I tried the same thing, no luck. It was in 7th grade if I remember correctly - and that was 1984 for me so it’s been a minute. :)
The idea of choosing being served raw should be enough to track it down, and I’ve occasionally searched for it over the years, but…
The short story that sticks with me from junior high, that I have not been able to track down in the last 40 years or so, was if I remember right another lottery style tale. I think it was just the husband and the one chosen was eaten by the rest of the community - the twist was that the eatee got to choose the method of preparation, and in the story, he chose to be served raw. Anyone recall this story? I’d love to track it down.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Water_Knife
This was a pretty good read, also rather uncomfortable. I live in Arizona and I worry about the future here for my kids.
When a person has nothing left to lose they will take chances that otherwise they wouldn’t. If we weren’t living in a corporatocracy, perhaps there’d be no demand for this sort of thing, but we do and there is.
No Ice Pirates.
I figure we’re going to see the first chapter from The Ministry for the Future at some point. This is getting close.
You don’t have the holes for it
If you thought Breakfast™ (especially with the Bacon™ DLC) was good, just wait for the sequels.
The time machine.
Yes, he would definitely Get them.
He’s running for mayor of Fountain Hills, I think.
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Your pocket bomb doesn’t have any actual bomb in it (unless the Israelis put some there, like the Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies.) They can burn fast, but afaik they don’t explode, just like gunpowder doesn’t explode. It burns very fast. On the other hand, they can produce gas and burst the battery pack, which might be considered an explosion, but I’d argue it’s not actually one.
Which isn’t going to make someone who has it happen in their pocket feel any better.
If I have my physics wrong, please correct me, I’m not a lithium bomb expert :)