Strapped for cash?
Well, if you can irrefutably prove this German city named Bielefeld doesn’t exist, then they will reward you with $1 Million USD!
Wait, how does an entire city not exist?
Yes, the city of Bielefeld does exist and its 300,000 plus residents will agree with you, it all started out as a joke. As the official Bielefeld website says
“25 years ago, a guest arrived at a party in Kiel. This guest came from Bielefeld. “Bielefeld?” asked the others, because none of them had ever visited the city and so they didn’t know it. And so it was that some bright spark came out with the words “Bielefeld? There’s no such thing!”. At that point it was not really anything spectacular. But one guest made a particular joke of it: Achim Held. The computer scientist used the occasion to make fun of the conspiracy theory. For fun, he published a post on Usenet (early internet) about how Bielefeld supposedly didn’t exist. The rumor – that Bielefeld doesn’t exist – still persists today. But whoever can now prove that Bielefeld really doesn’t exist can win 1 million euros.”
As you can see, this all started as a joke but now that joke may cost the city of Bielefeld 1.1 million dollars. The official website says to be creative with your submissions “The sky’s the limit as far as your creativity is concerned. Whether you use images, videos or text – any type of post is allowed, your pearls of wisdom must just be irrefutable in order to win the #Bielefeldmillion.”
#Bielefeldmillion
After the city of Bielefeld announced this contest, Twitter blew up, with #Bielefeldmillion trending. Here are some posts from there.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsSimple test, if @JohnCena can’t be seen by you, you don’t exist. I will await the money 😂💰 #Bielefeldmillion pic.twitter.com/YuMtldLNk7
— Kevin Lewis (@WaterlooDogg) August 22, 2019
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsThe german city Bielefeld offers 1,000,000€ for someone to prove it doesn’t exist. This has been a very old joke and I am unsure if this is a prime example of german humor or the lack thereof. Hilarious nonetheless, because everyone knows Bielefeld isn’t real. #Bielefeldmillion
— Sarah Nova (@ItsSarahNova) August 21, 2019
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsThe secret is in the name of the city, write BIELEFELD in Microsoft Word and select the font “Webdings”. This is a city search story ending with a confirmation of nonexistence.#bielefeldmillion pic.twitter.com/y39bGCqEq4
— Evgeny (@sv_evgeny) August 21, 2019
They’re definitely not the funniest things I’ve read online but people are definitely trying. If you want to submit your “irrefutable proof” you can do it here.
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