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bundes_sheep ,

For the jetpack doubters (I was one too), someone posted this link on slashdot. Scroll down a bit and you’ll see a picture of a girl who snapped a picture on her phone of what is very clearly a guy in a jetpack of some kind. The theory is the miners use them to scout new locations to see if enough minerals are present to clear a road to them.

echodot ,

I think this might be the first time that the official explanation is less believable than the conspiracy.

phillycodehound ,
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I thought Vice.com went under.

BarbecueCowboy ,

The cops were watching Scooby Doo, and were like "Yes, lets go with that".

DaleGribble88 ,
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I wish I was a flying miner pretending to be an alien so that I could harass villagers in Peru. That would be so awesome.

br3w0r ,

Oh, it’s just miners with jetpacks… Wait, wtf?!

Aux ,

Commercial jetpacks are available for some time now, there are even jetpack attractions.

redcalcium ,

Miners are the last people in my mind that would use jetpacks. I mean, they’re usually deep underground, right?

Snorf ,

Not when they’re harassing villagers obviously

Shanedino ,

I feel like underground mines are more and more a thing of thr past, I have seen many an operating surface mine but only old mines that were converted to attractions.

Caketaco ,
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Rock and Stone!

ezures ,

RnD really outdid themselves with the new rocket boots.

Kolanaki ,
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Not quite as fantastical as aliens, but miners with jetpacks sounds sci-fi as fuck.

Aux ,

Commercial jetpacks are available for some time now, there are even jetpack attractions.

HWK_290 ,

Miners not minors!

(speaking of scifi…)

Mr_TheMoviePhone ,

Great movie and a fantastic reference

Gradually_Adjusting ,
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Hope they crash and get nursed back to health by the indigenous people, undergo a spiritual awakening, and lead a violent uprising against the mining company.

Fapper_McFapper ,

I think this could make a great movie!

Gradually_Adjusting ,
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We could call it Fern Gully: Origins and make it a realistic CGI with expressionless talking animals (and whoever is doing the work of Robin Williams and Tim Curry these days but worse).

JeffCraig ,

What a genius getaway vehicle.

IndiBrony ,
@IndiBrony@lemmy.world avatar

CJ agrees.

distantsounds ,

Aliens sounds more believable than that

Demigod787 ,

I was thinking the same thing. Even in Dubai they barely use them and now you’re telling me it’s a common commodity for illegal miners in Peru. Ya right.

livus ,
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The miners are not Peruvian nationals. It takes a lot of capital to sneak into the Peruvian jungle and start mining.

I'm a bit dubious about the jetpacks but the rest - that miners are trying to scare Indigenous locals - is legit, and it's far from the first time this has happened.

Annoyed_Crabby ,

Obviously they doesn’t want sand to get everywhere in Dubai.

TheSmartDude ,

I’ve never even seen one in practical use in Dubai. The most I’ve seen are prototypes of lab designs.

kamiheku ,

Miners with jetpacks sounds like something straight out of a Commodore 64 game

Aux ,

Commercial jetpacks are available for some time now, there are even jetpack attractions.

HWK_290 ,

You keep saying that like you expect us to believe you…

Especially_the_lies ,

It’s never aliens, unfortunately.

5BC2E7 ,

Aliens make more sense than ilegal miners flying in jetpacks.

FlyingSquid ,
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I’m doubting either explanation in this case.

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