Knowing cigarettes kill only half of those who smoke them sure make me want to smoke.
However, I must admit I find those anti-smoking ads a little pathetic. Here’s something I find much more efficient at making people realize the risks they take when smoking:
If you could roll a die, and if it lands on 1, 2 or 3 you live, if it lands on 4 die immediately, and if it lands on 5 or 6 you will get any serious disease/health problem caused by smoking but will survive it (although you will need therapy and your body will suffer permanent damage of some sort), would you gamble that?
actually they’ve done some research and people who grow their own pipe tobacco, and don’t inhale, a lot of times live longer than normal because of the regular stimulation of the reward areas of the brain
just my 2 cents
It’s actually more like 1/3rd of smokers die early of smoking related illnesses, and the 2/3rds live out their shorter lifespans with many of the same illnesses.
Personally, I dislike smokers and smoking, but I will defend their right to choose to smoke.
If only half of regular user eventually die (as opposed to the 100% of non-users who eventually die) i think maybe I might have to take up smoking… regularly
Actually, as a student of biology I can tell you every cig takes away 20-30 mins of your life, and that lungcancer(if you develop it) is actually a slow, painful way to go.
I wonder how much longer my great grandmother would have lived if she didn’t smoke for almost 60 years. She died at age 85, cancer free, and fairly healthy.
Preaching to smokers also gives you an arrogant king of the world complex that puts you at more risk of not looking before crossing the street and being hit by a bus.
Oh no, don’t tell this to my smoker co-worker, he already believes that he’ll live very long just because a palm reader told him so. Obviously the better the news the more satisfied you are and won’t ask for a refund… now he’ll probably live less as he will smoke even more. Anyway, this would be good enough odds for him.
XD fail
“It’s like I picked the wrong week to stop smoking…” – Lloyd Bridges
Sure, those things’ll kill you… but it still beats dying.
Even with this we would still have people dying saying they had no idea
and I could not stop. But I did manage to vote for B Hussain O.
that’s worse than cigs
Knowing cigarettes kill only half of those who smoke them sure make me want to smoke.
However, I must admit I find those anti-smoking ads a little pathetic. Here’s something I find much more efficient at making people realize the risks they take when smoking:
If you could roll a die, and if it lands on 1, 2 or 3 you live, if it lands on 4 die immediately, and if it lands on 5 or 6 you will get any serious disease/health problem caused by smoking but will survive it (although you will need therapy and your body will suffer permanent damage of some sort), would you gamble that?
What’s the buy in?
but note, no matter what you roll, you do get a smooth satisfying flavor.
You are amazing “Smokey”
actually they’ve done some research and people who grow their own pipe tobacco, and don’t inhale, a lot of times live longer than normal because of the regular stimulation of the reward areas of the brain
just my 2 cents
how do you smoke and not inhale?
There are plenty of people who smoke just by sucking it into their mouth and then blowing it out without it ever entering their lungs.
i like those odds
besides, last i knew, it was supposed to be 2/3 of smokers live forever lol
It’s actually more like 1/3rd of smokers die early of smoking related illnesses, and the 2/3rds live out their shorter lifespans with many of the same illnesses.
Personally, I dislike smokers and smoking, but I will defend their right to choose to smoke.
That’s really poor logic. I like the skeleton with tophat, holding a coffin, though.
the coffin is probably in the picture cause a slang term for cigarettes is “Coffin Nails”
Thank you Bill Nye.
Holy s**t, BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY!
“Coffin nails” is a slang term for *filterless* cigs, specifically.
Wish all packs of smokes had heavy metal album cover-like art on them.
The logic is sound, it’s the wording on the pack that was poor.
you know what else will kill you? life.
Scientists have also discovered that saliva causes stomach cancer…..
However, only when taken in small amounts over a long period of time.
George Carlin ref FTW!
“Bored of the Rings” name ref for the extra point!
Agreed!! That is either in “When Will Jesus Bring the Porkchops?” or “Napalm and Silly Putty”
Both hilarious. You Sir, win
I’m too scared to swallow my saliva now
everything causes cancer. i don’t care anymore.
“They say that whoever possesses the Koh-i-noor diamond will die.”
“Well, that’s true of anything if you wait long enough.”
the “live forever” idea is stolen by bash.org
I gotta call bull on that one.
I’ll start smoking right away.
*agrees* 50% of living forever i will take that
If only half of regular user eventually die (as opposed to the 100% of non-users who eventually die) i think maybe I might have to take up smoking… regularly
And yet, I will still buy them, and enjoy that smooth smooth cancerous flavor.
Win!
google “death cigarettes”
Actually, as a student of biology I can tell you every cig takes away 20-30 mins of your life, and that lungcancer(if you develop it) is actually a slow, painful way to go.
Most painful type of cancer, believe it or not.
I wonder how much longer my great grandmother would have lived if she didn’t smoke for almost 60 years. She died at age 85, cancer free, and fairly healthy.
As a holder of a biology degree, I can tell you that you watch too much tv.
And it is not the “most painful type of cancer”.
Please use your textbooks and medical/scientific journals more responsibly for real information next time.
So, what is the most painful type of cancer?
question win!!!!! hehehe
Testicle cancer?
Preaching to smokers also gives you an arrogant king of the world complex that puts you at more risk of not looking before crossing the street and being hit by a bus.
Oh no, don’t tell this to my smoker co-worker, he already believes that he’ll live very long just because a palm reader told him so. Obviously the better the news the more satisfied you are and won’t ask for a refund… now he’ll probably live less as he will smoke even more. Anyway, this would be good enough odds for him.
lol good half glass full approach.let me know when some one goes past 130 and I’m in fer sure
sweet. ima start smoking on the chance that i live forever.
50-50 chance of immortality? I like those odds!
F*** it, im gonna risk it
Challenge accepted
You gotta know which packs to choose. Just make sure if you’re a man to buy the packs that warn for reduced chance of pregnancy, problem solved.