The Weirdest Shit to Come Out of Silicon Valley

The Weirdest Shit to Come Out of Silicon Valley in May 2019

This month, we’re reinventing water, prescribing park time, and capitalizing on loneliness

Zara Stone
The Bold Italic
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10 min readMay 31, 2019

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Illustration: Nicole Album

Seeing how everyone responded well to last month’s “Two Truths and a Lie, the Silicon Valley Start-up Edition,” I decided we should play it again.

Out of the following three start-ups, which is the fake one? One that bioengineers bees to pollinate specific plants. One that provides on-demand electric skateboards. Or one that is developing plant-based milk for pets. (Scroll to the bottom for the answers.)

And if you’re wondering why I’m not discussing Apple’s antitrust lawsuit, Samsung’s no-so-foldable phone or Facebook’s foray into cryptocurrency, it’s because that’s not weird shit—or at least not the weirdest this month. Hey, you read the headline, so you knew what you were letting yourself in for.

Know of some ridic stuff happening in June? Shoot me a message to include next month.

Liquid Death, the Drink

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Tech+Culture f/lance journo. www.zarastone.net Bylines: OneZero, Marker, Atlantic, Forbes, etc. Author: The Future of Science Is Female https://bit.ly/stm202