this is when I start pissing and shitting over the side trying to hit the guy at the bottom.
nice depiction of any new techbro VC powered startup “revolutionary” online service (which I think it was the obvious interpretation, but didn’t see it in the comments)
It’s only $1.
decimal separation differences strike again
It’s a
bananaballoon landing, what could it cost? $10?The three decimal places is just how you know he’s a serious professional businessman.
Takes out pocket knife and cuts the rope.
I’m the captain of this balloon now.
“Balloon Returns: $10,000”
That balloon probably costs $30k-$60k to replace. The owner created his own hostage situation.
There is nothing more sweet as someone walking into “unintended consequences” when they were the first to act in bad faith.
Literally the AI sector right now, except it is “low prices for your AI backend!” And in a few years it will be “extremely high prices for your AI backend, now that your entire product is heavily reliant on it”
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Sadly the group left holding the bag are those swindled by the providers
The bridge that leads to Prince Edward Island in Canada is a toll bridge but “Tolls apply only when leaving Prince Edward Island”.
You can drive on to the island for free, but you have to pay to leave.
The Golden Gate Bridge is a toll bridge, but only heading into San Francisco.
Same with all the bridges in the bay
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CaliforniaPEIWhoever made that decision must love Rollercoaster Tycoon.
It’s fine as long as they don’t remove the bridge out from under you
Me, backing up full throttle on the ‘to’ lanes: big brain time 😎
Have fun:
It’s showtime
A bridge along one of the major routes between England and Wales used a have toll for entering Wales, but it was free to leave.
The guy on the ground has no way to get the balloon back down, unless he’s got a rifle stashed somewhere…
It’s $1000 to hire the balloon expert that knows how to work it.
The fire is radiocontolled
He can rope the balloon back down.
Just hand over hand pull it down? That’s a lot of work, even if the balloon has neutral buoyancy.
Its about $1000 worth of work
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That’s what camel rides at the Giza Pyramids are like. They’ll quote you on a cheaper price, take you out into the desert and then demand a bunch of money to take you back to the pyramids.
rule number one about the camels in Giza.
don’t ride the camels in Giza.
Lol
