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Luigi Vendittelli

πŸ‘€ Speaker
2725 total appearances

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The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

So they said, well, you're going to have to go and give it to somebody and come back through security.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

So I went back out.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

I'm going to get in trouble for saying this, but I bought a cheap backpack that was at a stand.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

I put it in there.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

I took some stuff out of my carry-on, put it in the backpack, and I went and checked the backpack.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

And I said, I have another checked bag.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

I checked it.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

It passed.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

It got to work.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

Nice.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

So I gave him the...

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

the shell and anyway we started talking and he said do you really want to do this you really think people are going to want to buy a flying saucer i said if it's done right absolutely and he says wow you didn't even hesitate i said no i'm not hesitating are you kidding nobody's ever done that where were you going to sell these like direct to consumer i think it was going to go direct to consumer i it it

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

it's still going to happen, by the way.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

It hasn't happened yet, but we're not talking about some plastic model here.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

We're talking about some really high-quality stuff.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

If you think about it, there's a lot of die-cast collectors out there, or a lot of people collect models.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

There is not one good-quality model

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

commercial-grade, not artistic.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

Artists could do one-of-one.

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar

I'm talking commercial, industrial-made flying saucer.