A Water Illusion?My life partner, A

A Water Illusion?

My life partner, Angie, pointed it out to me; I would have missed it, because it was in part of the paper I do not read.

"What do you reckon to this?" she said as she handed the paper to me and tapped the page in the area she thought might be of interest. "You are always saying you a looking for a challenge."

I focused on the page I had been handed and quickly found the item Angie was bringing to my attention.

The small ad read, 'John Franklin challenges any aspiring escapologists to escape from the 'Death Cage' in under five minutes. Successful challengers will receive £1000.' And a contact phone number.

Naturally, I was intrigued, so I rang the number and left a message.

That evening I received an email in response, which was odd as I had only left my name, phone number and the fact that I was interested in the 'Death Cage' challenge.

I opened the attached documentation and discovered the nature of the challenge and the safety procedures that were being put in place. The final paragraph seemed a bit odd. It simply stated, 'If you succeed you get £1000; if you fail you get to experience magic and what your companion has experienced throughout the challenge.'

I showed the pdf to Angie to ask what she reckoned. Her assessment was, "Handcuffs behind your back, 20 seconds, no 30 seconds, because you'll need to release both hands; neck shackle, another twenty seconds; two sets of leg shackles, 40 seconds and the cage's padlock another thirty seconds. I make that 2 minutes. Add that on again for being underwater makes 4 minutes; so five minutes sounds do-able. Admittedly, you can only hold your breath for 3 minutes, but they'll be providing an air-hose, so that shouldn't be a big deal. I reckon, if you can handle the pressure of doing this for a live audience and this John Franklin character, you should go for it."

Between us we agreed that it was worth taking this challenge to the next stage, which was emailing for further details and contracts. The next evening these details arrived, but I had spent most of the day in the tank in the summer house in the garden practicing getting out of handcuffs behind my back underwater. I had even improvised an arrangement so that it would be more like the planned arrangement for the 'Death Cage'

The details confirmed the details of the escape and the safety arrangements and the contractual obligations on both me and the John Franklin's people. Their obligations seemed to be to provide all the equipment required at the appointed time and place, to have all the safety arrangements in place and to provide the payment if I succeed or get me out if I fail. My obligations seemed to be to turn up at the appointed place and time (at their expense), try my best to succeed at the challenge and to bring a companion with me to see fair play.

There were two things that gave me slight concern; the first was they said they would be offering more challenge on the day, for more reward; and the second was they insisted I name my companion and that they sign the contract with me. The contract made clear that the extra part to the challenge was entirely optional, I guessed this would allow them to add some element of drama into the stunt; not only would I succeed or not, but would I be up for the extra challenge? I assumed the bit about naming my companion was so that they could prepare the extra paperwork, but it turned out to be more than that.

結果 (中文) 1:

水的幻觉吗？我的生活伴侣，安琪，它向我指出;我会错过了它，因为它是部分的我不读的报纸。"你认为怎么到这？"她说，她那张纸递给我，然后轻轻地拍拍她认为该地区页面可能会感兴趣。"你总是说你寻找的挑战"。我专注于我已交并很快就发现让我注意到了安琪的项目页面。阅读，小广告 ' 约翰 · 富兰克林挑战任何有抱负的逃跑专家，在五分钟内逃出死亡笼子。成功的挑战者将得到 1000 英镑.'和联系电话号码。当然，我是很感兴趣，于是拨了号码留了个口信。那天晚上，我收到一封电子邮件的反应，很奇怪，因为我只剩下我的名字、 电话号码和我很感兴趣 '死亡笼' 的事实提出质疑。我打开附加的文件，发现所面临的挑战和正在实施的地方的安全程序的性质。最后一段看起来有点奇怪。它简单地说，' 如果你成功了你得到 £1000;如果你失败了你可以感受到魔法和你的同伴在挑战整个经历了什么.我问她的估计，是安吉显示 pdf。她的评价是，"手铐在你的背后，20 秒，没有 30 秒，因为你需要释放双手;脖子上卸扣，另一个 20 秒;两套腿的枷锁，40 秒和保持架的挂锁另三十秒。我把那 2 分钟。添加上再一次为在水下，被使 4 分钟;所以五分钟听起来做能。诚然，你可以只屏息 3 分钟，但他们会提供空气软管，所以，不应该是一个大问题。"我认为，如果你能处理这样做为现场的观众和这个约翰 · 富兰克林角色的压力，你应该去为它。我们一致认为，有值得这一挑战的下一个阶段，我们之间，给我发邮件详情及合同。第二天晚上到了这些细节，但我花了一天的大部分在夏天家在花园里练习走出手铐在我背后水下坦克。有甚至是即兴创作的安排，它将更像死亡笼子的计划安排详细信息证实了细节的逃生和安全安排以及我和约翰 · 富兰克林人的合同义务。他们义务似乎是提供所需在约定的时间和地点，要把所有安全安排到位，并提供付款是否成功让我出去，如果我失败了的所有设备。我的义务似乎是在指定的地点和时间 （自费） 露面，尽我最大成功的挑战，带一个同伴和我一起看到公平竞争。有两件事给我轻微的关注;第一个问题是他们说他们将提供更多的挑战的一天，更多的报酬;第二，他们坚持我的名字我的同伴，他们跟我签约。合同明确挑战多余的部分是完全可选，我猜这将使他们能够将一些戏剧的元素添加到特技;是否，会成功不仅将为更多的挑战？我以为关于命名我的同伴位是以便他们可以准备额外的文书工作，但它开得更多。

結果 (中文) 3:

水幻觉？我的生活伴侣，安吉，指着它给我；我会想念它，因为它是在本文第一部分不读。“你认为这是什么？”她说，当她递给我的文件，并在该地区的网页上，她认为可能是利益。你总是说你是一个挑战。”我专注于网页上我已经流传并迅速找到项目安琪把我的注意。小广告上写着，“约翰富兰克林挑战任何有抱负的表演脱身术的人逃离死亡的笼子在五分钟。成功的挑战者将获得£1000。”和联系电话。很自然地，我很感兴趣，所以我打电话给这个号码留下了一个信息。那天晚上，我收到了一封电子邮件，这是奇怪的，因为我只留下了我的名字，电话号码和事实，我感兴趣的“死亡笼”的挑战。我打开了所附的文件，发现了挑战的性质和被放置的安全程序。最后一段似乎有点奇怪。它简单地说，“如果你成功，你£1000；如果你失败了你得到的经验和你的伴侣有神奇经历的挑战。”我把PDF Angie问她估计。她的评价是，“手铐在你背后，20秒，30秒，因为你需要释放双手；颈环，另一个二十秒；两套脚镣，40秒和三十秒的笼子的锁。我做了2分钟。在水下做4分钟的时间加上一次，这样五分钟就可以了。不可否认，你只能屏住呼吸3分钟，但他们会提供一个空气软管，所以不应该是一个大问题。我认为，如果你能处理做了现场的观众和约翰富兰克林角色压力，你应该去。”我们认为这是值得挑战的下一个阶段，这给进一步的细节和合同。下一个晚上，这些细节了，但是我把大部分时间花在坦克在夏宫花园里练习摆脱手铐我背后的水下。我甚至还安排了一个安排，这样就更像是“死亡笼”的计划安排了细节证实越狱细节和安全安排，我和约翰富兰克林人的合同义务。他们的义务似乎是提供所需的所有设备，在指定的时间和地点，有所有的安全安排到位，并提供付款，如果我成功或获得我，如果我失败了。我的义务似乎是在指定的地点和时间（在他们的费用），尽我最大的努力，以成功的挑战，并带一个同伴，我看到公平竞争。有两点让我有点担心，第一是他们说他们会提供更多的挑战，在一天，更多的报酬，其次是他们坚持我的名字我的同伴，他们签署了合同与我。合同明确指出，额外的部分的挑战是完全可选的，我猜这将允许他们添加一些元素的戏剧到特技，不仅我会成功，但我会为额外的挑战吗？我假设我的同伴的名字有点，这样他们可以准备额外的文书工作，但它竟然是超过了。