At the heart of much speculative fiction (and fiction in general) is a question. What if? On Tuesdays I like to throw one out there and see what you make of it. Do with it as you please. If a for-instance is not specified, feel free to interpret that instance as you wish. And if you find this becomes a novel-length answer, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements. 😉
As I was driving home the other night ('round about 8 PM) as I was stopped at a red light, I happened to look over at a bank. It was closed, but since it was dark outside, it was easy to see inside. A big screen TV was on. Some ad was playing. And I wondered why they left the TV on when they left for the day.
I wondered what channel they left the TV on. (I couldn't tell from the brief time I was stopped.) And then other thoughts occurred...
(Yes, this is a totally silly what if for this week. Sometimes I have a twisted sense of humor.)
What if somehow someone put porn on that TV that could be seen by any passerby on that busy street?
Then there would be a gaggle of people crowded around watching it, no doubt.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny, mshatch. My mind went the boring route, that the bank would get in trouble with the city.
DeleteOn a similar note, I read years ago about a prank gone wrong. Some guy got a plasma screen television. When he went on vacation his 'friend' put on a porn video, then paused the image. It got burned onto the screen, causing thousands of dollars lost. ~oops~ I don't think the ex-friend understood what he was doing.
The bank might. Well, not this bank. It was broadcast stuff, so tame.
DeleteEeek. Did the "friend" not know of burn in?
I presume not, unless he wanted to 'burn' that bridge.
DeletePorn! All one has to do is say the word and almost all men jump and look. I would love to see the video of all the people stopping by to take a look and see some puritans get their gander up.
ReplyDeleteOK, I think we've found the perfect prank. For someone. Not me, that's for sure.
DeleteConsidering how many things are connected to the internet and easily hackable, it's a wonder that it hasn't happened already.
ReplyDeleteThat bank might get a whole lot of new depositors. I agree with your previous commenter, though - it's just a matter of time until some prankster does something like that. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletePerhaps I shouldn't have given them any ideas :-O
DeleteIf that had been the case then I bet there would have been a pile up at the red light with folks watching it! haha
ReplyDeleteScary thought. The street is three lanes each way...
DeleteVery scary but the world is not always a nice place! The way things are changing I figure porn on billboards or in public places one day will be a norm. SCARY.
DeleteFolks would probably gather and take photos, and before you know it the news is all over social media.
ReplyDeletePretty funny thought. I actually saw something similar recently (a tv screen on at a closed business) and wondered the exact same thing. It felt like a waste of electricity (and perhaps money?). I really think businesses should be more concious of the electricity they waste.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that was my first thought. What a waste of electricity. A week later I drove by the same bank at roughly the same time. Looked over. The TV was off. (So, presumably, just an oversight by someone.)
DeleteProbably just the security guards watching the news!
ReplyDeleteMostly likely. Although, it was a small branch, so maybe someone working late.
DeleteHa! Oops! Someone would surely call the police department here.
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