This is a joke right? One of those "make fun of silly startup" kind of things? I mean... I think it is. But Poe's Law is real and startups are absolutely insane so... please someone tell me this is a joke.
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Cangoroo: Pogo sticks are the new scooters
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#12Best deadpan spoof I've seen in a decade probably. 10/10, A+.
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#14I was in the beta test for cangoroo. I booked 30 minutes, planning on going 2km in the time. When I was near my destination my cangoroo tokens depleted and the locking mechanism engaged. This caused me to abruptly stop bouncing and fall down, breaking an arm and causing large concrete scrapes. A bystander called an ambulance. My health insurance company is currently engaged in a legal battle with cangoroo and it looks like that is going to cause a downround as investors are cooling. /s
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#15"Founder" is actually head of a creative agency - so assume this is a viral spoof campaign :)
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#16I was in the beta test for cangoroo. I booked 30 minutes, planning on going 2km in the time. When I was near my destination my cangoroo tokens depleted and the locking mechanism engaged. This caused me to abruptly stop bouncing and fall down, breaking an arm and causing large concrete scrapes. A bystander called an ambulance. My health insurance company is currently engaged in a legal battle with cangoroo and it look…
Is it bad that I thought this was a completely valid experience until the end?
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#17This is made by a Swedish adver^H^H^H^H^H creative communications agency called ODD Company (https://oddcompany.se) who makes these kind viralbait product campaigns. Not sure if it is made for another client or just as a way to get som press for themselves but they mention Swedish payment solution provider Klarna a couple of times.
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#18Check out the other projects by the ℅ company from the contact address https://oddcompany.se/work/
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#19I'm just one point of view but I haven't seen a single pogo commuter in the 12 years I've lived in the Bay Area.
I haven't seen a pogo stick since the 80's.
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#20It is indeed a serious Venture. For more info on our long-term plans and additional vehicles to add to our fleet, please get in touch at adam@cangoroo.tech
Happy weekend!