Is this real?!!!?..............WTH!

[dereksworl]

Say Hello to the all New Genpets™ from Bio.Genica!
The Genpets™ are Pre-Packaged, Bioengineered pets implemented today!

The Genpets are Pre-Packaged, Bioengineered pets?!!! I dont know if this is old news or not, but all i know is they look like little deformed monsters. I thought it was a joke at first. who would order one of these? Here's the article:

Say Hello to the all New Genpets™ from Bio.Genica!
The Genpets™ are Pre-Packaged, Bioengineered pets implemented today!

That’s right, Genpets are not toys or robots. They are living, breathing genetic animals.

We use a process called "Zygote Micro Injection" which is quickly becoming a favourable method to combine DNA, or to insert certain proteins from different species. Most notably it was used in 1997 to splice mice with bioluminescent jellyfish (link) and has since been used to create glowing rabbits, pigs, fish, and monkeys (link). Since then, human DNA has been injected into rabbits, chimpanzees, spider DNA into sheep, and now, Genpets have arrived!

Read National Geographic's site for more information on human animal hybrids (link).

We’ve gone one step further by packaging the Genpets™ into plastic packages unlike any other. Each Genpet™ package has a fully functional heart rate monitor and Fresh Strip to better gauge the state of each pet while it lies in its hibernation state.

The Genpets™ come in 2 base configurations, a 1-year model, and 3-year model.

From there we’ve broken it down even further. While each Genpet may look the same, really they aren’t. Each Genpet™ comes with a color-coded personality. For example, a child that wishes to have a Genpet™ that is very energetic would choose a Red Genpet™ (see features section for details).
Engineered DNA, engineered personalities, and engineered lifespan, it doesn’t come any better than that. Bio-Genica has you covered on all bases. Just leave the details to us.

In the Packages
As you’ve noticed, each Genpet™ comes pre-packaged as a fully self-contained unit. This packaging is part of what truly separates the Genpets™ from every other product on the market today. Each package has an embedded microchip that monitors and controls the state of the Genpet while it is asleep waiting for you to take it home. Better yet, it displays the status of the Genpet™ with a Fresh Strip, as well as a fully working heart monitor in the top right of the package.

Out of the packages,
Genpets™ have limited mobility. Like dolls, puppies or human babies, they must be looked after and cared for. Upon waking from its dormant state the Genpet™ will immediately bond or imprint to your child.

The Genpet™ line-up pulls its basis from a natural1 stage of evolution in the market. Dolls and robotic toys quickly become tiresome, while traditional pets require a high level of upkeep. Genpets™ however, learn and adapt 2. They are living pets, but better, modified2 to be as reliable, dependable and efficient as any other technology we use in our busy lives.

Source-http://www.genpets.com/meet.php

FREAKY!!!

[jkwest]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genpet

Its ok buddy...I'm here...its alright...

[Teabaggins]

I wish they were real

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by jkwest

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genpet

Its ok buddy...I'm here...its alright...

JK to the rescue! I was seriously about to shart myself. I was at work like "this is like some Island of Dr. Monroe type $h!t"

[quexos]

First the HD glasses scam, now these so called genetically engineered creatures. Is today Gullible Morons day or what ?

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by quexos

First the HD glasses scam, now these so called genetically engineered creatures. Is today Gullible Morons day or what ?

You callin' me a moron?!!

[quexos]

Originally Posted by dereksworl

You callin' me a moron?!!

not a Moron, a Gullible Moron. And I'm not calling you that. I'm calling that any idiot who would buy those things.

[dk3dknight]

Uh oh they know too much...

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by quexos

not a Moron, a Gullible Moron. And I'm not calling you that. I'm calling that any idiot who would buy those things.

Ah! But what i'm trying to figure out is what would happened if you actually called to order one. since it is a scam, what would they send you? I'm gonna call when i get home

EDIT: they dont even have a phone number

[quexos]

Originally Posted by dereksworl

Ah! But what i'm trying to figure out is what would happened if you actually called to order one. since it is a scam, what would they send you? I'm gonna call when i get home

The easiest for them would be to send you nothing. Scam for scam, they might as well save on the plastic they use to make those things. But whatever they send you, it won't be something genetically engineered and living. They might shave a cat and send it with the purpose of passing it off for one of those things LOL

[Teabaggins]

it''s not a scam, man..... it's someone's idea of "art"

[nbxfan]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

it''s not a scam, man..... it's someone's idea of "art"

exactly...

From Wikipedia...(yeah bored at work)

Genpets are a mixed media installation art piece by artist Adam Brandejs.[1] It is considered a hoax of exposure. The project has been shown in multiple galleries in Canada and Europe and has garnered some attention in the mass media.
The creations were sculpted, automated creatures made of latex and plastic, and housed robotic circuitry to simulate slow respiration. They looked like small, baldskinned humanoids, and were intended to be displayed as living, but dormant, bioengineered creatures for purchase as pets. The fabricated packaging indicated a purchaser had a choice of colors, for different personalities and levels of activity,[2] and that the creatures had a limited vocal capacity. The sculptures and packaging, along with the professional-appearing hoax website, are so realistic that observers are often fooled.[3][4]
In 2006, Genpets were featured on the weblog for The Museum of Hoaxes in San Diego, California.[5] as well as broadcast on BBC News Worldwide on a BBC program called Click[6] as well as the Times (UK), the New York Times and G4TechTV.[7]
All the work was hand done by the artist Adam Brandejs, with assistance from makeup artist Crystal Pallister for the coloring of the creatures. The pictures show the actual 19 genpet units that display at art galleries. Genpets have been displayed at multiple Fine Art galleries and museum displays in both North America and Europe.[8]

[katharsis]

I would so buy one!

Carry it around in a small cage... remember don't feed after midnight and don't get wet... oh and they hate sunlight!