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$100 for a bag of vomit? Hot damn!
It would have to be more money.
Only if he isn't going to eat it.
Ok, but eating it costs extra.
Who cares if he eats it? $100!
Nope. Never.

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Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« on: November 01, 2013, 09:51:27 am »

You are on an airplane. You get airsick and vomit in a bag. The guy sitting next to you offers you $100 for your bag of vomit.

Do you accept his offer?

What if you knew he was going to eat it on the spot?
« Last Edit: November 01, 2013, 09:53:58 am by Lagslayer »
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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2013, 09:53:37 am »

Absolutely. I don't have to deal with the bag, I get $100, and I get to make some guy's day a little better? I don't see the downside. Heck, I won't even have to watch, since I'll be headed to the restroom to rinse my mouth out and such.
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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2013, 09:57:15 am »

He wants it (and will pay me for it), and I want to get rid of it. I don't see a problem here.
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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2013, 10:30:52 am »

And even if the thought of it alone makes you sick...it's not like you could throw up much more is it.
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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2013, 10:35:01 am »

And even if the thought of it alone makes you sick...it's not like you could throw up much more is it.
And if you do....
"Hey, you want seconds? Only $50!"

My god, it could be a perpetual money-machine.
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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2013, 11:20:52 am »



Now you know how he got so rich.
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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2013, 11:22:17 am »



Now you know how he got so rich.
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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2013, 11:45:38 am »

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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2013, 01:06:32 pm »

Survey does not contain 'no', therefore this is a write in.

Reasoning 1: It would likely make other passengers sick, and cause a vomit chain reaction. No, this is not a capitalistic chain reaction in this case.
Reasoning 2: Such a transaction is effectively sale of a potential biohazard.
Reasoning 3: I do not take advantage of people I consider to be potentially mentally handicapped.
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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2013, 02:36:03 pm »

Survey does not contain 'no', therefore this is a write in.

Reasoning 1: It would likely make other passengers sick, and cause a vomit chain reaction. No, this is not a capitalistic chain reaction in this case.
Reasoning 2: Such a transaction is effectively sale of a potential biohazard.
Reasoning 3: I do not take advantage of people I consider to be potentially mentally handicapped.
OOPS! Added a just plain "no" answer.

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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2013, 02:44:28 pm »

... mog has a good point. I'd refrain unless I was aware of the local commerce laws regarding the substance. Then...

... then it would probably depend on if I currently had enough of an income to have to file taxes, because I honestly would rather not have that sort of transaction on the record, y'know?

Otherwise, as others said. Squick aside, a hundred bucks is food for the better part of a month, if not more. An unfortunate but easy decision.
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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2013, 07:32:16 pm »

Is there supposed to be a moral dilemma here?
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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2013, 07:35:24 pm »

Heck if he was that desperate I would just give it to him.

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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2013, 07:42:11 pm »

Reasoning 3: I do not take advantage of people I consider to be potentially mentally handicapped.
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Re: Hypothetical Situation: selling your vomit
« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2013, 12:19:04 am »

I'd be hesitant to hand bodily fluids that could possibly be used to incriminate me of something to a stranger.

And, *if* I agreed to it, goes without saying that eating it costs extra. Supply and demand; at that point I'd have a monopoly over puke in the plane, so might as well exploit it while it lasts (which wouldn't be long)
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