John: stand on a table for a $5,000 charity donation from Scott Westerfeld and Justine Larbalestier (2008)
punishment · status: performed · last event: performed (2008-12-08 (said on 2008-12-07, implied)) · owner: John
Scott Westerfeld and Justine Larbalestier offered $5,000 to John's favourite charities if he, afraid of heights, would stand on a hotel table. He failed at first, they extended the deadline, and in December 2008 he stood on a table on camera and won the $5,000.
About: Scott Westerfeld, Justine Larbalestier, Médecins Sans Frontières, First Book, Asha for Education
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-08 (said on 2008-12-07, implied) | set | Scott Westerfeld and Justine Larbalestier offer $5,000 to John's favourite charities if he stands on top of a hotel-room table, the price John himself named. (playful) | I Am Afraid of Heights 00:00:52 |
| 2008-12-08 (said on 2008-12-07, implied) | changed | After John fails to get on the table, Scott and Justine extend the deadline for the table-standing to today. (playful) | I Am Afraid of Heights 00:01:16 |
| 2008-12-08 (said on 2008-12-07, implied) (happened 2008-12-07) | performed | John stands on the table on camera and celebrates the $5,000; the description says the money went to Doctors without Borders, Firstbook and Ashanet. | I Am Afraid of Heights 00:02:32 |
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What is said about it
5 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2008-12-08 (said on 2008-12-07, implied) · I Am Afraid of Heights — John says that today, a snowy Sunday in December, he will conquer one of his greatest phobias: heights. (playful) — 00:00:07
- 2008-12-08 (said on 2008-12-07, implied) · I Am Afraid of Heights — John: Narrating as Willy, John says that at an author party Scott Westerfeld and Justine Larbalestier teased him about his fear of heights and asked what it would cost him to stand on a hotel-room table. (playful) — 00:00:24
- 2008-12-08 (said on 2008-12-07, implied) · I Am Afraid of Heights — John says he failed to get on the table at the time (calling himself a wuss), but Scott and Justine extended the deadline to today. (playful) — 00:01:12
- 2008-12-08 (said on 2008-12-07, implied) · I Am Afraid of Heights — John has his pulse taken to show he is legitimately afraid and says getting on the table will be easy but standing on it exceptionally hard. (hedged) — 00:01:29
- 2008-12-08 (said on 2008-12-07, implied) · I Am Afraid of Heights — Sarah Urist Green: Sarah, filming, tells John to get on the table after he says he doesn't think he can do it. — 00:02:02