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Re: Is this the first ever Vernian April Fools joke?

From: Harry Hayfield <harryhayfield~at~gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:11:08 +0000
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Virgin Volcanic.com http://www.virginvolcanic.com/
------ Original Message ------
From: "Dennis Kytasaari" <djk~at~epguides.com>
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>
Sent: 01/04/2012 00:48:52
Subject: Re: Is this the first ever Vernian April Fools joke?
>The answer is no, as Rick recently reminded us of the prank that Garmt
>pulled on the forum a number of years ago.
>
>This one might be the first that is more widespread. What is the
>source?
>
>--
>Sent from my DROID X.
>
>Harry Hayfield <harryhayfield~at~gmail.com> wrote:
> Only 500 people have been to space, only three people have been to
> the bottom of the ocean, but no one has ever attempted to journey to
> the core of an active volcano. Until now. Using patented
> carbon-carbon materials pioneered for deep space exploration, Virgin
> is proud to announce a revolutionary new vehicle, VVS1, which will be
> capable of plunging three people into the molten lava core of an
> active volcano. In its first three years of operation, VVS1 will
> target the five most active volcanoes in the world: Etna, Stromboli,
> Yasur, Ambrym and Tinakula. Sir Richard Branson will go on the first
> expedition along with Tom Hanks, Academy Award winning actor and star
> of Joe Versus the Volcano; Black Eyed Peas recording artist and
> science enthusiast Will.i.am; actor/producer Seth Green; and two-time
> Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple.
> Tom Hanks said: "A window seat for a journey to the liquid core of
> our home planet would be a bargain at twice the price." Documentary
> filmmaker Barbara Kopple has closed a deal with Virgin Produced to
> direct a documentary around the Virgin Volcanic project utilising
> groundbreaking 3D technology called VD. Additionally, recording
> artist (and passenger) Will.i.am plans to record the first volcanic
> soundtrack for the film, recorded entirely inside a live active
> volcano. The soundtrack will be released in conjunction with the
> documentary. Volcanologist Frederick Smith, based in the Republic of
> Vanuatu currently conducting preliminary tests on Yasur, said: "The
> project will derive important scientific results to help control and
> monitor active volcanoes. It is believed a new level of the Volcanic
> Explosivity Index could be found above and beyond the current high of
> Level 8 – Supervolcanic." The team behind Virgin Volcanic believes
> going to the core of the five most active volcanoes is just the first
> step. In future this technology can be developed as a clean, safe and
> fast alternative to tr ans- continental commercial aviation. By
> taking the heat from molten lava Virgin Volcanic plans to develop a
> totally renewable energy source to power the VVS1. It is seen as a
> way to literally fulfil Richard Branson's philosophy of screwing
> business as usual. This would involve going through the Earth rather
> than round it. Experts predict that one could travel from Hawaii to
> Naples in a couple of hours via the molten lava flows, with
> passengers boarding and disembarking from a network of "Earthports"
> close to the world's volcanoes. The first Virgin Volcanic trips are
> scheduled for 2015. Do you have what it takes to join the Virgin
> Volcanic back-up team? Tell us why below, or use the #virginvolcanic
> hashtag.
>
> And in the premable the following quote is supposedly from Sir
> Branson himself: "I have long held a fascination with volcanoes since
> reading Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Alongside
> our adventures with Virgin Galactic and Virgin Oceanic, volcanoes are
> the next great unexplored terrain."
Received on Sun 01 Apr 2012 - 11:11:17 IDT

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