Happy Pi Day, people! March 14, 3.14, see the connection? If you don't, please write the first million digits of pi for punishment. Just kidding!
If you knew about my blog in 5th grade, you would remember my prize-less contests. Inspired by the Indian caste system, I have come up with a brand-new contest format.
Click here for more information on the caste system.
Basically, I will give you a certain number of Eco-points for each contest, depending on how well you did. I will then add this to your Eco-point total. Based on your point total, you will be put in a certain "caste". Every once in a while, I will send prizes to everybody, the prizes based on your caste. Now, in addition to motivation to get Eco-points, submitting an entry to any contest will help the world. Each contest is oriented in some fashion to making the world a better place, so even if you think your entry is a bad idea, it will benefit everybody. Therefore, any submission will be helpful!
I will also have different difficulty levels for each contest, so depending on how involved you want to get, your needs will be met.
If you have any questions, ask me.
Here are the castes:
0 points - Hobbyist
50 points - Beginner
100 points - Rookie
150 points - Amateur
200 points - World hugger
300 points - Advanced
400 points - Expert
500 points - Master
1000 points - Eco-Ultimate
Here's the first contest:
The year is 2020. You are a parasitic disease expert that discovered a parasite that will threaten the entire world. It is spread by blood-sucking insects and is infecting 300-500 million people each year. The death rate is 33% and you can barely treat anybody in time before they die. You have a decent treatment, but there are too many people to treat. The biggest problem is that the blood-sucking insects are almost impossible to get rid of and can't be controlled. Come up with the most outrageous solution to cure this disease.
For people who want to get more in-depth:
This parasite multiplies itself in red blood cells and infects them. This parasite makes the victims tired and weary, and then makes them drowsy, vomit, and potentially kills them off. This disease is transmitted only by these blood-sucking insects, which bite humans at night. Unfortunately, poor countries are the most infected, and they don't have the resources to treat it. People don't have shelters or protection, so they are greatly exposed.
For the people who really want a challenge:
This disease has evolved to cause brain infections, kidney and liver failure, and the destruction of blood cells. The countries infected don't have enough money to pay for treatment and the vaccine is still developing due to the complexity of this virus.
Again, you are looking for an creative but effective way to treat this disease. Thank you for your help!
Remember, I want clickies! Click!
Townsend, It's Cydney. For your competition here is my answer:
ReplyDeleteMy decent treatment that I came up with would go to the army. Why? Well I would tell the military that to fill a missle with my antidote and fire it into the air at several places in the world. The antidote would spread through the air(because it is a spray)through the air over a great area. The particles in the air with the antidote would enter into your body by you breathing them in. The particles would enter your blood cells because the lungs allow them to and they would eventually kill the parasites.The liver however can't destroy them so they stick to its sides, so the parasites can't attack it. The blood cells would be protected because the antidote would be in the blood cells for them to carry.
Townsend I hope this is a good enough answer! :D
Townsend did my comment make it to you?
ReplyDeleteAny answer is good enough, Cydney. Good job, you are awarded 12 Eco-points!
Deleteok my ansew is, advancded areo dynamic space ships drop newly developed cells from chabe vents that should eliminate 509% of the deseas from SPREADING then i will appoint 1 red cross camp hospital for every then square miles. those who stiil cannot be cured, welll thire bodies will be cloned and there memories will be transfered. then the infected bodie will be desposed of
ReplyDeleteGood job, Ninju. You get 9 points!
DeleteHi Townsend! My answer is:
ReplyDeleteWe must send out a large signal of radio and X-rays that portray banana cream pie. When extraterrestrial beings detect this signal, they will send 4 quintilllion aliens on 2 quintillion Identified Flying Objects (IFOs) to help us make banana cream pie. However, thay arrive to find everyone in distress, so they are sad that they cannot eat banana cream pie. To make everyone feel better, they give everyone a loofah and decide to help destroy the disease. As seen on Townsend's later post, these magical aliens have the ability to configure anything into banana cream pie, no matter what it is or how far away it is. These aliens help to turn all of the parasites into banana cream pies, and turn the death rate of 33% into a banana cream pie. Eventually, all of the infected people get better (because the death rate is banana cream pie) and no one gets infected. To celebrate before they leave, the president of each country awards the aliens one huge banana cream pie the size of the United States. Everyone is thankful to the aliens, and they are sad when it is time for them to leave. everyone keeps their loofahs as remembrance to the aliens that saved the world.
Good job, Joshua, and here's a banana cream pie! Not really, but you get 11 Eco-points. Congrats!
DeleteHey Townsend, can I compete again with a different story?
DeleteYou could, but you wouldn't gain any extra points, just potential satisfaction. Instead, you should enter the new contest I posted!
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