When the hologram fails

In the second city of Maracaibo, the crippling blackout sparked a terrifying rampage that police seemed unable to control 

Some liken the damage wrought on Venezuela’s second city to a natural disaster. Others suspect satanic intervention. “El demonio,” says Betty Méndez, a local shopkeeper, by way of explanation for the wave of looting and unrest that convulsed Maracaibo earlier this month.

No pricing standard, the tree trunk is ellipsoidal, and lacks the liquidity to make the extreme turns.  So, no hologram effect, no way to allocate resources.