Would you be buried alive for 48hr for a million dollars?

You are buried in a coffin 6ft deep, with no light or cell phone. There is only a small tube connected to the coffin from outside that allows you to breathe (edit: you can breathe with no difficulty). After 48 hours, you are dug up and given 1 million dollars. Do you do it?

Edit: No food and water, no diaper, and no contact with the outside world. Once buried, they leave for 48hr and come back to dig you up. The coffin is only wide enough for you to lay on your back (no rolling around), and the inside is wood and not particularly comfortable. The only items you’re allowed to bring with you are life sustaining medication (e.g. an asthma inhaler). No knocking yourself out with pills or anxiety meds. The money is a briefcase full of cash.

ulemmyagain,

nope

damnthefilibuster,

Fuck no. Just reading this post gave me the chills. No way I’d do it for real by choice.

Valmond,

Oh you heard about the inlet of spiders at 24h?

Weirdfish,

And now I’m out

fodderoh,

Assuming I could be confident the coffin would hold up against the weight of the dirt, I would do it. I remember the Mythbusters tested a myth related to being buried alive. To test it, they buried Jamie in a coffin and ended up having to pull the plug because the dirt was crushing the coffin.

TheGiantKorean,
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I didn’t see that one! I’ll have to check it out. Assume that the coffin used is sturdy enough to hold up to the dirt.

So wait… Does that mean coffins all just cave in after burial?

deus,

Pretty much. 6ft of dirt is no joke, stuff’s heavy.

TheGiantKorean,
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Oh yeah. I’ve shoveled and hauled dirt. Shit is heavy. I just assumed coffins were sturdier.

fodderoh,

I think it was in the first season before the show got popular.

I doubt all coffins get crushed, but the one they bought was definitely having problems. As I recall they bought a steel coffin because they thought it would be stronger than wood.

SgtAStrawberry,

And that it would keep out the ants.

roguetrick,

48 hours without water can put you at risk for death, I wouldn't recommend trying.

DocBlaze,

that’s the only thing stopping me. I’d do it with a couple bottles of water for half the money. the water doesn’t even have to be particularly accommodating, just relatively clean where I won’t get a disease, so you could even leave a decent size puddle of muddy water inside the pit and I am in for just 500K.

JuzoInui,

If it was done at that moment, no. BUT if I KNEW that in advance, I’d could prep myself for that ( and even if I had doubts there’s a MILLION reasons to go thru with it) and some old school perseverance will win the day

ShittyBeatlesFCPres,

I’d sleep so good. I think this is going to be answered one way by youths and another way by old people who would pay for 48h of peace and quiet.

sagrotan,
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No. Money is not that important, by far. I’d play you for 10k, holdem or Omaha, anytime, though. Send me location.

russjr08,
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No. There’s not a thing that exists in the known or unknown universe that could convince me to go through with that.

newtraditionalists,

Nah. I wouldn't be able to enjoy the money dealing with the ptsd this would likely cause.

_Sprite,
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I think I’ll either be on the brink of death or mentally disabled by the time I get that money, so no.

starman2112,

So what you’re saying is, would I lie in my own waste in the dark for 2 days tops for

maths

60+ years worth of my current wage? I’ll go in right now

bob_wiley,
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  • Mirodir,

    As we are assumed to get enough oxygen no matter what, I think blood thinners to stop us from dying of a stroke would be fair game too.

    simon574,

    I think this is a pretty good pitch for a twitch stream, you just need a way to record live footage of the poor person in the coffin.

    Extrasvhx9he,

    If no animals/bugs can get in, I’m allowed enough room to roll around and I have a phone with hours of downloaded content and a power bank I’m all set

    Everblue,

    He said no cell phone, so you’re just alone with your thoughts.

    Extrasvhx9he,

    Damn so sitting in your own piss and shit too. I dont think I can do it then

    TheGiantKorean,
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    Tight enough that you can’t roll around. You’re basicslly stuck lying on your back.

    meco03211,

    Pretty sure standard coffin sizes would be big enough for an ordinary person to roll over.

    FReddit,

    You guys are getting paid for this?

    I just needed a place to crash.

    meco03211,

    An apartment like that goes for a couple grand a month in NYC or San Fran, and you still have to cover utilities.

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