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Indeed, I would. $10 million for a year of exercise. I'd just be doing pushups, sit ups and jog around my room as much as possible.
Afterwards my body would be great, I'd have $10 million, I'd get so much clunge.
I doubt I could do this, and I'm an introvert who likes being alone.
There does need to be clarification though:
- Is there light in the room? Windows?
- Is there a bed?
- Does the food come in regular intervals? How many meals per day? How much variety?
- Do you get to wash/shower? Do you get soap, toothpaste, fresh clothes? Clean sheets?
- What about other basic hygene stuff? Toilet Paper? Maybe a razor for shaving? A scissors to keep your hair trim? Some medicated shampoo to prevent lice?
-And what if you get sick? Do you get medicine? Some cough drops at least?
None of the above is "entertainment" stuff, just basic human needs stuff.
Not enough info really.
I love how people in here are like yea just give me a basketball, basketball hoop, video game, instrument, etc and im in. lol. No shyt you would be in, bc you have some form of entertainment.
I'm with bankshot on this one. People here are seriously underrating the mental toll isolation would take on ones mind. Even people who do not associate with people have their hobbies. Also, imagine that your room is lit 24 hours a day. You will totally lose grasp of time. This has to do a number on your mind. And for the guys who say they will just sleep like 12 hours a day. Try sleeping 12 hours a day for more than a week. I assure you that it will be difficult bc you wont be tired.
But I am wondering if there would be any point where one gets used to the isolation. I imagine the 1st few months would start driving you up the wall, but would the mind be able to adapt and be able to get used to the isolation. Perhaps making it easier to deal with in the latter months?
Hell yeah I would do it.
Will I make it? Hell yeah. Will some of you make it if you tried? Nlo.
i would in a heart beat.
its only a bad year, and then you are set for life.
It is not bad to retire at 24 !
hell no, i did some time wayy back when i was 18 and i only did 6 months, **** a year by myself
The stories with the prisoners, I think that's a little different. Prisoners don't have much to look forward to while in this scenario, we have $10 million to earn. That comes out to about $27,500 per day, which means financial freedom for us and our family. That is a powerful motivation in our mind. It gives us a sense of purpose instead of thinking we are doing it for nothing.
With some mental discipline, a year should not be too difficult. Especially if you get to prepare yourself beforehand. Get into yoga, learn breathing exercises, meditation, acting, Tai Chi moves, etc. Basically just try to learn all kinds of routines before you go in the room. We also get to read up on what to expect and how to deal with the loneliness beforehand so that's a big plus.
Also, we can prepare for when we get out of the room. Book speaking classes for shy people, hire a therapist, make sure there is a trusted family member to handle the money. All a year in advance. Unless you're already earning a lot of money, this empty room is not a bad deal at all.
[QUOTE=Patrick Chewing]Question. For those that think they can hack it, have any of you ever been locked up? Prison? Jail?[/QUOTE]
2 and a half months in county. was already on probation and got arrested drinking and driving with weed on me :facepalm
[QUOTE=Lakerlove420]basically this. i've done a couple years. never been to prison but have over 3 years of wasted days and wasted nights of my life gone in the county jail.
Not 3 years straight, but 3 years of my life. in and out, in and out. it's a messed up cycle when your caught up in the system and everytime you get released you know your basically on the run until you get busted again. No proper place to go, so you so what you know how to do. you go where you know you can go. Selling Meth guys. Meth is a horrible thing. When I was 18 I got snitched on and got locked up for sales of a controlled substance (meth) and possession of a controlled substance. (meth) Both felonies. I got a year in the county. You do only 2/3rds of your time. So 8 months bro. (after that it was probation violation after violation. Racking up new charges randomly and never reporting. running the streets. In jail for 6 months here then 30 days here then 4 months there... it was ridiculous.
I wasted 10 years of my life really.
(3 locked up and about 7 just out of my
mind smoking meth and selling drugs.)
[B]What I'm trying to say is.. I don't know if any of you really know what it's like to lose your freedom.[/B] It's a hard thing to accept. I've been in trouble inside jail too. I've been to "the hole" I got 10 days in the hole once. It's not a hole, it's just another cell. It sucks man. Yes you stare at the walls, but even then you get 15 minutes for a shower every other day and you can talk to people through the walls and what not. I'm calling bull-sh*t on all of you kids that are acting like this would be no problem. Esp. without human interaction. In jail it was WAY easier than the scenario described in this thread. In jail you have books, paper, pen, commisary, t.v., phones, visits, jobs (kitchen/laundry/janitorial crew .. etc. .) to keep you busy and get into a program to get you through. A routine. . without a great routine to keep yourself busy . . man there is no way . . . I'm saying nah man I couldn't/wouldn't want to do it.
(I'm coming up on 5 years clean next march. been out of jail for 5 years.
my life is better now in case you were wondering ....[/QUOTE]
And I think that's what the majority on here have never experienced. I was locked up for 8 hours once which I believe was the minimum amount of time before you're able to bond out, and it was awful. Sure I was in a cell with other people, but I was locked in, confined, no way of communicating with friends, family. No privacy. Nothing, but a million thoughts in my head racing at about a million miles per hour. It's a humbling experience and I'm only talking about a few hours.
I'm glad you were able to shake off that negative part of your life and are here sharing your story with us on the internet. Free to talk and wander about. There's no feeling like it.
[QUOTE=iamgine]The stories with the prisoners, I think that's a little different. Prisoners don't have much to look forward to while in this scenario, we have $10 million to earn. That comes out to about $27,500 per day, which means financial freedom for us and our family. That is a powerful motivation in our mind. It gives us a sense of purpose instead of thinking we are doing it for nothing.
With some mental discipline, a year should not be too difficult. Especially if you get to prepare yourself beforehand. Get into yoga, learn breathing exercises, meditation, acting, Tai Chi moves, etc. Basically just try to learn all kinds of routines before you go in the room. We also get to read up on what to expect and how to deal with the loneliness beforehand so that's a big plus.
Also, we can prepare for when we get out of the room. Book speaking classes for shy people, hire a therapist, make sure there is a trusted family member to handle the money. All a year in advance. Unless you're already earning a lot of money, this empty room is not a bad deal at all.[/QUOTE]
With proper preparation of the way you speak of, it's entirely possible. But for the average Joe just thrown in there in high hopes of becoming a millionaire, you have to ask yourself, is the risk worth the reward? You may be a millionaire when you come out, but you will never be the same person again.
Good job Lakerlove420, on staying clean, and straightening up your life. Meth is supposedly the hardest drug to kick. And living in Tennessee I've seen what it can do to a person. :cheers: :cheers:
I'd do it, assuming I got to shower, brush my teeth, etc.
It would be really stressful, and a lot of suffering, but 10 million basically allows you to not work for the rest of your life, giving you huge amounts of free time to do whatever you want. I think one year of solitary confinement is well worth the huge boone of not having to work for the rest of your life and living in luxury.
[QUOTE=kentatm]sooo.... will I be all like Edmond Dantes up in that thing?
exactly what all will be in the room?[/QUOTE]
Don't forget to carve stuff about God into the wall like he did. :D
If they give me a guitar,tv,xbox 360.....:roll:
This thread is hilarious.
[QUOTE=Lakerlove420]basically this. i've done a couple years. never been to prison but have over 3 years of wasted days and wasted nights of my life gone in the county jail.
Not 3 years straight, but 3 years of my life. in and out, in and out. it's a messed up cycle when your caught up in the system and everytime you get released you know your basically on the run until you get busted again. No proper place to go, so you so what you know how to do. you go where you know you can go. Selling Meth guys. Meth is a horrible thing. When I was 18 I got snitched on and got locked up for sales of a controlled substance (meth) and possession of a controlled substance. (meth) Both felonies. I got a year in the county. You do only 2/3rds of your time. So 8 months bro. (after that it was probation violation after violation. Racking up new charges randomly and never reporting. running the streets. In jail for 6 months here then 30 days here then 4 months there... it was ridiculous.
I wasted 10 years of my life really.
(3 locked up and about 7 just out of my
mind smoking meth and selling drugs.)
What I'm trying to say is.. I don't know if any of you really know what it's like to lose your freedom. It's a hard thing to accept. I've been in trouble inside jail too. I've been to "the hole" I got 10 days in the hole once. It's not a hole, it's just another cell. It sucks man. Yes you stare at the walls, but even then you get 15 minutes for a shower every other day and you can talk to people through the walls and what not. I'm calling bull-sh*t on all of you kids that are acting like this would be no problem. Esp. without human interaction. In jail it was WAY easier than the scenario described in this thread. In jail you have books, paper, pen, commisary, t.v., phones, visits, jobs (kitchen/laundry/janitorial crew .. etc. .) to keep you busy and get into a program to get you through. A routine. . without a great routine to keep yourself busy . . man there is no way . . . I'm saying nah man I couldn't/wouldn't want to do it.
(I'm coming up on 5 years clean next march. been out of jail for 5 years.
my life is better now in case you were wondering ....[/QUOTE]
That's great for you man:cheers: always good to hear this kind of stuff!
On the topic, there is absolutely NO way any of us can do it. This is very similar to a torture called sensory deprivation where people go insane within an hour. Obviously this isn't the same, but too many people underestimate the power of nothing on the human mind. There's only so much you can think of to entertain yourself before you run out of ideas, and without brain stimulation for long enough, the brain will deteriorate and you WILL go insane. There's a lot of stories in psychology where kids are locked up by their parents for years and they end up with no language or social adeptness of any kind, to the point where they can't make eye contact with psychiatrists, and making this eye contact is considered a huge breakthrough. I really doubt anyone would last and maintain 100% of their cognitive function.
[QUOTE=Dave3]That's great for you man:cheers: always good to hear this kind of stuff!
On the topic, there is absolutely NO way any of us can do it. This is very similar to a torture called sensory deprivation where people go insane within an hour. Obviously this isn't the same, but too many people underestimate the power of nothing on the human mind. There's only so much you can think of to entertain yourself before you run out of ideas, and without brain stimulation for long enough, the brain will deteriorate and you WILL go insane. There's a lot of stories in psychology where kids are locked up by their parents for years and they end up with no language or social adeptness of any kind, to the point where they can't make eye contact with psychiatrists, and making this eye contact is considered a huge breakthrough. I really doubt anyone would last and maintain 100% of their cognitive function.[/QUOTE]
Sounds like you were in my Psych class today lol. We talked about parenting skills today and how my professor who moonlights as a psychiatrist deals with children who have been neglected by their parents. She talked about some cases where the parents locked their children in a basement or closet for days at a time because they did not want to deal with the responsibilities. As a result, the child is damaged goods and it's her job to sort of coax them out of that one day at a time.
Going insane or losing control will definitely be the outcome of any such experiment. I wouldn't doubt it that one of the more haunting thoughts one would have while being locked up is the constant thought of doubting that there is any prize to be won in the first place. It's all just one big trick.
[QUOTE=Patrick Chewing]With proper preparation of the way you speak of, it's entirely possible. But for the average Joe just thrown in there in high hopes of becoming a millionaire, you have to ask yourself, is the risk worth the reward? You may be a millionaire when you come out, but you will never be the same person again.[/QUOTE]
No one would agree to be just "thrown in there". They would be given a few days or even weeks to at least think about it and say goodbye to their loved ones. That's more than enough time to prepare.
[QUOTE=Patrick Chewing]Sounds like you were in my Psych class today lol. We talked about parenting skills today and how my professor who moonlights as a psychiatrist deals with children who have been neglected by their parents. She talked about some cases where the parents locked their children in a basement or closet for days at a time because they did not want to deal with the responsibilities. As a result, the child is damaged goods and it's her job to sort of coax them out of that one day at a time.
Going insane or losing control will definitely be the outcome of any such experiment. I wouldn't doubt it that one of the more haunting thoughts one would have while being locked up is the constant thought of doubting that there is any prize to be won in the first place. It's all just one big trick.[/QUOTE]
Yeah definitely. Since you seem interested in psych: there was a case where parents locked a baby girl in a room for the first 14 years of her life. Authorities found her in a room with a mountain of diapers and nothing else. She lacked any form of language, any form of social ineptness at all. She couldn't even make eye contact with the psychiatrists and it was a breakthrough when she finally made a sound (her vocal cords had never been trained to say words because she was never shown people speaking as a child to mirror them and so it took a LOT of work just to get her to produce sounds. I forget the name of the patient (they don't actually release her actual name) but the video was incredibly depressing.
[QUOTE=JohnnySic]I doubt I could do this, and I'm an introvert who likes being alone.
There does need to be clarification though:
- Is there light in the room? Windows?
- Is there a bed?
- Does the food come in regular intervals? How many meals per day? How much variety?
- Do you get to wash/shower? Do you get soap, toothpaste, fresh clothes? Clean sheets?
- What about other basic hygene stuff? Toilet Paper? Maybe a razor for shaving? A scissors to keep your hair trim? Some medicated shampoo to prevent lice?
-And what if you get sick? Do you get medicine? Some cough drops at least?
None of the above is "entertainment" stuff, just basic human needs stuff.
Not enough info really.[/QUOTE]
There is light in the room all year long but there is no windows. Its kinda like a kitchen light turned on for a year with 4 white walls surrounding you. Its not a house either. You do get a bed and you can shower, etc. but you dont see or here anyone or anything other than yourself. The food is there just so you dont die. Its not gonna be a buffet with different varieties everyday but you're NOT gonna starve there either.
[QUOTE=PistonsFan#21]There is light in the room all year long but there is no windows. Its kinda like a kitchen light turned on for a year with 4 white walls surrounding you. Its not a house either. You do get a bed and you can shower, etc. but you dont see or here anyone or anything other than yourself. The food is there just so you dont die. Its not gonna be a buffet with different varieties everyday but you're NOT gonna starve there either.[/QUOTE]
where would i shit at? is there a toilet and if so, what happens if it stops up? what happens if a lightbulb burns out? just asking.
[QUOTE=jbot]where would i shit at? is there a toilet and if so, what happens if it stops up? what happens if a lightbulb burns out? just asking.[/QUOTE]
:facepalm not sure if serious
[QUOTE=Patrick Chewing]I'm glad you were able to shake off that negative part of your life and are here sharing your story with us on the internet. Free to talk and wander about. There's no feeling like it.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Rose]Good job Lakerlove420, on staying clean, and straightening up your life. Meth is supposedly the hardest drug to kick. And living in Tennessee I've seen what it can do to a person. :cheers: :cheers:[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Dave3]That's great for you man always good to hear this kind of stuff![/QUOTE]
hey thanks guys.
I appreciate that. I wouldn't have cleaned up if it wasn't for my girlfriend
(also coming up on 5 years together) (she's not a drug-addict and has never put those nasty chemicals into her body) She saved my life dude. Not sure why she liked me so much but .. . The last time I got out, she picked me up from jail and we moved in together a few towns away. She had got us an apartment! I had not a dime to my name .. .
I never looked back. Of course I could still go to my old(home) town and hook up with friends/drugs. But I didn't, I cut myself off from everybody and it worked. I didn't stop there.. I have 11 months off cigarettes now.
One thing that I really want to quit now is alcohol. It sucks that I might be an alcoholic now. As addicts/alcoholics we tend to replace one (addiction) for another. Anyway, don't think I'm all f*cked up.
Yes I like to smoke weed still and have my beers
(pretty much every night)
But I have stepped up my life in a major way. No joke.. I live in a nice house with my girl and have a GREAT job down the street that I've been at for 3 years. I'm not cut off from my family anymore. I actually have a relationship with my mom again. I'm healthy . .. . . life is great. .
just bought a tight truck from money I saved from cigarettes
don't do drugs
[QUOTE=PistonsFan#21]:facepalm not sure if serious[/QUOTE]
what happens if i break my guitar strings?
[QUOTE=jbot]what happens if i break my guitar strings?[/QUOTE]
you leave your room and you go buy a new one in the mall on the other side of the street then come back and lock yourself in.
[QUOTE=Lakerlove420]hey thanks guys.
I appreciate that. I wouldn't have cleaned up if it wasn't for my girlfriend
(also coming up on 5 years together) (she's not a drug-addict and has never put those nasty chemicals into her body) She saved my life dude. Not sure why she liked me so much but .. . The last time I got out, she picked me up from jail and we moved in together a few towns away. She had got us an apartment! I had not a dime to my name .. .
I never looked back. Of course I could still go to my old(home) town and hook up with friends/drugs. But I didn't, I cut myself off from everybody and it worked. I didn't stop there.. I have 11 months off cigarettes now.
One thing that I really want to quit now is alcohol. It sucks that I might be an alcoholic now. As addicts/alcoholics we tend to replace one (addiction) for another. Anyway, don't think I'm all f*cked up.
Yes I like to smoke weed still and have my beers
(pretty much every night)
But I have stepped up my life in a major way. No joke.. I live in a nice house with my girl and have a GREAT job down the street that I've been at for 3 years. I'm not cut off from my family anymore. I actually have a relationship with my mom again. I'm healthy . .. . . life is great. .
just bought a tight truck from money I saved from cigarettes
don't do drugs[/QUOTE]
Hell it's better being an alcoholic than a methhead, no? If you quit meth, and so many people have problems doing it, then you can probably quit alcohol pretty easily. And from there on let your soul addiction be weed. Which isn't bad.
[QUOTE=Rose]Hell it's better being an alcoholic than a methhead, no? If you quit meth, and so many people have problems doing it, then you can probably quit alcohol pretty easily. [B]And from there on let your [U]sole[/U] addiction be weed.[/B] Which isn't bad.[/QUOTE]
yeah. that's the plan.
(sole and soul addiction. ha, they both work for me
[QUOTE=Lakerlove420]yeah. that's the plan.
(sole and soul addiction. ha, they both work for me[/QUOTE]
:lol :lol :lol I made a pretty good typo there. and good luck man. :cheers:
[QUOTE=Rose]:lol :lol :lol I made a pretty good typo there. and good luck man. :cheers:[/QUOTE]
thanks man.
I love to smoke dank with all of my heart and [U]soul[/U]:D
for sure
Yes.
Its all about your mental approach. If you're thinking going in there, "Man, this is going to be a long ass time. I wish I had something to use. I sure hope I can do this". You're screwed.
Think about the money. Think about the financial security you will have, and the fact that you won't have to work another day in your life. Think about how you can set your family up forever, and then think about all the shit you could do with your money. Think about how the rest of your life is gonna be bomb. Plus you can do like a trillion push-ups and crunches. You're gonna be ripped son. You're gonna come out of this thing with a ripped babe magnet body and 10 million dollars. Think about the bit[U]c[/U]hes! And all you gotta do is chill for a year.
I could do it.
And if you do go crazy, which you probably will, spend like a million dollars of that money on a team of the best psychologists and mental counselors on the ****ing planet to help make you sane again.
When all this is over, you should be ripped, rich, and hopefully still a little sane. :pimp:
[SIZE="5"][B]HERES WHAT WOULD MAKE THE QUESTION BETTER THOUGH![/B][/SIZE]
Would you do it if there was a camera in the ceiling corner watching you the whole time? Would you do it if you were going to be monitored the entire year, and the whole world can watch you on the internet, wanting to see if you can make it through the year. You would be a worldwide spectacle. Would you do it?
[QUOTE=iamgine]The stories with the prisoners, I think that's a little different. Prisoners don't have much to look forward to while in this scenario, we have $10 million to earn. That comes out to about $27,500 per day, which means financial freedom for us and our family. That is a powerful motivation in our mind. It gives us a sense of purpose instead of thinking we are doing it for nothing.[/quote]
Prisoners have motivation. Freedom, getting to interact with other people again, revenge and such are motivators (maybe not up there with the motivation of 10 mil, though). But, they do get other 'luxuries' that you aren't afforded in the OP's scenario. Prisoners in isolation do get some social interaction, though it's very limited. They get books, radios, TVs, paper and pens to write with, an hour a day of getting to go outside and such, but even with those 'luxuries' they still break down after a couple of months. Prolonged isolation can lead to extreme anxiety, depression, hallucinations, insanity, you have trouble focusing on things, you have trouble keeping track of time, you become a social retard, you become easily irritated, your mind deteriorates, your memory capacity deteriorates, and such fun things like that.
[quote]With some mental discipline, a year should not be too difficult.[/QUOTE]
You're completely underestimating it. It would be quite difficult even if you prepare for it.
[QUOTE=JustinJDW]
[SIZE="5"][B]HERES WHAT WOULD MAKE THE QUESTION BETTER THOUGH![/B][/SIZE]
Would you do it if there was a camera in the ceiling corner watching you the whole time? Would you do it if you were going to be monitored the entire year, and the whole world can watch you on the internet, wanting to see if you can make it through the year. You would be a worldwide spectacle. Would you do it?[/QUOTE]
I would be more willing to do this then to do it anonymously for the 10 mil
Even if you don't make it through, you still win.
Good luck to the people who think they are mentally strong enough to sit in an empty room for an entire year. If it was that easy I wonder why prisoners dont volunteer to solitary confinement. Or why is that even a punishment for inmates.
[QUOTE=Fallguy20]GOBB, im shaking my head slowly back and forth. The op is clearly stated and understood, we are saying IF you were gonna do that shit then THAT is how you would do it. It would be easy as hell if you had just one distraction (ball and hoop, guitar and pick, porn mag and hand) to get yourself through it. The comment was based on how much easier it would be for that one distraction, not "lets ignore the EMPTY ROOM FACTOR" and spin wheels.
thank you for your time[/QUOTE]
That defeats the purpose of this thread. Can you sit in an empty room for 365 days to collect $10mil, yes/no and if you want to add something why or why not. :confusedshrug:
Is there a bathroom or do I have to sit next to my shit and piss for an entire year?
Either way, **** no I couldn't do that. Not for any amount of money.
This would be me.
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I couldn't handle not knowing how my favorite sports teams are doing.
[QUOTE=mlh1981]I couldn't handle not knowing how my favorite sports teams are doing.[/QUOTE]
Ya, f[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]ck my family. I gotta know how the Mavericks are doing. :oldlol:
I couldn't do it, hell sitting in a 2 hour class feels like an eternity to me.
[QUOTE=Hawker]Ya, f[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]ck my family. I gotta know how the Mavericks are doing. :oldlol:[/QUOTE]
I figured all the important stuff like that had already been mentioned in this thread, so I threw in something trivial :lol
[QUOTE=J-Futuristic]I couldn't do it, hell sitting in a 2 hour class feels like an eternity to me.[/QUOTE]
same here man.
I wouldn't do it.
[QUOTE=J-Futuristic]I couldn't do it, hell sitting in a 2 hour class feels like an eternity to me.[/QUOTE]
Lol.. so true.
[QUOTE=Hawker]Ya, f[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]ck my family. I gotta know how the Mavericks are doing. :oldlol:[/QUOTE]
:oldlol: :oldlol: