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A billionaire could finance some UFO-looking drones to swarm a town, then invest in the real estate and tourism in that town and profit. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 9 months ago by bgonger to c/showerthoughts
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I was just thinking about how people still go to Roswell, NM to visit the alien museum and yet those UFO sighting events took place decades ago.

Imagine if new sightings took place frequently in some town. That would probably change the local economy of the town.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Nah that'd scare all the locals away and then some teenagers and their dog would come and get you arrested, possibly harming you (with a makeshift device and/or accidental high-speed tackle*) in the process.

*=Most likely involving multiple people trapped inside a giant water jug and being propelled by a minecart, so you'll probably break a rib or two when they smash you into a wall and then get a concussion when a shelf breaks over your head, leaving you with amnesia but still responsible for the fines (+medical bills) and prison sentence because of a silly scheme and mild fraud/insider-trading that you obviously have no recollection of.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

way too specific... is this the plot to a book? if so what's it called?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Teenagers and a dog sound like Scooby Doo. No idea how specific the rest is.

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