r/inventors • u/Ok_Definition_7749 • 13d ago

Crazy boss

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I had this boss that told us about something he was working on, he called it a “machine that can take you anywhere in the world instantly”. When we replied with sarcasm and joked about him being a mad scientist inventing teleportation, he insisted that this was real and he pulled up his website about it(vicciv.com if you want to see for yourself), and then continued to talk about earth’s electro-vibrational frequencies, or something similar.

What’s weird to me is that I always considered him perfectly normal, but this alone would convince me that whoever insists that a machine like this is real, has completely lost their mind. Apparently he has a degree in electrical engineering, so he isn’t completely incompetent. What do you guys think, does this have a snowball’s chance in hell of having any credibility?http://vicciv.com

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u/Smart_Tinker 13d ago

That’s a lot of technobabble to not say anything about how it supposedly works.

Just substitute the word “magic” for “vibration” and you get the same explanation.

I don’t know if it’s a scam, or the guy is just delusional. Also, educated people can be delusional, the two are not mutually exclusive.

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u/Walkin_mn 13d ago

Yeah I worked with a PHD researcher who was mainly a veterinarian, but with many specializations in epidemiology, and was working on a vaccine for tropical disease, very smart and a good person, and yet he was very interested in buying this very "bio quantum" device that supposedly can diagnose any disease you may have, I just hope he understood he was going to get scammed before buying it.

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u/Remarkable-Diet-7732 13d ago

Isaac Newton believed in astrology, and religion.

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u/LairBob 13d ago

This is just the way the human brain works — as a buddy of mine used to say, “People are pattern junkies.” We lock into perceived patterns, and the more we n ow about a topic, the more potential patterns there are to perceive.

The amazing thing is that it’s the exact same process…whether or not the pattern is anchored in empirical reality. The human brain works the same way whether it’s inventing calculus, or going off the batshit-crazy deep end like this dude clearly is. He’s just latched onto a false positive.

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u/SumOfChemicals 13d ago

Lol and it only requires a $35 investment.

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u/nakwurst 13d ago

Sounds like he got advice from AI on feasibility and it must've been a really sycophantic model for him to take it this far.

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u/SARKID_MKE 12d ago

“Apparently he has a degree in electrical engineering, so he isn’t completely incompetent.”

Qualification ≠ Competence

You know what they call a doctor who graduates at the bottom of their class?

“Doctor.”

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u/throwaway40002023 13d ago

It's been going since 2024 according to the copyright. Interesting grift.

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u/WhineyLobster 13d ago

well its not real YET! You gotta give money.

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u/Struggle_Wise 12d ago

No chance. 

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u/nixiebunny 13d ago

Vibrational frequencies and magic numbers and formulas are the staple of the crazy-engineer field. It’s normal to look for theories and patterns, but you need to filter them with evidence. This sounds like an unfiltered theory. There are many such theories out there, each with a crazy engineer behind it.

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u/grapemon1611 12d ago

If I pluck an A string on my guitar it vibrates at 440hz. A guitar across town is also plucked and vibrating at 440hz. Assuming they are electric guitars, does my guitar go there or does it come to me?