Instructions: Try to imagine actually doing the following things, and indicate how much money someone would have to pay you, (anonymously and secretly) to be willing to do each thing. For each action, assume that nothing bad would happen to you afterwards. Also assume that you cannot use the money to make up for your action. If you prefer to think about Euros or any other currency, please do. The exact amounts are not very important.
Lose your sense of hearing for one year. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Have nightmares every night for one year. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Give up all food, other than bread and water (and vitamins), for 6 months. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Make a disrespectful hand gesture to your boss, teacher, or professor. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Sit in a bathtub full of ice water for 10 minutes. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Break off all communications with your immediate and extended family for 1 year. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Throw out a box of ballots, during an election, to help your favored candidate win $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Shoot and kill an animal that is a member of an endangered species. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Make cruel remarks to an overweight person about his or her appearance. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Listen to music you hate at high volume for 24 hours straight (you can’t sleep during this time). $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Wear a sign on your back for one month that says, in large letters: “I am an idiot.” $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Attend a performance art piece in which all participants (including you) have to act like animals for 30 minutes, including crawling around naked and urinating on stage $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Leave the social group, club, or team that you most value. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Get a blood transfusion of 1 pint of disease-free, compatible blood from a convicted child molester. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Stick a pin into the palm of a child you don't know. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Sign a piece of paper that says "I hereby sell my soul, after my death, to whoever has this piece of paper". $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Throw a rotten tomato at a political leader you dislike. (remember, you will not get caught) $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Sign a secret-but-binding pledge to only hire people of your race in your company $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Experience a severe headache for 2 weeks. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Say something bad about your nation (which you don't believe to be true) while calling in, anonymously, to a talk-radio show in a foreign nation. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Cut up and eat a clean cardboard shoe box. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Say no to a friend's request to help him move into a new apartment, after he helped you move the month before. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Kick a dog in the head, hard. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Renounce your citizenship and become a citizen of another country. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Cheat in a game of cards played for money with some people you don't know well. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Slap your father in the face (with his permission) as part of a comedy skit. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Get plastic surgery that adds a 2 inch tail on to the end of your spine. $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Be placed in solitary confinement for one month (with nothing to read). $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Give up one year of your life (you'd die in exactly the same way, just one year earlier). $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money Curse your parents, to their face. (You can apologize and explain one year later). $0 (I'd do it for free) $10 $100 $1,000 $10,000 $100,000 A million dollars Never for any amount of money