Build it and they will STF out!

Interesting idea. Build a whole town that nobody lives in so you can do all sorts of experiments that you otherwise couldnt do. Maybe Mytbusters can have a cannonball branch out there :slight_smile:

Looks to be one those “sounds stupid at first glance but maybe not” ideas.

http://realestate.msn.com/why-does-a-tech-company-want-to-build-ghost-town-in-new-mexico

Magnificent. The bad sci-fi and horror stories practically write themselves. Do you suppose they’ll rent it out to Evil Masterminds during the off-season?

I don’t understand the example of the thermostat. In the end, you want your thermostat to save energy in the real world, so why is it better to test it in a fake world?

Why can’t they do this with a computer model? Seems like a huge waste of resources just for scientists to have a playground.

Seems like a dumb idea. A city without people won’t be an accurate model.

They should’ve named it Rock Ridge.

As long as they budget for a shitload of dimes.