I just recieved a chain letter that read as following:
Dear
Children started this chain letter in 1996. If not broken in the spring of 2007, it will be entered in the Guinness Book of World Records, along with the names of everybody that took part on it.
This chain letter has not been broken, so please keep it going. All you have to do is type or copy this letter and send it by mail.
Mailing this letter is FREE. No stamps are necessary. Just write “Guinness Book of World Records for Children” in the spot where the stamp should be. The reason you have to send it by mail is so the post office will know who broke the chain.
You have four (4) days to send this letter to seven (7) people under the age of 16. The day you get this letter counts as one of your four days.
In a few days you will get a thanking letter for your part.
It would be really cool to see your name in a Guinness Book of World Records. SO PLEASE DO NOT THROW THIS LETTER AWAY!!
Thank you,
Your Friend,
2007-05-07 10:40:28 · 15 answers · asked by sum1 w/ @n @nsw3r 5 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I don;t know if I should do it or forget about it. My mom says it's not real. I sort of believe it.
2007-05-07 10:42:00 · update #1
I sort if believe it becuase there was no stamp.
2007-05-08 12:27:20 · update #2
Trust You Mom. Toss it. There is no such organized childrens chain letter.Chain letters make their story very believable, and exciting, (Guinness world records) so people who normally wouldn't participate, do.Those of us who have tossed them went on to have good stuff happen in our lives and no repercussions.Honestly the Post Office has better things to do then tract chain letters.
2007-05-07 10:54:25 · answer #1 · answered by grahamkim2003 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Consider this 10 Years=52*5*10=2600 (working days)/4 days to send=650 cycles since this started
Cycles (Assume started by just one person)
1. 1 + 7=8
2. 1+ 7*7=50
3. 1+ 7*7 + 7*7*7=393
4. 1+ 7*7 + 7*7*7 + 7*7*7*7= 2744
So the formula approaches 7^Number of Cycles (7 to the power of number of cycles), not including the smaller terms or previous cycles.
If this chain letter was unbroken there would be approximately
7^650 letters sent already. There's not enough paper on the planet for that many letters.
Even if we assume that 3 days delivery plus 4 days to send we end up with 371 cycles.
7^361 is 1.20e+305
which in the world of paper is just as big as the last number.
Short answer.. there is no way this chain could be unbroken for 10 years. Throw it away.
2007-05-07 18:06:33 · answer #2 · answered by Patrick F 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Guinness Book Of World Records my *** they are bull **** statements if you want to break a world record try eating sweetcorn with a cocktail stick xx dump it i the trash.
2007-05-07 19:06:38 · answer #3 · answered by Edgein 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Considering that postal chain letters are a Federal crime, I'd say turn it in to your local postal inspector.
2007-05-08 03:38:00 · answer #4 · answered by Wolfman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL. HAHA. I hope you're joking. If you really think this real I have some beach front property in Arizona for sale real cheap. HAHAHAHA
2007-05-07 18:13:49 · answer #5 · answered by Mister Bald 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
toss it, chain letters are for real bored people
2007-05-07 17:46:07 · answer #6 · answered by r1roadrunner 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Throw it away.
2007-05-07 17:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by gerdie65 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
send it to the FBI,
2007-05-07 18:24:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw it away and forget about it!
2007-05-07 17:48:08 · answer #9 · answered by ursimplyamazing 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Moms know best! it is NOT real.
2007-05-07 17:47:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋