Gen Pets - Watch the video - Visit the Website—Is it real?

Genetically engineered pets -- or genpets are now available worldwide -- or are they?

Watch the video -- it breathes!! It blinks!!

Now visit the website and be creeped out by the kid hugging the plastic clamshell storage pod for -- GENPETS!!

http://www.genpets.com/index.php

For the doubters, here's a really scary statement -- quoting from the website

*Genpet™ life may vary depending on temperature and Genpet ™ freshness

If this is a hoax, I really appreciate the thorough website production. If not, I'm not sure I want one of these scary little things!!

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Posted By: gdanea - Thu Jun 25, 2009
Category: Pets

Comments

I agree with StarThrower, I was beginning to believe that this might exist. I did wonder why they never showed any out of the packages though.. ❓

Posted by Mini Viking on 06/25/09 at 08:54 AM

Well, I kinda figured that genetically modified creatures sold in blister packs was not "real". But, this should be a real toy for kids. The packaging alone would sell tons. I guess they would have to redesign it to use far less energy. Probably use a light sensor so that it becomes active when exposed to light maybe? Anyways you would sell a ton based on the packaging alone.

Posted by Pablo on 06/26/09 at 12:28 PM

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