Internet Hoax Wrapup

There were a couple of stories posted last week that actually turned out to be a hoax.  The first was the Tacocopter, that totally awesome service that would deliver a taco via GPS.  While it would seem that many sites discredited the startup from the beginning I had high hopes and figured they would clean it up in post.

Oh, of course not. Not even close. Tacocopter isn’t a real app or startup. The technical, safety and legal hurdles facing such a taco-delivery system are near insurmountable in today’s environment — as our resident flying drone expert, Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson, was quick to point out when Gadget Lab became just a bit too enthusiastic about the possibility of window-side delivery service. (We’re located on the third floor.) Source Wired

The next internet hoax was the failed attempt to bring down the internet using Operation Blackout, again I held my hopes high so that I could justify my day of yardwork.  Sadly I could be seen slaving away trimming trees, cleaning flowerbeds and running a power rake over the yard, and for nothing.

Well at least my yard will look good this year.

Related Web URL: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/03/qa-with-tac...