10 Wildest Conspiracy Theories In Technology


#9 Government project HAARP is allegedly an energy weapon that can cause earthquakes

The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program or HAARP is a scientific endeavor aimed at studying the properties and behavior of the ionosphere, with particular emphasis on being able to understand and use it to enhance communications and surveillance systems for both civilian and defense purposes.

But it's also the object of conspiracy theory. Supposedly, the antennas are actually used for nefarious purposes ranging from weather control to mind control to satellite neutralization.

#8 A longer-lasting light bulb has allegedly been kept out of consumer hands on purpose

What took this long to make CFL bulbs that lost really long? The "Phoebus cartel" was a collection of several major companies which included General Electric and Philips Electronics. And it's been accused of maxing out light bulb life at 1,000 hours, suppressing a longer-lasting light bulb from the public. The documentary "Light Bulb Conspiracy," is based on this conspiracy.

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