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Aquarium's whale shark seen by thousands of visitors revealed to be a robot
(Thanks to Ron Wylie and pharmaross)
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According to New York Post: "Xiaomeisha reps have since addressed the criticism, claiming the robo-shark - which cost millions of Chinese yuan to construct - was not devised to 'catfish' visitors but rather to adhere to laws banning the trade of whale sharks."
And that makes it all right? They don't address the deceptive advertising.
Oh wait .. it's China.
Posted by: MOTW | October 17, 2024 at 09:17 AM
I'm shocked !
Posted by: Shamu | October 17, 2024 at 09:23 AM
Serve it at the park’s seafood restaurant.
Posted by: Tess Like Tuna | October 17, 2024 at 10:10 AM
So much for basking in the limelight.
Posted by: the shark from JAWS | October 17, 2024 at 10:58 AM
But the mermaids are real.
Posted by: Nessie | October 17, 2024 at 11:20 AM
And right next door, you can see the pandas!
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/travel/guangdong-china-panda-dog-zoo-intl-hnk/index.html
Posted by: Ed. | October 17, 2024 at 04:50 PM
Confucius say..."You can fool some of the people some of time. And those are pretty good odds."
Posted by: Lucky Jack | October 18, 2024 at 11:00 AM