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- amandaw33, on 10/12/2007, -4/+63From space it almost looks fake. If I didn't see the 2nd picture I'm not sure I would've believed it. Pretty cool
- jsd8cc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+57Extraterrestrials are an untapped market. It's a goldmine.
- chocobomog, on 10/12/2007, -1/+52I'm still not totally convinced it can be seen from space, it would nice to see shots from space instead of aerial photos. Or do they define "seen from space" as pictures from satellites? Because with the newest satellites, even nickels can be seen from space.
I'm against the corporate branding of space (such as proposed "space billboards" which could been seen at night on Earth), but surprisingly I'm happy that it was the Colonel that was the first to do this sort of "advertising". If it was Sony, Microsoft, Virgin, etc that did it I would probably be annoyed. But there something about a kind, grandfatherly figure smiling at our astronauts that makes this seem acceptable. Maybe Orville Redenbacher will be next? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+40Starbucks will get there first
- daveddd, on 10/12/2007, -1/+36Now astronauts are being bombarded with advertisements.
Cholesterol in Space. - crawf061, on 10/12/2007, -4/+26has google earth picked it up yet? if so, what are the coordinates?
- lithuin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+22@sudoeste
I'm not really certain I want a giant Target logo painted on the planet.
As far as aliens are concerned, it seems a bit like putting a kick me sign on my back. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19Ok, there will be a Starbucks inside the Wal-Mart inside the ISS
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -9/+23Really fatso? I couldn't tell.
Just kidding. I don't really know what your weight is, but based on your enthusiasm for popcorn chicken, one can only guess. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Old white human = delicious fried chicken.
- adidos, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14Didn't Maxim already do this?
http://www.maximonline.com/maximusa/
Here at Maxim, we like things big: power tools, cupcakes, over-the-top stunts in honor of our greatness. Like this enormous cover of smoking mega-hottie Eva Longoria. Constructed near Vegas out of vinyl mesh to celebrate our 100th issue, this colossal babe can be seen from outer space using Google Earth. Or just click the link below, and get ready for a UFOs-eye view of gigantic hotness. - gnome21, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11They must be advertising to us since we're all sitting here talking about it.
- PrincessZelda, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Got you to read this article and think of KFC for at least twenty seconds. Did the same to me and everyone else who diggs this.
65'000 tiles is a lot of buckets of chicken, but still Yum! brands is a "big picture" kind of company.
Doesn't take a marketing wizard to spot a fairly sucessful publicity stunt. - StephenChow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10It's over.... they've won. Lay down your swords, men.
- roosterjm2k2, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12Actually, i can guarantee you this isnt meant to be seen from space (and it wont be visible...you cant even make out the boeing factory from space and it it many times this size)
The reason they do this, is the popularity of google earth and other sites like that. People spot something in the middle of knowwhere and it gets posted on all of the google sightseeing type sites and then hundreds of thousands of people will look at it...its a nice marketing idea, but short term i think. its been done before. An oil company around my house made a giant smiley face on its reservoirs, ive been to the top of those things and you cant make it out, but from a plane (or google earth) you can see it...and its on all the virtual sightseeing sites. Hes had people come in and ask if they can climb up on it to take a look...and he lets them...its not really advertising, but a cool little sideshow - KSUdesigner, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9"Got you to read this article and think of KFC for at least twenty seconds. Did the same to me and everyone else who diggs this."
Just when I'm trying to figure out what I want for dinner too. KFC here I come! - kindernacht, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10now all we need is a KFC on the ISS
- RuffRidr, on 10/12/2007, -11/+18I for one, welcome our finger-licking space overlords.
- shosterman, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Here is the Google Video of the creation.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8731914636474352421
Haha, it looks like the chopper destroys the work at the end. Now if I just knew the Nevada desert I could find it... - IWriteCode, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7So the Nazca lines were all about marketing?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Lines - Nistavar, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6These are not men! Men eat Popeye's Chicken and fight with mighty clubs drenched in acid!
- davesphone00, on 10/12/2007, -6/+11Poor astronauts will probably get homesick while they're eating their crappy astronaut's ice cream, looking down on the Earth with colonel Sanders taunting them. Finger lickin good.
- webcrumb, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Foolish humans... clogging their arteries with the excesses of mass-produced cholesterol-ridden carcasses... soon the day will come when we... oh, KFC? Family Bucket? With a Pepsi? Great, thanks.
- elnerdo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Google Earth's photos are many years old. Don't expect it for a while.
- Double-Z, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5To me, "seen from space" means that it can be seen with the naked eye from a low-earth orbit. I doubt this can be seen that way. Anything can be "seen from space" if satellites are used, or even aircraft, as in the example pictures.
I'm waiting for the Coke branded moon to appear in the sky. Perhaps some massive projector on a satellite at the lagrangian point L1? - Rosco, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Should have used Buckethead instead, now that would be cool!
- chalkboy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Because some one eats bad food does not make them fat. Just means they will most likely die early. But popcorn chicken and their snackers are great.
- op12, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yes, it is real...there are multiple pictures from different angles, and it made several newspapers: http://www.nirajsanghvi.com/stories.php?sid=297&tid=51
- webcrumb, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Tsk...
All your buckets are belong to us. - dgooding, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Apparently, I might be wrong......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:KFC#NOTE:_Snopes_Site_is_a_Spoof - BryceHutch, on 10/12/2007, -2/+587,500 square feet is only 2 acres. I'm not sure I would classify that as "can be seen from space"
- dgooding, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6The article mentions that KFC took "Fried" out of their name in order to "appeal to the senses of the health conscious". This is not true...
http://www.snopes.com/lost/kfc.htm - merdiesel, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5If they want their logo to be seen from space all they need to do is hand out free t-shirts to costumers.
- meaga, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Life is becoming more and more like Futurama every day. What's next?
- kingace, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Any chance of the aliens "coming in peace" was just flushed down the toilet.
- mecole21, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2man, Colonel Sanders, the King, Ronald McDonald, and Dave Thomas need to form a super hero group...
- ArchieAndrews, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I was going to comment the same thing. After reading about the Maxim thing, I suspected it was a fake but couldn't find anything that indicated that. Still, I was leery to mention it in case I was the only one who didn't realize it wasn't real.
Are we sure the Maxim one is real? If so, they are very close to each other. Maybe the same "guerilla" marketing company? - NavinRJohnson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3But can you smell the aroma?
- KSUdesigner, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3They're advertising to you. First, the stories like this get people to notice them. Then the satellites will pick it up and you'll see it pop up on google earth. Just because it's visible from space (though I seriously question that) doesn't mean they are advertising to the martians. It's all just a PR stunt.
- benijuana, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2you know, when the aliens come, they're going to think he's our leader...
- M0b1u5, on 10/12/2007, -8/+10That image is not large enough to be seen from low earth orbit with the unaided eye.
I'm tired of all this *****.
*yawn*
Buried as inaccurate. - djjuice, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2space is considered 62 miles high (100km) so if i can be seen that high then it is visible from space.
- youdlike2know, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2genius, there couldn't be a more fitting way to sum up humanity to other life forms..
- imran7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1readymix logo is bigger and older
http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/11/15/the-real-first-largest-logo-visible-from-space/ - apothekari, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"OoooooooH I HATE the Colonel with his weee beady eyes."
"Dad, how can you hate the Colonel?"
"Cuz he puts a special chemical in his chicken that makes you crave it fortnightly, smartass!" - mrmyerz, on 12/14/2008, -0/+1One day the visible logo will be viewed from space beacause they will own the world
http://www.billiardssupply.net - terminality, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1personally, I'm expecting pepsi to get to the moon first...
- espithaca, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Definite Google Earth marketing strategy.
- cvelusc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2What a waste of money.
- chiptinder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Yeah, I remember the commercials when they actually took Kentucky out of their name."
He said they took Fried out, not Kentucky, although they did take that out to.. It was Kitchen Fresh Chicken. I think.
And yes, it was just for the advertisements, they didn't actually change their name. -
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