Man convinces people to buy 'Hot Dog Water' for $28 a bottle

[Blue_Tires]

During an arts and culture festival in Vancouver last week, a street vendor thought it would be funny to advertise bottles of 'Hot Dog Water' for $38 Canadian dollars ($28 US dollars) as part of a satirical demonstration to "encourage critical thinking related to product marketing."

At the end of the day, he had just two bottles left.

According to the satirical sign at the stand, Hot Dog Water is "keto compatible," and will help those who drink it "lose weight, increase brain function, look younger, [and] increase vitality."

The vendor, Douglas Bevans, told Global News that dozens of people actually purchased bottles of hot dog water from him, and had no idea the whole thing was fake.

"They've been drinking it for hours," he said during the festival. "We have gone through about 60 liters of real hot dog water."

https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Hot-Dog-Water-Vancouver-festival-stand-bottle-sign-13018126.php

[liberalmuse]

1. This explains everything.

Trump is selling hot dog water and idiots are drinking it up!

[bearsfootball516]

2. You cannot fix stupid.

[jayschool2013]

3. And predatory

I know he didn't make money off the venture because of the costs of bottling the water and labeling it. But if you set up a scam to prove a point, once you've proven the point, don't you give back the money? Or should people be penalized for gullibility. Asking for a philosopher friend.

[Aristus]

4. A fool and his money...

I have no sympathy for people who fall for scams.

[jayschool2013]

5. What if the purchasers read this story?

What if they read this story, band together and file a class-action suit against the "entrepreneur"?

Trump counted on fools and their money with Trump U. Once they found out, they sued and got back at least some of their money.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Won't happen because the buyers would be admitting they're stupid suckers.

[jayschool2013]

7. So what am I supposed to do with this

bottle of hot dog water? It tastes like shit.

[Blue_Tires]

11. Give it to the dog? Cook with it?

[Historic NY]

8. I imagine they shit themselves terribly

[Floyd R. Turbo]

9. Reminds me of:

[lame54]

10. Still cheaper than Whole Foods

[Ron Obvious]

12. I bet it was gluten-free too!

Big win!

Hell, bottled water is already a scam to begin with. An epic environmental disaster as well, I might add.

I had one vendor have the temerity to try to convince me that tap water causes cancer, FFS!