I Tried a Viral Electrocution Game Just to Feel Something
I’m really not this kind of person. I have no urge to skydive, or feed sharks from a chum bucket; I hate Fear Factor, and the intro from Are You Afraid of the Dark? makes my brain break. But when I learned about this electrocution game—sorry, “zapping” game—online, I smashed that order button. Formally, the game is called Lightning Reaction Reloaded (what was the first loading?). Informally, it is called The Crisis Purchase of My 30th Birthday.
There was a logical marketing path towards this impulsive purchase, though: The electrocution game was a suggested item after browsing the Magnetic Ghost Hunting Paranormal Equipment Kit, which I stared at for three minutes, wondering what would happen if I suddenly awakened the 1920s Italian milliner tenants that used to live in my Brooklyn apartment? No, grazie.
Then I got kind of mad at myself for being such a drag. Was I that closed-off to new experiences? Was I self-absorbed enough to think ghosts would actually give a hoot about me, when they could be haunting the M&M's World in Times Square, or Liv Tyler’s perfect brownstone? Anyways. If the pressure to get out of my comfort zone brought me back to the electrocution game tab, it was the 4.5 star rating and reviews of over 10,000 people that sealed the deal:
