April Fools or not? Virgin Group launches vehicle exploring live volcanoes

https://twitter.com/#!/richardbranson/status/186098839147655169

https://twitter.com/#!/ChrisMLindgren/status/186101339250638851

https://twitter.com/#!/VAXHeadroom/status/186102381107359745

For a minute or two it appeared to be legit.

Appeared. Until we saw “Screw business as usual” plastered on the side of the giant screw.

Here’s a brief explanation of what the craft supposedly will do:

Only 500 people have been to space, only three people have been to the bottom of the ocean, but no one has ever attempted to journey to the core of an active volcano. Until now.

Using patented carbon-carbon materials pioneered for deep space exploration, Virgin is proud to announce a revolutionary new vehicle, VVS1, which will be capable of plunging three people into the molten lava core of an active volcano.

https://twitter.com/#!/richardbranson/status/186088086751559681

From Hawaii to Italy in a couple of hours? Wow!

Obviously, the Twitter world exploded with questions, jokes, and sarcasm. Tomorrow is April Fools’ Day, and there’s a lot of speculation over whether this new invention is part of it.

https://twitter.com/#!/CandiedCox/status/186100280092397568

https://twitter.com/#!/lisameid/status/186100974778195968

https://twitter.com/#!/CreativelySaid/status/186100352003739648

https://twitter.com/#!/SumitBhanote/status/186110729844310016

What say you?