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Blood For Extra Credit Points Offer Raises Eyebrows In Test-Mad China

Posted by samzenpus on from the bloody-report-card dept.

An anonymous reader writes Parents in China's Zhejiang province can give their own blood to earn some extra points on their child's high school entrance exam. Four liters of donated blood will get your child one extra point; 6 liters adds two points; and 8 liters, three. From the article: "The policy burst into the national limelight this week, when a Weibo user posted a photo of a bandaged arm, saying, 'For my future child, I say one thing: Relax when you take the high school entrance exam. Your dad's already helped you gain points.' The post was widely shared. Though the user declined to be interviewed by China Real Time, he also clarified his original post, saying that he had in fact been giving blood since age 18."

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  1. 4-8 LITERS?! by itsenrique · · Score: 3, Funny

    Man that's a lot of blood.

    1. Re:4-8 LITERS?! by i+kan+reed · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, most people don't even have that much blood.

    2. Re:4-8 LITERS?! by GameboyRMH · · Score: 4, Funny

      Keep in mind these are asians we're talking about, and according to their action movies and cartoons, they have about 10 gallons of blood stored under high pressure :-P

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  2. Question... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does it have to be your own blood?

  3. Where my points? by methano · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've given about 90+ pints over the years. Too bad my kids are out of college. I guess I'm not in China either. Maybe we could institute some Social Security points so that I could retire earlier.

  4. Something new by dingleberrie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finally! A form of bribery that almost anyone can afford.