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Date: 2007-03-30 03:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crasch.livejournal.com
Yes--the Ayn Rand School for Tots would never graduate that kid.
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Date: 2007-03-30 03:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crasch.livejournal.com
Some objectivists reproduced?

Date: 2007-03-30 06:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] infrogmation.livejournal.com
No, he's realizing that lying still will best conserve the limited oxygen in the ball. If he sees one of the other prisoners succed in escaping with their flailing around, he will imitate their tactics.

Date: 2007-03-30 03:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evelynne.livejournal.com
What the hell are they doing!?

The kid off to the right, what's that thing in there with him, a bloody stump? Maybe he's dead.

Date: 2007-03-30 03:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crasch.livejournal.com
Hmm...yes. Children playing in novel watertoys? Or Chinese re-education in the Hamster Balls of Death?

At this point, we can rule out neither hypothesis.

Date: 2007-03-30 04:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kindofstrange.livejournal.com
Have you seen the NZ sport where you essentially roll down big hills inside something similar?

Evidently it's coming stateside soonish.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/10/01/8387090/index.htm

Date: 2007-03-30 04:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crasch.livejournal.com
Yes, indeed! Pretty nifty. But $30.00 for a 30 second ride? Yikes.

Date: 2007-03-30 04:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kindofstrange.livejournal.com
Yeah, though it's more or less what you'd pay for bungie jumping as well. I'd do it at least once.

Date: 2007-03-30 05:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] veddersbetter00.livejournal.com
i first read about these here: www.sinosplice.com

i admit i was intrigued! and given the fact that i currently live in china, i may have more of a chance than most to do so...

Date: 2007-03-30 06:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crasch.livejournal.com
Sweet. Please report back if you do it.