Topic: Urgent! Need to raise ~$1,200 USD in 24 hrs for South Pole expedition. - page 6. (Read 15435 times)
November 02, 2013, 02:29:19 PM
Need someone very close by to him to make it.
November 02, 2013, 02:20:01 PM
god damn what a bullish week, first the moon and now bitcoins on the poles, what is next?
Somehow I missed the moon article, but we know that Mars is out since it turned into a comet.
Looks like only ~$600 USD short, but truly feel it'll make it: https://blockchain.info/address/1Gt1anYr6gEuiNgacFouhy4RUNQFH3YY9Y
NEED FLAG!
~TMIBITW
November 02, 2013, 02:13:07 PM
I'm in. This is legit. See the coindesk article:http://www.coindesk.com/adventurer-make-first-ever-bitcoin-transaction-south-pole/ (in phins post too)
November 02, 2013, 02:05:33 PM
$1,000 now.
I can hand make a flag and go to fed-ex Monday but there have got to be better options.
I'm not sure it would get there in time.
He leaves from Chile?
Who do we know in Chile?
I can hand make a flag and go to fed-ex Monday but there have got to be better options.
I'm not sure it would get there in time.
He leaves from Chile?
Who do we know in Chile?
Apologies for the cross post from the other thread:
Yeah me too. Ill send him a btc.
edit 1 btc sent.
also he only needs 5 more, im sure we can get this done!
edit 1 btc sent.
also he only needs 5 more, im sure we can get this done!
Believe I just saw it hit, Goat.
I'm committed to paying for standard expedient shipping cost to get a flag in his hands before the deadline. If we had a design and know the size and of what material it should be made of, we can get Jason King of Sean's Outpost to embroidery one.
~TMIBITW
November 02, 2013, 01:52:08 PM
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1pr62j/adventurer_to_make_first_ever_bitcoin_transaction/cd5870y
Find a flag.
Agree on the flag.
Entity that has flag and ships it will be reimbursed by me via bitcoins or cc. It MUST be expedient shipping regardless of the cost (within reason, for I don't want to pay for a chartered jet to deliver a flag)
~TMIBITW
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I see no problem with the required funds being raised, ergo we need to concentrate on getting a Bitcoin flag in his hands ASAP.
Any suggestions? If there's an appropriate flag available, I will pay all shipping cost to make sure it gets there in time.
Any suggestions? If there's an appropriate flag available, I will pay all shipping cost to make sure it gets there in time.
Find a flag.
Agree on the flag.
Entity that has flag and ships it will be reimbursed by me via bitcoins or cc. It MUST be expedient shipping regardless of the cost (within reason, for I don't want to pay for a chartered jet to deliver a flag)
~TMIBITW
November 02, 2013, 01:44:25 PM
Somebody just donated ~$400 USD: https://blockchain.info/tx/634322904a71c71b6c86278f06bb04a0412d481dce9355cfc4a9edd93259e66d
I seriously see this getting funding without much effort, with me only probably playing a minor role now.
But there's still the issue of getting a Bitcoin flag in his hands.
Options?
I seriously see this getting funding without much effort, with me only probably playing a minor role now.
But there's still the issue of getting a Bitcoin flag in his hands.
Options?
November 02, 2013, 01:42:45 PM
I urge a more permanent resettlement. As an incentive I'll provide you with a lifetime supply of Ayn Rand eBooks.
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November 02, 2013, 01:42:03 PM
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Thorkil Værge, head of Sirius Money, has pledged €1,000 (6.8 BTC) to Hanneche, who is undertaking the challenge to travel alone to both poles in a single year. He also says if Hanneche manages to raise more than 15 BTC, he will carry a bitcoin flag with him, if one can be made before his departure from South Africa on November 5th
I am sure that his departure date will be a date worth remembering. November 02, 2013, 01:39:39 PM
http://www.coindesk.com/adventurer-make-first-ever-bitcoin-transaction-south-pole/
1Gt1anYr6gEuiNgacFouhy4RUNQFH3YY9Y https://blockchain.info/address/1Gt1anYr6gEuiNgacFouhy4RUNQFH3YY9Y
Ideally, I would have loved the Bitcoin 100 to help fill the request, but now because of time constraint, among other factors, albeit an argument could be had, that's probably no longer possible, hence reaching out to the community, specifically to those with deeper pockets.
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Thorkil Værge, head of Sirius Money, has pledged €1,000 (6.8 BTC) to Hanneche, who is undertaking the challenge to travel alone to both poles in a single year. He also says if Hanneche manages to raise more than 15 BTC, he will carry a bitcoin flag with him, if one can be made before his departure from South Africa on November 5th.
Thorkil Værge first mentioned the South Pole expediton here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoins-to-the-south-pole-317249
While penning this post, I just so happened to have https://blockchain.info/address/1Gt1anYr6gEuiNgacFouhy4RUNQFH3YY9Y opened on another tab, and people ARE currently donating.
Please note in the last quote above that there's a request for a Bitcoin flag. It would be totally amazing if we could pull this outta our ass.
~TMIBITW
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