Comments on: What would you do for $4,250?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:25:21 +0000

Fertile women aren’t allowed to take part in medical trials. It’s standard for all of them.

By: Rdiddy

Rdiddy — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:36:49 +0000

Hmm. Stumbled on this looking for the “Indiana Island Temple of Healing”. Very interesting although this seems like somewhat of a “Half-Fascist” regime if you ask me, but I’m sure over time the fist will become less and less benevolent and the next thing you know, you’ll end up on an “Axis of Evil” list somewhere and get yourself “regime changed” if you’re not careful. (I definitely think you made a wise decision in staying away from that study. They lure in a lot of unsuspecting fascists that way because they know how weight conscious they tend to be).

By: TeaMouse

TeaMouse — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:23:01 +0000

I was thinking about this post last night and I realized whatever they plan on doing could obviously affect the fertility of the participants – how scary is that. Even if you are sterile or have gone through menopause. As much as $4250 sounds good – I’d have to pass.

By: JulieH

JulieH — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:12:28 +0000

I just read that article and it’s crazy! I guess they do have to try thing out on real people but I won’t be one of them!

Congradulations on your new and improved driver’s license. Just think of you hair as how you would look cruising around with the windows down, boppin’ to the radio :O)

By: lee

lee — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:13:39 +0000

i imagine they doing some creepy futuristic experiments and want to make sure they don’t end up with super fat pod babies floating in formaldehyde.

By: PastaQueen

PastaQueen — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:56:13 +0000

I find it interesting what is implies about us that everyone is assuming the study is about weight loss. It actually doesn’t say *what* it’s for.

By: John

John — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:22:19 +0000

Actually, there are some people who just do experiments as a living, relying on payments to survive. You can have a read about it from an interesting article in Wired magazine (the author takes part in an experiment into the Paleolithic diet) here http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.05/feat_drugtest.html That was an interesting article. I think I'll stick to my day job though :) Thanks, John! - PQ

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:22:18 +0000

I don’t even want to know what kind of study they are doing that involves losing weight and potential loss of your reproductive organs. But you know it’s just the next step, if people are willing to put up with anal leakage at work, what WON’T they do to lose weight?

By: Scale Junkie

Scale Junkie — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:18:47 +0000

I’m not one to take pills to lose weight…the words “anal leakage” come to mind and I’m so not going there!!!

By: v'ron

v'ron — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:07:16 +0000

You can earn “up to” $4250.00. Hmmmmm.

As a Monty Python book points up, “the phrase ‘up to’ clearly includes the number ‘naught.’ “