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New Logo For KFC

beatsme

beatsme

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Here's the link, but I pulled out this quote because I thought it was weird...

"KFC is hoping to draw attention to the new logo with a giant, 87,000-square foot version of it that can be seen from space. The massive logo consists of 65,000 1-foot square painted tiles that were laid out in the Nevada desert over 24 days."

Now that's one heck of a publicity stunt. What's it, 16 or 17 square miles?

EDIT: see EMW's post below for the correct square footage. My math are almost so bad is my English.
 
beatsme said:
Now that's one heck of a publicity stunt. What's it, 16 or 17 square miles?
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Unless my math is very wrong 87,000 square feet is roughly 300ft x 300ft., or almost exactly 2 acres.

16 square miles = 446,054,400 square feet.

;)
 
emw said:
Unless my math is very wrong 87,000 square feet is roughly 300ft x 300ft., or almost exactly 2 acres.

16 square miles = 446,054,400 square feet.

;)
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yea, you're right. I'm way way WAY off...:eek:
 
Just because it can be seen from space doesn't mean people in planes can't see it. ;) But yes, it's a publicity stunt.

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KFC can't be called Kentucky Fried Chicken anymore because it's not technically Chicken, right? Or is that just some dumb myth I picked up somewhere?
 
BengalDuck said:
KFC can't be called Kentucky Fried Chicken anymore because it's not technically Chicken, right? Or is that just some dumb myth I picked up somewhere?
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No, they did it voluntarily for a number of reasons, one of which was that they wanted to move into selling foods other than chicken, so they didn't want to be pigeon-holed by their name.
 
emw said:
Don't know why, but that particular exchange made me chuckle...
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Glad someone noticed it...I worried I was being a bit too subtle. I hyphenated it on purpose to draw some extra attention to it, but I thought even that might not have been enough. :D

+1 for emw
 
This sorta reminds me of that publicity stunt Taco Bell did when they placed some sort of floating target in the middle of the ocean. They said if a piece of debris (forgot what it was, some space mission I think) hit the target, every person in the U.S. would get a free taco.
 
tech4all said:
This sorta reminds me of that publicity stunt Taco Bell did when they placed some sort of floating target in the middle of the ocean. They said if a piece of debris (forgot what it was, some space mission I think) hit the target, every person in the U.S. would get a free taco.
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Yeah, that was for the reentry of Mir.

And there was the Pizza Hut rocket launched by the Russians.

KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut are all part of the same company (Yum! Brands), so it's not surprising that they've all pulled stunts like this.
 
emw said:
Unless my math is very wrong 87,000 square feet is roughly 300ft x 300ft., or almost exactly 2 acres.

16 square miles = 446,054,400 square feet.

;)
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Seems odd to me that 2 acres can be seen from space. It doesnt seem THAT big... I guess it depends on how clearly you want to see it from space? Most football and baseball stadiums are much larger than that and Ive never heard of being able to see them from space... Seems like I would almost be able to see my yard.:confused:

By the way, Im not questioning your math. Just wondering about the "see it from space" part.
 
WildCowboy said:
Yeah, that was for the reentry of Mir.

And there was the Pizza Hut rocket launched by the Russians.

KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut are all part of the same company (Yum! Brands), so it's not surprising that they've all pulled stunts like this.
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Clydefrog said:
I still hate their commercials with a passion:rolleyes:
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It's tough not being tacky. Then again, it's tough not selling burgers.
 
Mr. Durden said:
Seems odd to me that 2 acres can be seen from space. It doesnt seem THAT big... I guess it depends on how clearly you want to see it from space? Most football and baseball stadiums are much larger than that and Ive never heard of being able to see them from space... Seems like I would almost be able to see my yard.:confused:

By the way, Im not questioning your math. Just wondering about the "see it from space" part.
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Lots of stuff is visible from space...with a high enough zoom.
 
This seems like a profoundly wise way to spend money.

Not only does it tell you just about everything you need to know about our national priorities, but it seems to be a dangerous temptation for alien spacecraft.

Who on earth thought that when our new overlords arrive "take me to your leader" would mean "take me to Col. Sanders?"
 
thedude110 said:
Not only does it tell you just about everything you need to know about our national priorities, but it seems to be a dangerous temptation for alien spacecraft.
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Do you really think anyone would travel millions of light-years for a KFC Famous Bowl rather than just blow it up to make way for a hyperspace bypass
 
Tch, copies. There is a little amusement arcade in Blackpool that has a giant skull painted on the roof, as to be seen from Blackpool Tower. Shows up on Google Earth. It really is quite big.
 
BengalDuck said:
KFC can't be called Kentucky Fried Chicken anymore because it's not technically Chicken, right? Or is that just some dumb myth I picked up somewhere?
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They changed to KFC to lose the word "fried" in heir name. Happened after all the publicity about how bad fried food is for you.
 
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