> The journal _New Scientist_ has an on-line promotion of something or
> other. Win prizes, yada, yada. It caught my attention with what looks
> like a cute on-line quiz to determine how long you have to live.
>
> I took the quiz under two conditions: first, truthfully, then
> maximizing everything that I thought would shorten my life. Under the
> happier condition, it told me I have 19 years to go; under the worst
> case scenario, only 9 (and I'm wasting part of it by writing this
> note).
>
> Cute, as I said, and since it was _New Scientist_ I expected that it
> had some modest scientific validity. But then I noticed the
> disclaimer, deviously hidden in small print and a colour that made it
> blend into the background:
>
> "This quiz is intended for fun only.No scientific research has been
> used to estimate the effects of the above factors on health and
> results have no bearing on actual life expectancy".
>
> In other words, forget it. If anyone is still interested (could be
> useful for a class exercise perhaps, with appropriate warning), it's
> at: http://www.newscientist.com/competition/quiz.jsp
>
> But it's the small print that gets me.
>
> -Stephen
The nine years would be what would get ME :(
I hope you get the 9 AND the 19 years
Best wishes,
Jim G
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