I found this while cruising imgur.

The Situation:

As part of a scientific experiment, you have agreed to be locked away in a maximum security cell for ten years. This cell is essentially an apartment with a single (or twin-size) bed, a table with four chairs, a spartan bathroom without heated water, lighting, and five power outlets.

Three times a day, you will be supplied with a tasteless gruel that meets the nutritional requirements for your size and age.

You are given the choice to pick up to ten of the following luxuries to have at your disposal for the next ten years.

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- a 50" state-of-the-art television with 100 channels of your choice. It cannot be used as an external display for

- a 19" monitor and a computer that is worth up to $2000

- your choice of 10 movies or TV boxsets, with the option to exchange them once per month. Necessary equipment for playing the discs is included.

- your choice of 10 pornographic films, with the option to exchange them once per month. Necessary equipment for playing the discs is included.

- a hot water heater

- the latest generation of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo video game consoles, without any games.

- your choice of 5 video games. They can be exchanged with other games once per month, but you can only have a total of five.

- a high-speed internet modem, capped at 3 GB per month.

- a smartphone, with an $100 monthly plan.

- a pen with refills and 100 sheets of paper per month.

- your choice of 30 books. You have the option to exchange books every three months.

- a display of some of the finest art in the world. It is exchanged every three months.

- a complete kitchen, including an oven, microwave, and refrigerator. The refridgerator is restocked with $100 worth of food on a monthly basis.

- 3 McDonald's combos per day.

- 3 foot-long Subway sandwiches per day.

- 3 large pizzas per day.

- 2 dishes of whatever meal you desire per day, provided that the weight of the meal does not exceed two pounds.

- a German Shepard puppy, responding to "Boxxy"

- a small yard, complete with garden and swimming pool.

- a weightlifting bench, with barbell and weight set.

- a punching bag with mitts, pads and rope.

- a football (soccer) goal and ball.

- professional footballer (soccer player) Diego Maradona, age 20.

- internet celebrity Aziz Shavershian.

- musical prodigy Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, age 20.

- author Samuel Clemens, age 40.

- physicist Richard Feynman, age 40. Feynman will commit suicide in five years.

- author Charles Dickens, age 40.

- philosopher Sir Isaac Newton, age 50. Brain damage from heavy metal poisoning will become severe after five years.

- inventor Nikola Tesla, age 50. Tesla will tinker with any electronic apparatus you may also have.

- political figure Vladimir Putin.

- a female Japanese student, age 18. She will be unable to speak any English.

- an opinionated, intelligent blonde female Caucasian, age 22. Multilungual.

- pornographic actress Sasha Grey

- fashion model Tyra Banks

- a Korean woman, age 60. Capable of cleaning and cooking, speaks fluent Korean and English. "Amazing in bed".

- any living person. This person will develop Schizophrenia after 5 years, but will not be dangerous.

- 2 firearms, one loaded with a single bullet, the other unloaded. The magazines are jammed shut.

- bar with 30 bottles of wine, 10 bottles of spirits, 5 kegs of beer, with 1 standard glass, and one wine glass. The variety is optional, but cannot be exchanged for other varieties. Restocked monthly.

- 1 ounce of quality marijuana, 60 pack of papers, 1 generic lighter. Replaced monthly.

- 100 pills of Adderall, replaced monthly.

- 30 MDMA tablets and 30 LSD doses, replaced monthly.

- 5 grams of cocaine, razorblade and $100 banknote, replaced monthly.

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For me, I picked the computer, internet, a hot water heater, the Japanese girl, and the fridge as my "mandatory" choices. I would also pick the garden, the two plates of food, the TV, the consoles and the games.

 

WHY MUST YOU KEEP KILLING ALL THE FUN PEOPLEEEE?

 

All Sasha Grey, Tyra Banks, misc japanese girl, misc white girl, mdma pills, fridge/oven, computer, internet, pool and hot water or books.

I'd consider dropping one (or two) of the women for maybe the box sets and hot water/books. Just because I like the feel of having a book but no hot water would get old. Quick. Also possibility of getting the 2 plates of food.

The computer-net combo is not restricted enough. Know how big of a hard drive I could get for $2k? Easily larger than the 360 gigs I'll have accessed in the ten years. Which lets me get thousands of books and low quality episodes of enough tv to continue for that long.

 

Computer, internet, hot water heater, kitchen, games, consoles, the puppy, the books, the bar, and I'll take a risk and say the blonde. Says she's intelligent, so with the ability to hold a decent conversation I won't need the internet as much, leaving it to pirate games.

@Joschneide- the modem is capped at 3gb monthly, I take that to mean 3gb of data, not speed.

Alternatively, Clemens, Newton, Tesla, Mozart, the bar, the LSD and MDMA, the cocaine, the TV, the movies (kids movies, heavy metal, super jail, my little pony, and other weird shit), and the Japanese girl.

Why? Imagine, if you will, being that girl. Witnessing these people, drunk and high off their asses, watch my little pony. Not having any goddamn idea what is being said, at all.

 

@Inquisition my choices are the same as yours, just switch out the garden with high quality kush and computer with the state of the art television. By the way how did you even come up with a question like this? Because honestly it's a fucking wicked question.

 

My list is very simple... the computer, internet, phone, water heater, garden/pool, fridge/oven, art, books, video games, and the two meals a day.

 

Isn't it rather immoral to consign someone to spend ten years in a jail cell with you? Never mind the fact that people are considered "luxuries" and being held on the same level as toys/entertainment. And women not being meant to play this game, I guess. Makes it seem more stupid than an intriguing cost/benefit/motivations game to me. Meh.

 

Must:
- a computer,
- a modem,
- a water heating unit,
- a fringe and an over + food for $100,
- a garden with a pool.

Probably:
- a smartphone,
- TV,
- 2 plates of any dish,
- 30 books,
- an art.

Also, choosing an additional person is too dangerous, because if there is one thing worse than 10 years without any direct contact with people, it's spending this time with someone you started to despise after few months.

But if I was sure that we will live peacefully then I'd probably take one of the proposed girls. Sasha seems interesting.

 

Yeah. This is a stupid game.

 

You too, Cheddar. Somehow, Sol has concluded that you're not supposed to play.

¯\(°_o)/¯

 

A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

 

1. Computer rig
2. Modem
3. 30 Books
4. Pen and Paper
5. Water Heating
6. Fridge and oven.
7. Old Asian lady. Amazing in the kitchen and the bedroom? Do I care if she's old? Nope.
8. Garden/pool. Asian Lady can handle this and get sexy fit in her old, cougar age. :awesome
9. Mozart. Amazing classical in the background.
10. Any 2 plates of food. For those random, instant cravings.

 

Heh, this was fun. What I would pick:

- monitor and computer (necessity)
- hot water heater
- high-speed internet modem, capped at 3 GB (fuck you) per month.
- 30 books (could use internet, but only 3 GB, so must be careful)
- complete kitchen
- 2 dishes of whatever meal you desire per day < two pounds (omnom)
- inventor Nikola Tesla
- 1 ounce of quality marijuana, 60 pack of papers, 1 generic lighter
- 30 MDMA tablets and 30 LSD doses, replaced monthly (party with Tesla)
- any living person: GRRM (he will finish ASOIAF for me and get schizophrenia)

 

Former pornographic actress Sasha Grey. And while she would no doubt be fascinating company (she's a really brilliant person), I don't think she'd satisfy the goals in mind here.

 

- a 19" monitor and a computer that is worth up to $2000

- a hot water heater

- a high-speed internet modem, capped at 3 GB per month.

- a complete kitchen, including an oven, microwave, and refrigerator. The refridgerator is restocked with $100 worth of food on a monthly basis.

- a small yard, complete with garden and swimming pool.

- physicist Richard Feynman, age 40. Feynman will commit suicide in five years.

- philosopher Sir Isaac Newton, age 50. Brain damage from heavy metal poisoning will become severe after five years.

- inventor Nikola Tesla, age 50. Tesla will tinker with any electronic apparatus you may also have.

- an opinionated, intelligent blonde female Caucasian, age 22. Multilungual

And since I only got 9 so far, let's also throw in,

- a 50" state-of-the-art television with 100 channels of your choice. It cannot be used as an external display for

Just for use as an external display.

 

If the person who you want to pick already has schizophrenia does that affect the whole development in 5 years thing?

 

...in no particular order.

This sorts me pretty much. I want an option for one of the machines that you can go running on however. Not sure what i'd replace for it, but i'd definitely take it if it was an option.