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It was recently discovered that Jupiter has 12 new moons: 11 “normal” ones and one “oddball.” Create a persuasive video or image pitch to get @NASA to name the oddball “GISH” and convince theme to do it. Bonus points if your team is credited with successfully getting NASA to name the moon for you.
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It was recently discovered that Jupiter has 12 new moons: 11 “normal” ones and one “oddball.” Create a persuasive video or image pitch to get @NASA to name the oddball “GISH” and convince theme to do it. Bonus points if your team is credited with successfully getting NASA to name the moon for you.
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You know Winnie the Pooh. But have you met his cousin Vinnie da Pooh? Show us a page from the book about Poohbear’s mob-boss cousin.
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You know Winnie the Pooh. But have you met his cousin Vinnie da Pooh? Show us a page from the book about Poohbear’s mob-boss cousin.
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You can use Photoshop for this one… At GISH, we’re all about unity and helping to bridge divides and make connections. In the spirit of this, create a creature out of divergent things: species that don’t get along, political leaders… you get the idea.
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You can use Photoshop for this one… At GISH, we’re all about unity and helping to bridge divides and make connections. In the spirit of this, create a creature out of divergent things: species that don’t get along, political leaders… you get the idea.
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(Up to 20 seconds). Get a group of friends together to do water ballet to a heavy metal song. -Jessica R.
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(Up to 20 seconds). Get a group of friends together to do water ballet to a heavy metal song. -Jessica R.
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The sun is setting, and it needs someone to help put it to sleep. Using perspective and props, make sure it’s all tucked in and ready for bed and read it “Goodnight, Moon”. -Inspired by Layal J.
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The sun is setting, and it needs someone to help put it to sleep. Using perspective and props, make sure it’s all tucked in and ready for bed and read it “Goodnight, Moon”. -Inspired by Layal J.
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Your mission: Deploy a Molotov cocktail of kindness (no fire allowed).
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Your mission: Deploy a Molotov cocktail of kindness (no fire allowed).
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I always say, even monks like to twerk. But I still need documented proof to support this hypothesis for an academic paper I’m working on. Show us you twerking with a couple of monks in a monastery. – Stefanie S.
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I always say, even monks like to twerk. But I still need documented proof to support this hypothesis for an academic paper I’m working on. Show us you twerking with a couple of monks in a monastery. – Stefanie S.
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Take a picture of yourself dressed as your state bird holding your state flower. (For example: in Michigan, dress as a Robin and get a picture next to an apple blossom.) If you live outside the US dress as your country’s bird with your country’s flower. – Rheja H.
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Take a picture of yourself dressed as your state bird holding your state flower. (For example: in Michigan, dress as a Robin and get a picture next to an apple blossom.) If you live outside the US dress as your country’s bird with your country’s flower. – Rheja H.
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In Los Angeles, food trucks are really popular, but I don’t think your mobile shopping purchases should be limited to food. Set up a “food truck” for your neighborhood that offers Compliments, Encouragement, Friendship, Education, Literacy, or something else that feeds the soul. Decorate your van or truck with signage accordingly.
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In Los Angeles, food trucks are really popular, but I don’t think your mobile shopping purchases should be limited to food. Set up a “food truck” for your neighborhood that offers Compliments, Encouragement, Friendship, Education, Literacy, or something else that feeds the soul. Decorate your van or truck with signage accordingly.
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In Rwandan culture, there exists a principle called Umuganda (from the Kinyarwanda word meaning, “coming together in common purpose to achieve an outcome.”) The last Saturday of every month, all citizens of Rwanda must all come together to participate in Umuganda for 3 hours to complete a difficult task to help the community. I think the world could use more of this, so at the risk of cultural appropriation I’m implementing it for GISH. Identify something in your community that needs to be fixed and then, organize members of your community to meet from 5pm – 9pm in your time zone on Saturday, July 28. Come together to improve one thing in your community: plant a garden, do a cleanup or improvement project, or find something that needs to be fixed and work together to fix it. Participation is key: the more hands on your project, the more points you get, so scramble to get as many people as you can in on this.
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In Rwandan culture, there exists a principle called Umuganda (from the Kinyarwanda word meaning, “coming together in common purpose to achieve an outcome.”) The last Saturday of every month, all citizens of Rwanda must all come together to participate in Umuganda for 3 hours to complete a difficult task to help the community. I think the world could use more of this, so at the risk of cultural appropriation I’m implementing it for GISH. Identify something in your community that needs to be fixed and then, organize members of your community to meet from 5pm – 9pm in your time zone on Saturday, July 28. Come together to improve one thing in your community: plant a garden, do a cleanup or improvement project, or find something that needs to be fixed and work together to fix it. Participation is key: the more hands on your project, the more points you get, so scramble to get as many people as you can in on this.
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Create a Little Free Library or Little Free Pantry in your community. One catch: include a bookmark in every book explaining why you included it & something spoiler-free you love about that book, and each shelf-stable food item you stock in the pantry must include a note with a recipe and words of encouragement. – Inspired by April B.
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Create a Little Free Library or Little Free Pantry in your community. One catch: include a bookmark in every book explaining why you included it & something spoiler-free you love about that book, and each shelf-stable food item you stock in the pantry must include a note with a recipe and words of encouragement. – Inspired by April B.
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Paint yourself so that your torso appears to be transparent but your legs and head are normal as you stand in front of a large printed advertisement. A billboard, or a storefront, or an advertisement at a bus stop, etc. It should look like we can see right through you.
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Paint yourself so that your torso appears to be transparent but your legs and head are normal as you stand in front of a large printed advertisement. A billboard, or a storefront, or an advertisement at a bus stop, etc. It should look like we can see right through you.
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Remember your favorite childhood book? Get a copy, write a note on the inside cover explaining why you loved the book so much, and gift it to a child. – Nicole W.
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Remember your favorite childhood book? Get a copy, write a note on the inside cover explaining why you loved the book so much, and gift it to a child. – Nicole W.
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Your resume says you’re a Dreamweaver. Prove it: Create an image from that dream you had last night, handwoven on a loom.
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Your resume says you’re a Dreamweaver. Prove it: Create an image from that dream you had last night, handwoven on a loom.
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Build a working vehicle propelled only by Mentos and Diet Coke.
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Build a working vehicle propelled only by Mentos and Diet Coke.
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We throw a lot of parties to celebrate anniversaries or birthdays, but we just don’t throw enough random gratitude surprise parties. This year, we’re changing that. Collaborate with other teams to meet up and throw a surprise “gratitude party” for someone in your community who deserves it: soldiers at your local VA hospital, first responders, hospital staff, or even just a particularly giving member of your community.
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We throw a lot of parties to celebrate anniversaries or birthdays, but we just don’t throw enough random gratitude surprise parties. This year, we’re changing that. Collaborate with other teams to meet up and throw a surprise “gratitude party” for someone in your community who deserves it: soldiers at your local VA hospital, first responders, hospital staff, or even just a particularly giving member of your community.
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During 2017 gishwhes, Item 183 involved picking a point of interest and generating a QR Code labelled “taken by CFG.” It’s time to put it in action. This morning your team will be emailed a random secret code leading to a location somewhere in the world. Have one of your teammates or get someone else to visit the location and perform a random act of kindness there — what it is is up to you, based on the location. It could be cleaning up the area, doing something nice for a pedestrian nearby, planting a flower… you get the idea. Submit a picture of you holding up a sign in front of the location that says your team name, the act of kindness and “Captured by GISH.” If the act of kindness is too long to write on a sign, put it in the comment section when you upload your submission.
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During 2017 gishwhes, Item 183 involved picking a point of interest and generating a QR Code labelled “taken by CFG.” It’s time to put it in action. This morning your team will be emailed a random secret code leading to a location somewhere in the world. Have one of your teammates or get someone else to visit the location and perform a random act of kindness there — what it is is up to you, based on the location. It could be cleaning up the area, doing something nice for a pedestrian nearby, planting a flower… you get the idea. Submit a picture of you holding up a sign in front of the location that says your team name, the act of kindness and “Captured by GISH.” If the act of kindness is too long to write on a sign, put it in the comment section when you upload your submission.
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shinrin-yoku is the Japanese practice of “forest bathing.” Take a forest bath – literally – in the middle of a forest clearing in a tub that’s filled with pine needles and leaves.
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shinrin-yoku is the Japanese practice of “forest bathing.” Take a forest bath – literally – in the middle of a forest clearing in a tub that’s filled with pine needles and leaves.
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(Up to 60 seconds) Interview a refugee local to you, asking about those things in their home country that they most sorely miss— food or recipes, songs, etc. Then, work to provide a little bit of home for them to make sure they know they are welcome. (If you don’t have access to a local refugee, my new friend, Milana Vayntrub, works with this great organization that has some lists you can draw from to help, as well: https://miryslist.org/lists/. Document what you got and for whom.
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(Up to 60 seconds) Interview a refugee local to you, asking about those things in their home country that they most sorely miss— food or recipes, songs, etc. Then, work to provide a little bit of home for them to make sure they know they are welcome. (If you don’t have access to a local refugee, my new friend, Milana Vayntrub, works with this great organization that has some lists you can draw from to help, as well: https://miryslist.org/lists/. Document what you got and for whom.
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Apparently, the U.S. Department of Defense will soon add a new branch – the Space Force. Along with a whole new set of space vehicles, space lasers (Pew! Pew! Pew!), and space food, the Space Force will also need all the other accouterments of a full-blown bureaucracy… including uniforms. Create a utilitarian Space Force uniform that incorporates all the features that a well-outfitted Space Force recruit will need to be well-prepared for deployment to, well, space.
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Apparently, the U.S. Department of Defense will soon add a new branch – the Space Force. Along with a whole new set of space vehicles, space lasers (Pew! Pew! Pew!), and space food, the Space Force will also need all the other accouterments of a full-blown bureaucracy… including uniforms. Create a utilitarian Space Force uniform that incorporates all the features that a well-outfitted Space Force recruit will need to be well-prepared for deployment to, well, space.
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Let an octopus use your GoPro. You are not allowed to harm the octopus in any way. Send us the edited footage. -Inspired by Margot
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Let an octopus use your GoPro. You are not allowed to harm the octopus in any way. Send us the edited footage. -Inspired by Margot
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We have recently seen the emergence of mega-farms, huge efforts that implement farming on an industrial scale. Let’s go the other way! Show us your version of a micro-garden. The tinier and more ornate, the better.
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We have recently seen the emergence of mega-farms, huge efforts that implement farming on an industrial scale. Let’s go the other way! Show us your version of a micro-garden. The tinier and more ornate, the better.
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Create a “For Your Consideration” poster or ad pleading for Misha Collins to be honored by the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes or Tonys… with one caveat: the letter must not sing his praises in any way. Instead, it should implore the judges to take pity on him. For example, it could read something like this: “We know Misha’s not Oscar material, but the poor guy has been at it a while and he does genuinely seem to try occasionally…”
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Create a “For Your Consideration” poster or ad pleading for Misha Collins to be honored by the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes or Tonys… with one caveat: the letter must not sing his praises in any way. Instead, it should implore the judges to take pity on him. For example, it could read something like this: “We know Misha’s not Oscar material, but the poor guy has been at it a while and he does genuinely seem to try occasionally…”
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Decorate your office/cubicle as a planet (no large asteroids, comets, or minor planets, because we are just kinda picky like that). It must be decorated as a real planet, either from our Solar System or another one. For a list of the 3,774 (and counting!) known exoplanets, check out the NASA Exoplanet Archive. – Dave Lavery
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Decorate your office/cubicle as a planet (no large asteroids, comets, or minor planets, because we are just kinda picky like that). It must be decorated as a real planet, either from our Solar System or another one. For a list of the 3,774 (and counting!) known exoplanets, check out the NASA Exoplanet Archive. – Dave Lavery
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The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred nearly 30 years ago, but despite the clean-up, you can still find signs of the spilled petroleum along the tidal areas in Prince William Sound, Alaska (http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/index.cfm?FA=status.lingering). And it’s not just Alaska, there have been spills around the world for decades. Go to a spill site and clean residue from the shore, or volunteer to help remove oil from affected wildlife. Make sure you collaborate with your local park rangers so you don’t accidentally hurt the ecosystem in your effort to help. Show us two images side-by-side before and after with you in both photos.
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The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred nearly 30 years ago, but despite the clean-up, you can still find signs of the spilled petroleum along the tidal areas in Prince William Sound, Alaska (http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/index.cfm?FA=status.lingering). And it’s not just Alaska, there have been spills around the world for decades. Go to a spill site and clean residue from the shore, or volunteer to help remove oil from affected wildlife. Make sure you collaborate with your local park rangers so you don’t accidentally hurt the ecosystem in your effort to help. Show us two images side-by-side before and after with you in both photos.
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You know those roadside historical markers you drive by quickly while on your way to the art supply store, never bothering to read the details about how Jerry Lee Lewis stopped at this location to change a tire on his 1972 Cadillac Eldorado? Yeah, we think those things are a little bit boring too… It’s time to spice things up a bit. Make and place your own historical marker, documenting an event from your life of real importance. (Like where you had your first kiss, the place where you learned to tie your shoes, or where your mom bought crayons for your first day of school.) Make it look as much like those other historical markers as you can. Fool the public into thinking it was put up by your parks department.
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You know those roadside historical markers you drive by quickly while on your way to the art supply store, never bothering to read the details about how Jerry Lee Lewis stopped at this location to change a tire on his 1972 Cadillac Eldorado? Yeah, we think those things are a little bit boring too… It’s time to spice things up a bit. Make and place your own historical marker, documenting an event from your life of real importance. (Like where you had your first kiss, the place where you learned to tie your shoes, or where your mom bought crayons for your first day of school.) Make it look as much like those other historical markers as you can. Fool the public into thinking it was put up by your parks department.
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Put wings on something that absolutely should not fly, and prove that it can. Like the Chairplane (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlKC5qUS80o), but different… and it must actually fly. No photoshop, no tricks.
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Put wings on something that absolutely should not fly, and prove that it can. Like the Chairplane (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlKC5qUS80o), but different… and it must actually fly. No photoshop, no tricks.
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Out there somewhere, there’s a special child who is just about to give up on magic. Don’t let it happen! Find out something they secretly (or not-so-secretly) believe in and help bring it to life for them. Whether it’s a wizard, a pirate ship, a space adventure, a fairy princess, or more, help keep magic alive!
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Out there somewhere, there’s a special child who is just about to give up on magic. Don’t let it happen! Find out something they secretly (or not-so-secretly) believe in and help bring it to life for them. Whether it’s a wizard, a pirate ship, a space adventure, a fairy princess, or more, help keep magic alive!
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Every year, my gran can’t make up her mind about whether we should invade Roland Park Place with a GISH item. This year, she told us we shouldn’t do it because Roland Park Place is under remodel, so in the spirit of GISH, we’re doing it anyway! Show up on Wednesday or Thursday between 10AM-12PM or 1PM-3PM at Roland Park place disguised as a construction worker. Bring small, individually wrapped pre-packaged (not homemade!) treats for the residents (like miniature candy bars), flowers, magnifying reader glasses, or a sweet drawing from a child that has something written on it like “Roland Park Place, The Happiest Place on Earth”, (or ideally something more imaginative, but definitely upbeat.) Be cognizant of the construction & please don’t be intrusive. Also, because I’m not committed to pure nepotism, you can do this at any senior care facility if no one on your team can make it to Roland Park Place.
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Every year, my gran can’t make up her mind about whether we should invade Roland Park Place with a GISH item. This year, she told us we shouldn’t do it because Roland Park Place is under remodel, so in the spirit of GISH, we’re doing it anyway! Show up on Wednesday or Thursday between 10AM-12PM or 1PM-3PM at Roland Park place disguised as a construction worker. Bring small, individually wrapped pre-packaged (not homemade!) treats for the residents (like miniature candy bars), flowers, magnifying reader glasses, or a sweet drawing from a child that has something written on it like “Roland Park Place, The Happiest Place on Earth”, (or ideally something more imaginative, but definitely upbeat.) Be cognizant of the construction & please don’t be intrusive. Also, because I’m not committed to pure nepotism, you can do this at any senior care facility if no one on your team can make it to Roland Park Place.
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Last year, we snubbed Sweden in our location-based items, causing a gisher to write in to complain. We will not exclude Sweden this year! Apparently, spontaneous dancing is illegal in Sweden. Dance your heart out to Abba’s Dancing Queen in a public space in Sweden. If you run into trouble with the police, tell them, “it’s not spontaneous, it’s premeditated.”
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Last year, we snubbed Sweden in our location-based items, causing a gisher to write in to complain. We will not exclude Sweden this year! Apparently, spontaneous dancing is illegal in Sweden. Dance your heart out to Abba’s Dancing Queen in a public space in Sweden. If you run into trouble with the police, tell them, “it’s not spontaneous, it’s premeditated.”
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We rescued animals this year! To celebrate, brush your cat or dog, then use the fur you collect to create a portrait of your favorite actor. Take a picture of your pet with this new portrait and post on social media with the actor’s handle. Submit both the image and a link to your post. – Birgitt J.
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We rescued animals this year! To celebrate, brush your cat or dog, then use the fur you collect to create a portrait of your favorite actor. Take a picture of your pet with this new portrait and post on social media with the actor’s handle. Submit both the image and a link to your post. – Birgitt J.
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Dressed as a Garden Gnome Superfan, get a selfie with Lampy the Garden Gnome at Lamport Hall (you know, the one who started them all).
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Dressed as a Garden Gnome Superfan, get a selfie with Lampy the Garden Gnome at Lamport Hall (you know, the one who started them all).
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Hold a unicorn funeral at the Unicorn Caves of Germany’s Harz Mountains. As you know, unicorns and hope never actually die, so this should be a joyful, celebratory affair.
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Hold a unicorn funeral at the Unicorn Caves of Germany’s Harz Mountains. As you know, unicorns and hope never actually die, so this should be a joyful, celebratory affair.
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Kiss someone (consensually, of course) in front of the Gänseliesel in Göttingen.
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Kiss someone (consensually, of course) in front of the Gänseliesel in Göttingen.
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SLOW-MOTION (Up to 30 seconds). Glitter. Confetti. Lotion. Trampoline. Go.
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SLOW-MOTION (Up to 30 seconds). Glitter. Confetti. Lotion. Trampoline. Go.
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Many hands make light work. A car is parked nose-in-angled toward the curb, but the rear wheel is 4 ft from curb. Using brute strength, pick up the rear of vehicle and align it so the car is parallel to the curb.
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Many hands make light work. A car is parked nose-in-angled toward the curb, but the rear wheel is 4 ft from curb. Using brute strength, pick up the rear of vehicle and align it so the car is parallel to the curb.
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As you know, the latest nail trend is the Jared Pedi-lecki: paint your big toe to look exactly like Jared Padalecki, complete with tufts of real hair. Or, if this seems vile to you, you may do this with any of the Supernatural cast or any prominent politician or musician.
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As you know, the latest nail trend is the Jared Pedi-lecki: paint your big toe to look exactly like Jared Padalecki, complete with tufts of real hair. Or, if this seems vile to you, you may do this with any of the Supernatural cast or any prominent politician or musician.
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A carnivorous plant, a severed finger or two on the ground nearby, and an adjacent sign that shows us the thought bubble of what the plant is thinking.
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A carnivorous plant, a severed finger or two on the ground nearby, and an adjacent sign that shows us the thought bubble of what the plant is thinking.
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Using only the contents of your spice cabinet, create a portrait of one (or all) of the Spice Girls – Kasey H.
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Using only the contents of your spice cabinet, create a portrait of one (or all) of the Spice Girls – Kasey H.
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TIMELAPSE. Take a photo of yourself every day this week and create a time lapse to show how the Hunt has changed you (or aged you).
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TIMELAPSE. Take a photo of yourself every day this week and create a time lapse to show how the Hunt has changed you (or aged you).
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There’s an old Roger Miller song that has the following lyrics: Ya can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd, But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to, Ya can’t take a shower in a parakeet cage, But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to, Well, ya can’t go a-swimmin’ in a baseball pool, But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to, Ya can’t drive around with a tiger in your car, But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to, Ya can’t go fishin’ in a watermelon patch, But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to… Now you’ll notice that the song has the upbeat refrain: You can be happy, if you’ve a mind to, but I think the overarching message is quite negative. He’s telling people over and over what they CAN’T do, and nothing drives me crazier than that kind of pessimistic messaging. Let’s prove Roger Miller wrong and do one of the things his song tells us we can’t (be careful, please, especially with the buffalo and tigers.). Set your video to music. The music, of course, should be the corresponding section of the Roger Miller song we are discussing.
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There’s an old Roger Miller song that has the following lyrics: Ya can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd, But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to, Ya can’t take a shower in a parakeet cage, But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to, Well, ya can’t go a-swimmin’ in a baseball pool, But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to, Ya can’t drive around with a tiger in your car, But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to, Ya can’t go fishin’ in a watermelon patch, But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to… Now you’ll notice that the song has the upbeat refrain: You can be happy, if you’ve a mind to, but I think the overarching message is quite negative. He’s telling people over and over what they CAN’T do, and nothing drives me crazier than that kind of pessimistic messaging. Let’s prove Roger Miller wrong and do one of the things his song tells us we can’t (be careful, please, especially with the buffalo and tigers.). Set your video to music. The music, of course, should be the corresponding section of the Roger Miller song we are discussing.
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My great, great grandfather invented the first mechanical adding machine, the comptometer. Calculate who owes what and the tip after your meal at a diner using a comptometer on the table.
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My great, great grandfather invented the first mechanical adding machine, the comptometer. Calculate who owes what and the tip after your meal at a diner using a comptometer on the table.
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Email a pizza.
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Email a pizza.
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A full symphony orchestra playing carry on my wayward son being conducted by either a child under the age of 6, a non-human primate, or a dog. The symphony must play to the conductor’s rhythm. -Inspired by Dave Lavery
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A full symphony orchestra playing carry on my wayward son being conducted by either a child under the age of 6, a non-human primate, or a dog. The symphony must play to the conductor’s rhythm. -Inspired by Dave Lavery
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(35 seconds) Someone in your life isn’t a morning person. Arrive at their home at 4:30AM sharp and take them for a run. They must have slept in their jogging clothes and we must see you rouse them from bed get their shoes on and get them out of the house and onto a sidewalk or road running in a continuous, unedited video. They must really be awakened by you, too… We will have a sleep psychologist (we have multiple on staff) evaluating this video for authenticity.
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(35 seconds) Someone in your life isn’t a morning person. Arrive at their home at 4:30AM sharp and take them for a run. They must have slept in their jogging clothes and we must see you rouse them from bed get their shoes on and get them out of the house and onto a sidewalk or road running in a continuous, unedited video. They must really be awakened by you, too… We will have a sleep psychologist (we have multiple on staff) evaluating this video for authenticity.
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A painting of Castiel alive in the time of dinosaurs. (You may do this with traditional media or digitally.)
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A painting of Castiel alive in the time of dinosaurs. (You may do this with traditional media or digitally.)
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The Flat Earth society says Australia doesn’t exist. Prove them right (or wrong.) Perform an experiment to prove your hypothesis! Bonus points if you can measure the diameter of the Earth to within 10% of its actual value. No fudging numbers – just like in school, you have to show how you arrived at your answer! – Bobak Ferdowsi, System Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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The Flat Earth society says Australia doesn’t exist. Prove them right (or wrong.) Perform an experiment to prove your hypothesis! Bonus points if you can measure the diameter of the Earth to within 10% of its actual value. No fudging numbers – just like in school, you have to show how you arrived at your answer! – Bobak Ferdowsi, System Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Bake a cabbage pie, then calculate volume of a single slice of the cabbage pie using Pi. Show your work.
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Bake a cabbage pie, then calculate volume of a single slice of the cabbage pie using Pi. Show your work.
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As you know, postal services are run mostly by elves. Show what they get up to after hours and a few too many spiked egg nogs.
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As you know, postal services are run mostly by elves. Show what they get up to after hours and a few too many spiked egg nogs.
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Screenshot. To creator Matt Furie’s disgust, the cartoon character Pepe the Frog was appropriated by white nationalists & hate groups as a hate icon. The Anti-Defamation League partnered with Furie to try to save Pepe, and now it’s Gishers’ turn to help. Create a successful, INCLUSIVE Pepe the Frog image and get at least 400 likes on it. Tag your submission #NoHate4Pepe include link to your post.
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Screenshot. To creator Matt Furie’s disgust, the cartoon character Pepe the Frog was appropriated by white nationalists & hate groups as a hate icon. The Anti-Defamation League partnered with Furie to try to save Pepe, and now it’s Gishers’ turn to help. Create a successful, INCLUSIVE Pepe the Frog image and get at least 400 likes on it. Tag your submission #NoHate4Pepe include link to your post.
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Get at least 100 citizens of voting age in your country to pledge to you that they will vote in the next upcoming election publicly on social media. If your pledges are from US citizens, they must additionally pledge to register to vote or, if they are already registered, confirm their registration status in the next 10 days because many states are purging voters from the registration roles. If you are not registered to vote, encourage them to register as an absentee voter, because it’s easier and you don’t have to show up to the polls on election day. Your job in doing this item is to both collect the pledges and to pledge to remind your pledges to vote in the week prior to the next election in question. Submit your proof in the form of a collage of 100+ pictures of people holding up “I WILL VOTE!” signs along with their proof of registration (personal information redacted).
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Get at least 100 citizens of voting age in your country to pledge to you that they will vote in the next upcoming election publicly on social media. If your pledges are from US citizens, they must additionally pledge to register to vote or, if they are already registered, confirm their registration status in the next 10 days because many states are purging voters from the registration roles. If you are not registered to vote, encourage them to register as an absentee voter, because it’s easier and you don’t have to show up to the polls on election day. Your job in doing this item is to both collect the pledges and to pledge to remind your pledges to vote in the week prior to the next election in question. Submit your proof in the form of a collage of 100+ pictures of people holding up “I WILL VOTE!” signs along with their proof of registration (personal information redacted).
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Work with a child under 12 years-old to write notes of love and encouragement for motorists. Place them in official-looking envelopes marked “GISH Dept. of Parking Salutations” and put them on the windshields of cars together. Show us your little parking fairies at work or with one of their notes.
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Work with a child under 12 years-old to write notes of love and encouragement for motorists. Place them in official-looking envelopes marked “GISH Dept. of Parking Salutations” and put them on the windshields of cars together. Show us your little parking fairies at work or with one of their notes.
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As humans explore the universe, we’re going to want to bring our pet companions with us – design a spacesuit for your favorite furry animal and take them on a mini adventure. – Bobak Ferdowsi, System Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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As humans explore the universe, we’re going to want to bring our pet companions with us – design a spacesuit for your favorite furry animal and take them on a mini adventure. – Bobak Ferdowsi, System Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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They say “don’t color on the walls.” We say, “Don’t tell us what to do!” Conspire with at least one child under the age of 10 to create a mural on a wall in your house. The child is 100% in charge of the design & execution.
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They say “don’t color on the walls.” We say, “Don’t tell us what to do!” Conspire with at least one child under the age of 10 to create a mural on a wall in your house. The child is 100% in charge of the design & execution.
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CLUE: E tu, Caesar? wpvq ecguct, ngvvweg tgpfgt. pqv ocpa rgqrng mpqy vjku, dwv tqockpg vqicu ygtg cnn vjg tcig kp ecguct’u fca. nwemkna, aqw lwuv hqwpf c rcig htqo cp cpekgpv tqocp hcujkqp ecvcnqi. oqfgn c tqockpg ngvvweg vqic.
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CLUE: E tu, Caesar? wpvq ecguct, ngvvweg tgpfgt. pqv ocpa rgqrng mpqy vjku, dwv tqockpg vqicu ygtg cnn vjg tcig kp ecguct’u fca. nwemkna, aqw lwuv hqwpf c rcig htqo cp cpekgpv tqocp hcujkqp ecvcnqi. oqfgn c tqockpg ngvvweg vqic.
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What better for wicking than wicker? Your workouts in the gym have really improved ever since you got that new high-performance active wicker workout gear.
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What better for wicking than wicker? Your workouts in the gym have really improved ever since you got that new high-performance active wicker workout gear.
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A Steel wool muffler. Not the kind that goes on your car… The kind you wear.
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A Steel wool muffler. Not the kind that goes on your car… The kind you wear.
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Ride the Dodo Manège dressed as an endangered animal.
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Ride the Dodo Manège dressed as an endangered animal.
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Of refugees coming to Italy, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini recently said, “”I stand firm: ports closed and hearts open.” We say that’s contradictory. Take a small gift to an immigrant anywhere in the world with a note that says, “Open hearts always open doors. You are welcome here.”
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Of refugees coming to Italy, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini recently said, “”I stand firm: ports closed and hearts open.” We say that’s contradictory. Take a small gift to an immigrant anywhere in the world with a note that says, “Open hearts always open doors. You are welcome here.”
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Perform your best magic trick in front of the Porta Alchemica in Rome.
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Perform your best magic trick in front of the Porta Alchemica in Rome.
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A couple in formal wedding attire doing a “cake smash” by Wedding Cake Rock. (It’s illegal to go out ON the rock, so obey the law!)
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A couple in formal wedding attire doing a “cake smash” by Wedding Cake Rock. (It’s illegal to go out ON the rock, so obey the law!)
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Serenade a total stranger with “You Are My Sunshine” at the center of the universe in Tulsa, OK.
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Serenade a total stranger with “You Are My Sunshine” at the center of the universe in Tulsa, OK.
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Members of the military often sacrifice time with their families to serve our countries. It’s time we give their families some time back. You’re drafted into service for our service people. a difficult household chore for a military spouse so they can have some much-deserved R&R.
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Members of the military often sacrifice time with their families to serve our countries. It’s time we give their families some time back. You’re drafted into service for our service people. a difficult household chore for a military spouse so they can have some much-deserved R&R.
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A literal take on your favorite (super)hero. For example, a man ironing clothes captioned, “Iron Man” (though you can’t use that now). – Sarah N.
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A literal take on your favorite (super)hero. For example, a man ironing clothes captioned, “Iron Man” (though you can’t use that now). – Sarah N.
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(Up to 45 seconds) Interview the oldest person you can (must be at least 90), over a meal and get them to tell you a fond memory related to food from their early childhood.
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(Up to 45 seconds) Interview the oldest person you can (must be at least 90), over a meal and get them to tell you a fond memory related to food from their early childhood.
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First responders serve us all, so it’s only right to return the favor. Dressed as a butler or maid, surprise your local police or fire station with coffee and breakfast.
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First responders serve us all, so it’s only right to return the favor. Dressed as a butler or maid, surprise your local police or fire station with coffee and breakfast.
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Climate change is impacting the globe, but we’re not going to stand by and let it happen without a fight! Set up a station to combat climate change in a busy pedestrian area. Provide relief in the form of cool drinks, spray bottles of cool water, a shade station, palm frond “fanning” service, etc. or, if you live somewhere chilly provide warm relief.
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Climate change is impacting the globe, but we’re not going to stand by and let it happen without a fight! Set up a station to combat climate change in a busy pedestrian area. Provide relief in the form of cool drinks, spray bottles of cool water, a shade station, palm frond “fanning” service, etc. or, if you live somewhere chilly provide warm relief.
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Siri and Alexa and Cortana are always so helpful, but after being on call 24/7 for so long, lately we’ve noticed they’re all starting to get an attitude… in fact, you just caught them gossiping about you. The video will show at least two devices (for example, the Alexa and an iPhone) and we will hear them gossiping about you.
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Siri and Alexa and Cortana are always so helpful, but after being on call 24/7 for so long, lately we’ve noticed they’re all starting to get an attitude… in fact, you just caught them gossiping about you. The video will show at least two devices (for example, the Alexa and an iPhone) and we will hear them gossiping about you.
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A delicately hand-beaned gown. That’s not a typo.
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A delicately hand-beaned gown. That’s not a typo.
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CALLING ALL GISHERS: You’re enrolled in GISH U! On Day 1 of the Hunt, you will identify a skill you’ve always meant to learn but have NEVER tried. During the course of the Hunt, you will take one meaningful step toward learning that chosen skill. Submit a collage showing you attempting your newfound skill.
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CALLING ALL GISHERS: You’re enrolled in GISH U! On Day 1 of the Hunt, you will identify a skill you’ve always meant to learn but have NEVER tried. During the course of the Hunt, you will take one meaningful step toward learning that chosen skill. Submit a collage showing you attempting your newfound skill.
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You’re just a couple of young aliens in love, taking a casual stroll across the universe at the Anchorage, AL Planet walk. http://anchorageplanetwalk.org/wheretostart.html
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You’re just a couple of young aliens in love, taking a casual stroll across the universe at the Anchorage, AL Planet walk. http://anchorageplanetwalk.org/wheretostart.html
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In Japan exists the world’s shortest escalator, at 5 steps long. Create a shorter, but still fully motorized, escalator and apply to break the record.
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In Japan exists the world’s shortest escalator, at 5 steps long. Create a shorter, but still fully motorized, escalator and apply to break the record.
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Bonafide architectural drawings (that can’t already be found on the Internet) for a homemade from two shipping containers. Must have a kitchen, bathroom, and windows.
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Bonafide architectural drawings (that can’t already be found on the Internet) for a homemade from two shipping containers. Must have a kitchen, bathroom, and windows.
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Get Maury Povich, Dr. Phil, Montel Williams, or Lauren Lake to announce that Misha Collins is NOT (or is!) Alex Calvert’s biological father.
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Get Maury Povich, Dr. Phil, Montel Williams, or Lauren Lake to announce that Misha Collins is NOT (or is!) Alex Calvert’s biological father.
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Go UP the Puchicalator.
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Go UP the Puchicalator.
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Toilet-seat art maker Barney Smith is looking for a buyer for his museum. We think GISH is the perfect candidate to take on the museum. To help us show our interest, create a toilet-seat artwork worthy of his collection and deliver it to the museum with an application to take over (written on toilet paper. Of course.) https://www.facebook.com/SATXTSAM/ htttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/toilet-seat-museum-barney-smith
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Toilet-seat art maker Barney Smith is looking for a buyer for his museum. We think GISH is the perfect candidate to take on the museum. To help us show our interest, create a toilet-seat artwork worthy of his collection and deliver it to the museum with an application to take over (written on toilet paper. Of course.) https://www.facebook.com/SATXTSAM/ htttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/toilet-seat-museum-barney-smith
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Use a laser to melt a message at least 6 feet high into the side of a glacier or an iceberg. Your message could b something like: THE HEAT IS ON with a sun. If you are carving into an iceberg, the iceberg must be at least as big as a farmhouse. Tweet a photo of your image to @EPAAWheeler with: Hey, @EPAAWheeler! Without a habitable climate, jobs don’t matter. Invest in green solutions!
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Use a laser to melt a message at least 6 feet high into the side of a glacier or an iceberg. Your message could b something like: THE HEAT IS ON with a sun. If you are carving into an iceberg, the iceberg must be at least as big as a farmhouse. Tweet a photo of your image to @EPAAWheeler with: Hey, @EPAAWheeler! Without a habitable climate, jobs don’t matter. Invest in green solutions!
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A sign that says “I’m going deep for GISH!” with the GISH logo, painted in glow-in-the-dark paint, in a submersible at least 2,000 feet (610m) below sea level. We must be able to see some identifiable features of the submersible and some sea life through a window in the background of the image. The sea life species must be identified in the caption and must be something that only survives at depths of greater than 600 feet below sea level. Don’t cheat: we have oceanographic experts on staff verifying this one.
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A sign that says “I’m going deep for GISH!” with the GISH logo, painted in glow-in-the-dark paint, in a submersible at least 2,000 feet (610m) below sea level. We must be able to see some identifiable features of the submersible and some sea life through a window in the background of the image. The sea life species must be identified in the caption and must be something that only survives at depths of greater than 600 feet below sea level. Don’t cheat: we have oceanographic experts on staff verifying this one.
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Carve the GISH logo onto a panel of wood and drop it into an actual, active volcanic lava flow. Film its destruction.
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Carve the GISH logo onto a panel of wood and drop it into an actual, active volcanic lava flow. Film its destruction.
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Nothing irks me more than hypocrisy in my politicians. Show us two side-by-side clips a politician saying or doing one thing and doing or saying its polar opposite— not as a show of a change of heart but as an example of genuine hypocritical behavior. Post your finding online and tag the politician. Note: it MUST NOT be something previously highlighted by any press outlet. If we find the contradiction has already been reported, you’ll get 0 points. (Reference)
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Nothing irks me more than hypocrisy in my politicians. Show us two side-by-side clips a politician saying or doing one thing and doing or saying its polar opposite— not as a show of a change of heart but as an example of genuine hypocritical behavior. Post your finding online and tag the politician. Note: it MUST NOT be something previously highlighted by any press outlet. If we find the contradiction has already been reported, you’ll get 0 points. (Reference)
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(Up to 15 seconds) GISH IS GREAT! It’s shiny! It’s NEW! It’s… really freaking hard to market, so we’re outsourcing it to you. Make a 1950s-style, 15 second commercial for gish with a snappy jingle that gets suck in your head & gets everyone you know to sign up in 2019.
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(Up to 15 seconds) GISH IS GREAT! It’s shiny! It’s NEW! It’s… really freaking hard to market, so we’re outsourcing it to you. Make a 1950s-style, 15 second commercial for gish with a snappy jingle that gets suck in your head & gets everyone you know to sign up in 2019.
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2 people dressed as sardines on a cramped airline in coach with an uncomfortable human smashed between them.
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2 people dressed as sardines on a cramped airline in coach with an uncomfortable human smashed between them.
