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Escape the Internet with some help from KFC

KFC is selling one “Internet Escape Pod” for $10,000 on its website. What thereafter?

The fast food chain has developed something new in an effort to help people (actually, one person) relieve some of the stress of the holiday season. The stress could range from Black Friday, Cyber Monday, awkward family gatherings to seemingly never-ending celebrations.

Known for its buckets of fried chicken KFC introduces the “isolation pod” as an internet-free safe space (complete with the loving embrace of Colonel Sanders), selling it to one customer on a first-come, first-served basis. At $10,000 that is quite a steep offering.

The pod itself is an eight-pound stainless steel mesh cave that - with high-density architectural foam and enamel paint - disrupts Internet workings inside. The pod comfortably sits four adults and a bucket of Kentucky fried chicken. Isn’t that fun?

Or is it weird?

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