Arc
12th March 2014, 16:32
Did anyone catch this recent HUVr (hover) Board hoax video?? I find this a bit odd, and in light of the recent Ukraine UFO. If anyone else posted already, I must have missed it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4vE_vpkr90
So, is this:
A) An innocent hoax prank - it is a comedy site right? purely random creativity...
B) Clever marketing to generate views for their website with a well produced creative comedy that will generate an internet buzz - and good fun!
C) Clever disinfo to generate a buzz about something like anti-gravity technology, and then crush the concept of anti-gravity tech to make people think any future info about it is also a hoax
While, it seems that A and B are plausible, I tend to think it's C. Here's why:
1) there was never any indication that it was a prank all through the video except that it just seems to amazing to be true - no sarcasm, no "reveal" at the end, etc.
2) it's not really a funny prank - no comedy - it's more of a "got-cha" or "fooled ya". Fool the audience, but no comedy.. mmm-k
3) a lot of effort and quality was put into this production. They got Christopher Lloyd?? (mad scientist from Back to the Future), Tony Hawk?? (most iconic skate boarder), a working DeLorean??
4) emotional factor draws in audience - Dr. Brown tells his story, and how great that he finally gets to see the real thing before he passes... Then at the end he acts like he is overwhelmed about to have a tear.
5) so well done, as if they are introducing a new iPhone, or tech gadget, that you would actually see from a viral marketing campaign
6) realistic website(http://huvrtech.com/) - not indicating that it's a joke - why go through the trouble to make that believable looking website for a simple prank??
7) video title: BELIEF (simple, in bold). So, this is a prank video about ... Belief... in hover technology. And, the prank is to fool you and make you think it's impossible.
8) Funny or Die, who made this, recently also had Obama in one of their internet comedy skits with Jack Galafianakis. (http://www.funnyordie.com/)
That's odd that a quirky internet comedy site could get the US president on a skit with them (?). I suspect it was not Funny or Die's idea, but govt approached them with the idea for PR. That's a big speculation, but think about it. Since, they know they are loosing viewership in the mainstream, then use the net to build a trendy, cool image.
Now correlate that with this Hover Hoax. Does that make it possible that some agency decided to ask Funny or Die to make this, perhaps even fund it?? It appears to have taken some significant resources to put together, not just a few amateurs with hand cams. And, it's not even funny...
Oh, and they apologized for it, for fooling people. Or Christopher Lloyd did anyway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLzHj3aFCaE
So, if it is clever disinfo, here is the strategy.
1) reach an internet audience
2) focus on a taboo technology to debunk it
3) put real effort and resources into crafting it
4) don't give any clues it's a prank - make it seem almost believable, almost
5) let it build momentum and generate a buzz (12 million youtube views)
6) let people argue over it on the net until the diggers find out it's fake
7) everyone now feels gullible, who even thought it could be possible, and now will tend to think anything similar is just as much a hoax
8) plausible deniability - hey it was just a prank on a comedy site, what do you expect?
Now correlate this with the UFO hovering in Ukraine. Anyone else find it fishy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4vE_vpkr90
So, is this:
A) An innocent hoax prank - it is a comedy site right? purely random creativity...
B) Clever marketing to generate views for their website with a well produced creative comedy that will generate an internet buzz - and good fun!
C) Clever disinfo to generate a buzz about something like anti-gravity technology, and then crush the concept of anti-gravity tech to make people think any future info about it is also a hoax
While, it seems that A and B are plausible, I tend to think it's C. Here's why:
1) there was never any indication that it was a prank all through the video except that it just seems to amazing to be true - no sarcasm, no "reveal" at the end, etc.
2) it's not really a funny prank - no comedy - it's more of a "got-cha" or "fooled ya". Fool the audience, but no comedy.. mmm-k
3) a lot of effort and quality was put into this production. They got Christopher Lloyd?? (mad scientist from Back to the Future), Tony Hawk?? (most iconic skate boarder), a working DeLorean??
4) emotional factor draws in audience - Dr. Brown tells his story, and how great that he finally gets to see the real thing before he passes... Then at the end he acts like he is overwhelmed about to have a tear.
5) so well done, as if they are introducing a new iPhone, or tech gadget, that you would actually see from a viral marketing campaign
6) realistic website(http://huvrtech.com/) - not indicating that it's a joke - why go through the trouble to make that believable looking website for a simple prank??
7) video title: BELIEF (simple, in bold). So, this is a prank video about ... Belief... in hover technology. And, the prank is to fool you and make you think it's impossible.
8) Funny or Die, who made this, recently also had Obama in one of their internet comedy skits with Jack Galafianakis. (http://www.funnyordie.com/)
That's odd that a quirky internet comedy site could get the US president on a skit with them (?). I suspect it was not Funny or Die's idea, but govt approached them with the idea for PR. That's a big speculation, but think about it. Since, they know they are loosing viewership in the mainstream, then use the net to build a trendy, cool image.
Now correlate that with this Hover Hoax. Does that make it possible that some agency decided to ask Funny or Die to make this, perhaps even fund it?? It appears to have taken some significant resources to put together, not just a few amateurs with hand cams. And, it's not even funny...
Oh, and they apologized for it, for fooling people. Or Christopher Lloyd did anyway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLzHj3aFCaE
So, if it is clever disinfo, here is the strategy.
1) reach an internet audience
2) focus on a taboo technology to debunk it
3) put real effort and resources into crafting it
4) don't give any clues it's a prank - make it seem almost believable, almost
5) let it build momentum and generate a buzz (12 million youtube views)
6) let people argue over it on the net until the diggers find out it's fake
7) everyone now feels gullible, who even thought it could be possible, and now will tend to think anything similar is just as much a hoax
8) plausible deniability - hey it was just a prank on a comedy site, what do you expect?
Now correlate this with the UFO hovering in Ukraine. Anyone else find it fishy?