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audozeawayyon Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)

Oh, I misread. Sounds like a good scam, if aninteger's $70/lead number is accurate.

audozeawayyon Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)

I wonder how much money these scams net.

Even if this outfit is fully owned and operated by a scuzzy timeshare company, do they really make enough money to justify the $1500/~=22 marks?

The article only mentions people being contacted by the timeshare company, but I wonder if they might sell the info as a secondary revenue stream, especially given the waiver which claims to override federal do-not-call lists.

How much would one packet of contact info+metadata sell for, if the subject has signed on to be contacted by advertisers?

audozeawayyon Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches (1994)

There is a surprising amount of energy in food. It's also possible to make a thermic lance using materials such as spaghetti or bacon:

https://hackaday.com/2011/02/11/thermic-lance-made-from-spag...