Posted on 01/07/2025 9:06:20 PM PST by logi_cal869
As CES product launches flood the internet faster than you can say consumer tech, you may have come across the “Enron Egg,” a micro nuclear reactor that promises to power your home for 10 years straight. But don’t cut ties with your electric company just yet. Enron, the company infamous for its massive accounting scandal and eventual collapse, hasn’t made a comeback. The Enron Egg is a hoax from a parody company of the same name.
On Monday, a website for Enron Corporation bearing the company’s old logo, announced an egg-shaped device that supposedly will revolutionize home energy. “Nuclear you can trust,” declared the fake page for the fake product, which then goes on to detail its purported benefits.
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The description for the satiric product also claims that an integrated chip “enables seamless 24/7 monitoring by Enron’s nuclear management facility, ensuring real-time oversight and unparalleled operational safety — anytime, anywhere.”
What Happens When You Preorder An Enron Egg? The press release announcing the company’s return looks surprisingly legitimate and even includes a press contact email. Curious, I sent a few questions, expecting my email to bounce back undelivered. Instead, I received a polite response from someone at media strategy company Stu Loeser & Co., though he didn’t say how many people had clicked on the Enron Egg preorder button, which leads to a newsletter signup.
Terms and conditions on Enron.com clearly state that information on the site “represents performance art and is for entertainment purposes only.” For those who miss that disclaimer, another clue is the acrostic poem on the homepage assigning adjectives to each letter in Enron. The “r” stands for “repentant,” and the last “n” stands for “nice” — amusingly ironic given the company’s past behavior.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
https://x.com/Enron/status/1876366506583261393
and an msn link to the original source article without link to the barred source
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/enron-egg-parody-unveils-world-s-first-at-home-nuclear-reactor-and-baffles-internet/ar-AA1x7Uk9
Note: Some people thought this was real based on the x post.
I wanted to be a distributor for these. There’s money to be had. And you ruin it all with . . . facts.
Enronium core, eh? Fun video.
LOL.
It’s a good thing liberals - except the trolls - don’t come to FR.
I didn’t state it prior, but my heart warmed like a nukular reactor when I read that some believed it to be true.
I thought it was a well-done production.
Though I’m not sure what they hope to gain...
Never forget their terror at the dreaded “C:\” prompt.
Technical things are beyond them.
Seems ideal for those wanting to go completely off the grid. Just ad a Starlink connection.
Exactly, I’ll go with the proven Mr. Fusion over the unproven Enron Egg anytime.
Mr. Fusion is pretty good so long as you don’t pour any Bud Light into it.
yes Mr. Fusion doesn’t want to turn into Miss Fusion
The Enron Egg is no less a fraud than windmills and solar farms providing all of our energy needs.
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