Print ArticleThis whole Bigfoot "story" is a scam and I'll tell you why. The only thing I've done here is read about 5 news reports and applied the "common sense" filter. If you don't think this story is a scam then perhaps, your filter is broken. This whole thing screams B**S***.
1. Obviously, after all of these years and with all of our new technology we still can't manage to snag a picture (dead or alive) of bigfoot. The photos that these guys brought to the press conference were laughable. You supposedly have a dead body. You have all the time in the world to get some really great pictures to present to the world but you don't? You offer up samples that look like close-ups of a Taco Bell dinner.
2. The fact that REAL reporters couldn't help but notice a bunch of folks who tried to pass themselves off as REAL reporters. I haven't seen a reporter with tattoos and a biker outfit at a press conference with this amount of real or imagined importance. This conference wasn't last minute. The reporters had all the time in the world to doll themselves up but several decide not to? One of the guys hosting the press conference called on an unknown reporter by name. It just wasn't one of the REAL more well known ones. Makes you go 'hmmmm.'
3. DNA evidence didn't show anything, yet they go forward with the press conference? These dudes claim to have a body. If you have a body, you have plenty of DNA evidence. You can take samples all day long and from anywhere on the body. It's a forensic pathologists dream! Alas, but no. The sample given to be tested was a stomach sample that turned out to be a combination of human DNA and possum DNA. If you have a dead bigfoot body, how on God's green earth could you screw this up? Hair samples, skin samples, nail samples, and internal organs not yet gone.
4. The REAL body is in a freezer at an undisclosed location. This is the 21st century. Couldn't have managed to have a display at your press conference? Believe it or not, there are companies out there that rent freezers.
5. The people who claim to have found Bigfoot have a monetary interest in Bigfoot, insomuch as they make their living from the story of bigfoot. They are not working at Wal-Mart or working construction. They sell Bigfoot paraphernalia on the web for money. For these guys, the legend of Bigfoot must survive so they can survive as well.
6. Haven't these guys heard of the internet? Do they not realize that everyone can fact check on the internet? Even a simple look at Google Images would have showed them that they'd have to produce better pictures to be believable. Ever hear of Photoshop? I would have looked at the Bigfoot scams that failed and then try something different. Hello?
7. The bar needed to be raised. This press conference simply didn't do that. Pictures, DNA, and a body. Had they produced those three things, they might have managed to raise the bar. The pictures were awful, the DNA was a human and a possum, and they didn't have the body.
From a scientific perspective, you need to present your evidence and your findings in a way that garnishes support. You failed to do that.
Imagine that the American people (world is ok too) represent the jury. You are the prosecutor. You have to convince the jury that Bigfoot is real and alive. Do you believe you've done that? Did you feel good walking into your press conference (a.k.a the courtroom of America)?
As far as the DNA and body stuff, wasn't one of the guys a police officer? Isn't the other guy a security guard?
The whole "I want to believe" mantra just doesn't apply here. If you want something to believe in, why not start with your loved ones and your family?
In conclusion, as far as Bigfoot is concerned, it certainly is an interesting theory. If you can't see it and you can't touch it then perhaps, just perhaps it's time for you to move on. We need our resources focused on far greater concerns. Concerns that are tangible. We need natural free energy. In the mean time, we could use some cheaper oil. Alternative energy would be nice.
Have you ever heard of opportunity cost? By spending time on this bigfoot nonsense (I've definitely proved that so forget the emails) you are choosing NOT to spend time on something else. You only get so much time on Earth. Do you guys want to be remembered as fakes? Is this a 15 minutes of fame issue?
Just two guys trying to make the Web 2.0 (final) crowd believe that Web 1.0 (beta) is good enough and in the age of information, the 1970s scams just won't work anymore.
Something smells and it's certainly NOT a bigfoot corpse.
1. Obviously, after all of these years and with all of our new technology we still can't manage to snag a picture (dead or alive) of bigfoot. The photos that these guys brought to the press conference were laughable. You supposedly have a dead body. You have all the time in the world to get some really great pictures to present to the world but you don't? You offer up samples that look like close-ups of a Taco Bell dinner.
2. The fact that REAL reporters couldn't help but notice a bunch of folks who tried to pass themselves off as REAL reporters. I haven't seen a reporter with tattoos and a biker outfit at a press conference with this amount of real or imagined importance. This conference wasn't last minute. The reporters had all the time in the world to doll themselves up but several decide not to? One of the guys hosting the press conference called on an unknown reporter by name. It just wasn't one of the REAL more well known ones. Makes you go 'hmmmm.'
3. DNA evidence didn't show anything, yet they go forward with the press conference? These dudes claim to have a body. If you have a body, you have plenty of DNA evidence. You can take samples all day long and from anywhere on the body. It's a forensic pathologists dream! Alas, but no. The sample given to be tested was a stomach sample that turned out to be a combination of human DNA and possum DNA. If you have a dead bigfoot body, how on God's green earth could you screw this up? Hair samples, skin samples, nail samples, and internal organs not yet gone.
4. The REAL body is in a freezer at an undisclosed location. This is the 21st century. Couldn't have managed to have a display at your press conference? Believe it or not, there are companies out there that rent freezers.
5. The people who claim to have found Bigfoot have a monetary interest in Bigfoot, insomuch as they make their living from the story of bigfoot. They are not working at Wal-Mart or working construction. They sell Bigfoot paraphernalia on the web for money. For these guys, the legend of Bigfoot must survive so they can survive as well.
6. Haven't these guys heard of the internet? Do they not realize that everyone can fact check on the internet? Even a simple look at Google Images would have showed them that they'd have to produce better pictures to be believable. Ever hear of Photoshop? I would have looked at the Bigfoot scams that failed and then try something different. Hello?
7. The bar needed to be raised. This press conference simply didn't do that. Pictures, DNA, and a body. Had they produced those three things, they might have managed to raise the bar. The pictures were awful, the DNA was a human and a possum, and they didn't have the body.
From a scientific perspective, you need to present your evidence and your findings in a way that garnishes support. You failed to do that.
Imagine that the American people (world is ok too) represent the jury. You are the prosecutor. You have to convince the jury that Bigfoot is real and alive. Do you believe you've done that? Did you feel good walking into your press conference (a.k.a the courtroom of America)?
As far as the DNA and body stuff, wasn't one of the guys a police officer? Isn't the other guy a security guard?
The whole "I want to believe" mantra just doesn't apply here. If you want something to believe in, why not start with your loved ones and your family?
In conclusion, as far as Bigfoot is concerned, it certainly is an interesting theory. If you can't see it and you can't touch it then perhaps, just perhaps it's time for you to move on. We need our resources focused on far greater concerns. Concerns that are tangible. We need natural free energy. In the mean time, we could use some cheaper oil. Alternative energy would be nice.
Have you ever heard of opportunity cost? By spending time on this bigfoot nonsense (I've definitely proved that so forget the emails) you are choosing NOT to spend time on something else. You only get so much time on Earth. Do you guys want to be remembered as fakes? Is this a 15 minutes of fame issue?
Just two guys trying to make the Web 2.0 (final) crowd believe that Web 1.0 (beta) is good enough and in the age of information, the 1970s scams just won't work anymore.
Something smells and it's certainly NOT a bigfoot corpse.
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