I saw an advertisement looking for participants for a
psychological study. They were offering $5000 for a 24 hour study. It sounded
like easy money to me. I called 1-800-pet-bowl and signed up. You were given a single
task: live in a fish bowl for 24 hours. If you made it the whole way through
the experiment you got paid. If you bailed out early you only got a one dollar
bill. No problem, I brought my cell phone, snacks, and ipad … hey, what do mean
I can’t take them inside with me? I was given a choice: bailout, get my one
dollar and stuff back or be a real ‘munk and complete the experiment. Since they
put it that way I said “lets get started.” Here are some photos from 24 hours
in a fish bowl. I think they are self-explanatory. 24 hours of being
disconnected from the world, 24 hours are being alone with myself and my
thoughts … and you think I am leading up to some profound spiritual self
awakening. Nope, I was daydreaming about what I was going to spend the $5k on. Hmmm,
I wonder if I could turn this into a reality TV show? “Munks in a Bowl”.
(Hour 23) Starving ... desperate ... straw tastes like cardboard.
(Hour 24) "I can leave now?!"
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