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I think Jeff Bezos or another random Billionaire should do a $100MM chest next. Would be great for getting people outside.
by rayhendricks 6y ago
I think Jeff Bezos or another random Billionaire should do a $100MM chest next. Would be great for getting people outside.
- teruakohatu 6y agoWhile turning some scenic part of the country into a scene from Max Max
- ta17711771 6y agoUse satellite imagery to watch where people don't search, go search those places after some period of failures, profit.
- teruakohatu 6y agoThere is no need to take risks or get dirty. Just buy shares in a fund that owns shares in each of the exploration companies which are buying satellite imagery to find the treasure.
- ta17711771 6y agoNailed it.
- uniqueid 6y agoIt would be more in keeping with Bezos' conduct to announce a year-long talent show to determine who wins the prize, and 12 months later declare his son the winner.
- troughway 6y agoSounds tasty. Link to what happened?
- ShamelessC 6y agoI believe they're referring to this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_HQ2 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_HQ2
- voisin 6y agoI think he is referring to Amazon’s search for HQ2.
- 14 6y agoI hope we learn that there is a secret chest in the trunk of Starman and may the best team win the race to reach it and return Starman to Earth.
- dylan604 6y agoThat was Musk, not Bezos
- themodelplumber 6y agoIIRC there's an entire online community of treasure hunter-hiders. There was at least one guy I remember wrapping $100 bills around old nails, dipping in wax, and then (re?)inserting the nails into wooden fenceposts. Followed by clues posted online. Things like that. Not 100M, but man that's really raising the stakes. People would do things for $10K that would make your head spin.
- giarc 6y agoThere is a local treasure called GoldHunt (https://goldhunt.com/ https://goldhunt.com/) where someone hid $100k (well a chest with some paper that you could claim the $100k). You could buy a map for $25 which was a set of clues (they also just got posted online instantly). It became quite popular when they did the first hunt a few years ago. The problem was that it meant a ton of people would flood an area and trample gardens and parks.
- ethbro 6y agoIs it illegal to claim a $1M treasure, actually put an IOU in the box, sell $40 maps for a few years, fill the treasure once you break even, then keep subsequent profit? I supposed you'd have to figure out a way to make the maps single use.
- PopeDotNinja 6y agoYou'd probably be on the hook for the amount of the IOU, so you'd better hope no one found it before breaking even.
- c17r 6y agoTake out insurance that covers the $1MM. That’s how things like Hole in One tournaments work.
- robocat 6y agoThat could run fowl of gambling laws? Depending on jurisdiction and details.
- catacombs 6y ago> It became quite popular when they did the first hunt a few years ago. The problem was that it meant a ton of people would flood an area and trample gardens and parks. Amazing how greed fuels people.
- hckr_news 6y ago
- dylan604 6y agoBezos already has a treasure hunt. It's actually getting a legit product that's not a fake item on Amazon.
- wp381640 6y agoFire $500 million into Mars
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoI'd prefer it if he would just pay his staff better. Secondary, splitting it up would benefit more people better. 100 million could also be 10K $10K packages.