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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] br3w0r@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, it's just miners with jetpacks... Wait, wtf?!

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] Snorf@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Not when they're harassing villagers obviously

[–] Shanedino@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Aliens sounds more believable than that

[–] kamiheku@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Aux@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Aux@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] Especially_the_lies@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's never aliens, unfortunately.

[–] 5BC2E7@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Aliens make more sense than ilegal miners flying in jetpacks.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm doubting either explanation in this case.

[–] bundes_sheep@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Caketaco@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ezures@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 year ago

RnD really outdid themselves with the new rocket boots.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[–] BarbecueCowboy@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

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

[–] JeffCraig@citizensgaming.com 2 points 1 year ago

What a genius getaway vehicle.

[–] phillycodehound@geddit.social 1 points 1 year ago

I thought Vice.com went under.