Win tickets to How To Academy
The UK publishers of The Knowledge, Bodley Head (Random House), are running a twitter competition to win a pair of tickets to the book launch event. The ‘How to Rebuild after the Apocalypse’ event is this Thursday (April 10th) at the How To Academy in Soho, London. Further details on the event at the How To Academy website
To enter for your chance to win, simply Retweet the below message and tell us your answer using the #KnowledgeUK hashtag:
Tell us what 3 items you’d pack in your post-apoc survival kit. RT & enter #KnowledgeUK for chance to win http://t.co/96cLr5YzcT
— THE KNOWLEDGE (@KnowledgeCiv) April 7, 2014
Closes 2pm Tuesday 8th April. More competitions to follow – keep your eye on The Knowledge homepage and Twitter feed @KnowledgeCiv for details.
UPDATE 8-April 2:30pm – The winners have been selected and notified. I loved Jess’s idea, which combined humour and cunning (if not bending the rules just a touch to count Ray Mears with his pockets stuffed full of tools as one object…) and she has been sent a pair of tickets for the How To Academy event.
@KnowledgeCiv @guardianscience 1) Ray Mears (& accompanying tools); 2) Medicine & food cultivation books; 3) Antibiotics.
— Jess Smith (@smiththegeek) April 7, 2014
But we had such a strong response to the competition, with so many great suggestions that we felt we had to award two runners-up as well. Well done Alex and James for your entries – I particularly liked your practical mindedness of a solar-powered electronic library and seed potatoes (and of course a decent Scotch…). You’ve both been sent a hardback copy of The Knowledge.
.@KnowledgeCiv #KnowledgeUK 1) Solar powered Laptop with extensive electronic library 2) Good Swiss army knife 3) Water bottle with a filter
— SANEAlex (@SANEAlex1) April 7, 2014
Bag of seed potatoes, bivvy bag, single malt (Oban 14 year old) #KnowledgeUK
— London Permaculture (@LondonPrmcultr) April 7, 2014
And I felt that I also had to give an honourable mention to Simon for his efforts at preserving the finer things in life: jazz and tea!
@KnowledgeCiv #KnowledgeUK 3 items: 1) Gramophone 2) Kind of Blue LP 3) Flask of English Breakfast tea … culture and civilization saved.
— Simon Kohli (@PrecisionWord) April 8, 2014
