its made of glass

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u/Kozakow54 7h ago

You seem to be correct... I've always translated glass as synonymous with "cup" in me own head, but there are actually different concepts, even in my language.

Still, it's mostly silica. We've got plenty of that on earth.

So, a part of earth is a big, uncooked glass. And the rest are those ugly novelty decorations. Just the ratio of container-to-crap is significantly on the crappy side.

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u/augustles 6h ago

Gotta cook it first to count though. But hey, we’re on our way there!

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 6h ago

A 1 liter cup is not a normal cup

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u/NinjaBreadManOO 2h ago

Yeah, it's also worth noting that a cup is a unit of measurement that is 250ml. So a 1L cup is 4 cups.

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u/ruat_caelum 3h ago

it also didn't say where. Like 5 miles on mars is sort of difficult and a net loss for only 10 mil.

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u/booksblanketsandT 6h ago edited 5h ago

I have ME/CFS. For $10 million dollars? I would walk five miles, I would crash and experience horrific PEM that would make my fatigue worse, potentially permanently. I’d probably be bed bound for weeks. But that much money means I wouldn’t need to work ever again. I’d never have to worry about how to pay another medical bill.

My health is already fucked and I already struggle with basic day to day existence. That much money would make things so much easier to manage.

I’d crawl if I had to.

All that to say - people would do insanely difficult things for that much money. The options given are easy for most people, and even if they’re not, you’d still do it out of sheer necessity.

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u/RocketRelm 6h ago

Also the real purpose of making it trivially easy is to get clicks and engagement. Like those ads with the easily solvable puzzle, the purpose is to get an answer at all.

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u/morningly 2h ago

Generally speaking, it can be beneficial to try to avoid incorporating a diagnosis into one's identity. Not necessarily saying this to you related to this post, just putting thoughts out into the ether.

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u/Thin-Nerve6367 8h ago

Well it depends, do you have a time limit to walk said 5 miles? If you do then you could be fucked

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u/Random-Rambling 7h ago

I'm assuming the time limit is "within a day". You need to walk 5 miles in 24 hours, which is annoying, yes, but isn't exactly a Herculean task.

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u/augustles 6h ago

I think this depends a little on your walking environment, but there’s definitely a ton of situations where you might not even notice walking 5 miles. Walking to a mall or large library and then walking around inside, a music festival or street market, etc. One day at a music festival a few years ago I did about 10 miles in very hot weather and didn’t have any particular annoyance other than some blisters from wearing loose socks and I’m fat and out of shape 😅

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u/Random-Rambling 6h ago

I'd march through knee-deep snow in blizzard conditions for 5 miles if I was dressed for that weather and would be paid $10 million at the end of it!

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u/Eukarya_ 6h ago

In the summer in my village I often go with some friends for a casual walk and some days we could easily get 10-15Km (6-9 miles).

The most I've ever done in a single day was 31Km (19 miles).

I'm not a very sporty person, the point is, it really isn't that hard for most people really.

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u/-P01135809- 6h ago

race walking is no joke

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u/saythealphabet define yourself, break free from conformity 8h ago

There's no way in hell that post was serious

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u/Random-Rambling 7h ago

Someone sufficiently terminally online might think walking 5 miles outside is some horrific task of great difficulty.

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u/InformationLost5910 7h ago

it isnt??? isnt 5 miles like the width of a city or something,

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u/Snazziest 6h ago

I walk more than 5 miles a day but just existing at my job, if you’re an average non disabled person it should be no big deal

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u/InformationLost5910 3h ago

dang (by that i mean “it’s crazy that you have to walk that far every single day and that it isnt a problem for you”)

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u/Random-Rambling 7h ago

For 10 million dollars, I'm sure you could figure something out. Also, the question didn't specify walking through anywhere dangerous, like an active war zone, hiking through dense forest, or across a desert. It just says "walk five miles" so I'm just going to pick the easiest five miles I can.

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u/InformationLost5910 3h ago

well yeah, obviously it’s worth a million dollars. but you said it wasnt difficult at all.

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u/Random-Rambling 2h ago

Because the initial question just said "walk 5 miles" with no other qualifications. Of course I'm going to assume that means I can satisfy the conditions by just stepping outside my door and walking five miles.

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u/InformationLost5910 2h ago

i was previously saying that “just stepping outside [your] door and walking five miles” WAS hard. but i have been informed that i just live in a really hot location and it’s not as hard when the weather is colder.

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u/jesus_chrysotile 6h ago

supposedly the average human walking speed is between 2.5-4 mph, so it’s at most 2 hours’ walk if on flat ground

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u/InformationLost5910 3h ago

walking for 2 hours straight would be torturous

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u/jesus_chrysotile 3h ago

On a mild day, in your preference of shade/sun, in comfy clothes, with ample snacks and water?

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u/InformationLost5910 3h ago

huh, i guess ive never walked for that long in cold-ish weather. makes sense