Insane business idea...

Yodaheim

Yodaheim

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Here in Johannesburg, we get these creepy bugs called Parktown Prawns. they are totally harmless but they make grown men freak out and run away screaming.
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They ain't pretty and they are the only things that small (ok -not that small) that will actually jump at you (at head height) to scare away attackers. They sniff industrial strength bug spay to get high and they schnarf lines of rat poison for laughs. Just do a Google for Partown prawns... everybody has a story about them and the urban legends about thier strength, ugliness, attitute, refusal to die etc range from the sublime to the ridiculouse.

The thing is I actually like these things - possibly due to being dropped on my head as a baby or prolonged oxygen deprivation or something - but I can't be the only one....

So here's my idea... *hiding behind the couch in anticipation of highly vocal reactions*...

Would anybody buy these things if I marketed them with a slick campaign, sorta like Sea Monkeys.

Shit - I don't even know if it's legal to export them or what the implications are - but I'll look into it if the reactions aren't too negative.

Prawns anybody??
 


> introducing wildlife and bugs to new areas where they have no
> predators is a really bad idea

And down the sales funnel we go. Who do you think is going to sell us
the South African insect-eating tree-rats to cure our Parktown infestations?
 
"The Parktown prawn is capable of large jumps when threatened, often ejecting an offensive black fecal liquid."
 
Powdered Parktown Prawns - add 2-3 inches in 90 days! Guaranteed!
(Individual results may vary. Use this product may cause profuse anal bleeding)
 
And down the sales funnel we go. Who do you think is going to sell us
the South African insect-eating tree-rats to cure our Parktown infestations?
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and then the black mambas to take care of the rats.... and then the honey badgers to take care of the snakes... shit I could retire and buy Google as a hobby site in a year :)

Seriously though, it's just a species of cricket even though it looks like a radio active mutant on steriods. I'd consult with some entomologists and relevant government departments before I'd actually go through with it, but the thought of making a few bucks on something that everybody else is trying to get rid of just appeals to me!
 
I think you'd make more money inventing a sure way to get rid of those easily.

I would also run like a screaming girl from these things.

::emp::
 
That's just the thing - there is NO sure way to get rid of these things.. every household has their own way of dealing with them (my dad has given up on trying to kill them... he just picks them up with tongs and throws them over the neighbours wall).

By exporting them I could make them somebody elses problem and make a profit....

Hmmm ... I'm having some awesome ideas for banners....
 
ha ah i think South Africa has done enough to introduce pest species and weeds worldwide thanks :P
 
Maybe if you roasted them before export?
Could be the Thailandese version of acai.
 
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