It's worth $5, especially if it's a large group of people. They freak out, like you're desecrating their god or something.
Never tried it with a one; I wanted to go for maximum effect (that I could afford at the time).
Btw, all you legalistic types, this was in the 80s, when I was in college. I know it was illegal (and I don't care; I'm a libertarian), but there's no point reporting me 'cause the statute of limitations has expired.
2007-11-10 00:17:32 · 18 answers · asked by Skepticat 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have never done it but it reminds me the K foundation which burnt one million pounds, something that freaked many people out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_K_Foundation_burns_a_million_pounds
2007-11-10 00:50:38 · answer #1 · answered by fretless 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rather funny reading this. I thought of doing that and then decided that with the printers and such I can convince them it was real. Yes it works.
When people have had a little to drink and what ever else they use it can cause some real excitement.
Twentys work fair but the one hundred was more than they could stand.
You do have to be good at acting like you are well oiled as they say. It does not work if you actually are drunk to that point.
2007-11-10 00:47:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, but I destroyed several dollar bills in a science class, in the name of learning, and the kids had a really hard time with it. They were like "you're not really going to DO that are you?", like you said, like we were destroying a god.
We burned it, tore it, soaked it, etc. They freaked at first, but then really go into it, like I had given them permission to do something SO radical.
These kids were between 8 and 12.
They didn't have the same reaction when we did coins, but paper money...was a big hurdle.
2007-11-10 01:30:04 · answer #3 · answered by eiere 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly, of route, God isn't the splendid motivator, is he? we are getting on for 7 billion human beings contained in the international, and purely 2.2 billion Christians. below a third is not in any respect 'splendid', is it? and that is assuming that each and each and every unmarried one among those Christians are actual real believers, no longer basically nominal or non-practise. even if we placed aside each and each and every of the adjustments and contain Jews and Muslims, it really remains purely 3.8 billion total. basically over 1/2... and we were given there through which includes those who ought to fortunately kill one yet another over whose doctrine is the 'proper' one. no longer 'splendid' in any respect. to respond to the unique question contained in the spirit in which it changed into requested, notwithstanding: own morality, the values of my upbringing, take care of my relatives, specialist delight, ambition, civic responsibility, and the pursuit of happiness. reality verify: God motivates human beings very well. God motivates human beings to fly planes into skyscrapers. i will war via without that form of motivation, thanks. be at liberty!
2016-10-23 23:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean. I took a $5 bill and ripped it into tiny pieces. And when I say tiny, I mean TINY. Think piece of salt on one of those big pretzels. While I was doing this, I proceeded to tell the kids at the lock-in that all I was doing was ripping up a piece of paper and ink that was in all actuality worth 3¢. It's only worth $5 because the government tells us that it is. Trust me, it doesn't cost $5 to print a piece of paper.
2007-11-10 00:26:15 · answer #5 · answered by Lina 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
no but when i went on a cleaning spree I burnt the clothes of of my kids that wasn't suitable for anything. I told a bunch of hens what i was doing, you would have thought I was stealing from them. I figured they were thinking well you could have given them to me. Why they were mine and I did what I wanted to do with them.
2007-11-10 02:37:42 · answer #6 · answered by left_sock_ missing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I never have. I suppose it would be something to stand in a busy area and set a dollar bill on fire. Everyone would think u were nuts.
2007-11-10 08:30:43 · answer #7 · answered by dianne s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I am not stupid enough to burn money.
$5 is $5. It may not buy much, but it will still buy a gallon of gas or a hamburger and a coke. That's a meal.
2007-11-10 00:23:11 · answer #8 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I step on the gas pedal and POOF about 6 dollars in fuel is consumed....thanks to SUV pop culture
2007-11-10 00:20:22 · answer #9 · answered by voice_of_reason 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No, but if you have $5 you don't want you can give it to me.
2007-11-10 00:20:13 · answer #10 · answered by Truth 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋