Ran the calculations some time ago, and donating a half liter of blood gets rid of about 500kcal, which I can easily manage to do in under half hour not counting the paperwork. I think the only more calorie-consuming activity I can think of is liposuction or mutilation of body parts. Not that I recommend either, just a random thought.

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[–] SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

But then they also give you free food after you donate blood (here, at least) so you don't pass out.

[–] Shaleesh@hexbear.net 8 points 5 days ago

The red cross has been messing around with their vendors recently and the new granola bars and cheez-its are totally shit now. Not even the cookies are good.

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

i've never donated blood but from what i understand they give you a couple cookies and some juice if you feel faint

[–] Spongebobsquarejuche@hexbear.net 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Free juice and cookies?… You have my attention.

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

if you donate plasma they'll give you somewhere between $20 - $50 instead

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There are places that pay only $20?

The last time I gave plasma was a decade ago in a rural area and the minimum was $40.

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

yeah.. the town where i went to college gave $20 on your first donation of the week and then $40 if you came back in the next 2 - 3 days of the same week.

That was how my sister, bro-in-law, and I survived one year of college basically.

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

My experience was the opposite: $200 for the first 3 donations, and then like $30-40 for each one after that, over a six-month span.

I ended up only doing it twice, and getting a part-time job while buying rice and dry beans instead.