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Eat a live gerbil

Remove your own appendix with nothing but a shoe horn

Assume that you would live in both cases.

Sticky Situation

Nov 27, 2009

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Eat a live gerbil

The gerbil stops being alive the moment you bite it - the experience is brief and the animal is small
Humans eat animals regularly; despite the squeamishness, a gerbil is no larger than a single bite
The discomfort lasts only seconds with no lasting health consequences

Remove your own appendix with nothing but a shoe horn

Surviving the self-surgery would be one of the most extraordinary stories you could ever tell
The appendix is medically unnecessary - removing it, however painfully, costs you nothing long-term
Choosing a feat of raw endurance over a momentary disgust is a clear statement of willpower

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Would you rather...

Eat a live gerbil

Remove your own appendix with nothing but a shoe horn

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