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A Twisty Maze Of Sewerbot Links, All Different

Posted by timothy on from the get-your-mind-back-in-the-gutter dept.

skids writes "Look before you sit! Sewer systems all over the world are under seige by robots laying fiber to the curb -- and beyond. There's even a standards body forming. (Doesn't that consitute a one-level recursion of 'pipes carrying filth'?)" It's been a while since we last mentioned these things.

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  1. It's all fun and games... by craenor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Until a wrong turn has a battlebot crawling out of your toilet with cable laying on it's mind.

    1. Re:It's all fun and games... by Bicoid · · Score: 5, Funny

      Think of it this way. They're laying fiber optics. What's the worst thing that happens? You get that colonoscopy you've been putting off?

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  2. And... by Cali+Thalen · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...when people tell you that the internet has gone down the toilet, NOW what do you have to say?

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  3. Translation by Alsee · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's been a while since we last mentioned these things.

    In other words it's a dupe in slow motion :)

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  4. Robots in the sewers? by Tseran · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some say its an urban legend, the stories of robots flushed down the toilets when they were just mini-battle bots, all grown up to huge proportions and laying fiber all over the city. But I know its true! I accidentally flushed by Lego Mindstorms down the toilet one day and now I have high speed internet access when I crap!

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  5. Bandwidth by indigo78 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't want even a small cable to reduce my sewer bandwidth...

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  6. So, when you have connection problems... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    it's a real shitty connection :P

    (sorry, i couldn't resist)

  7. Way to go Bill and Al! by Nefrayu · · Score: 5, Funny

    It would seem that this is a convergence of policies for the former US President and VP. Clinton wanted to make healthcare more affordable and/or free, and Gore wanted to route the internet to everyone's home, business, or public meeting place. With this system you can get the internet and a free colonoscopy at the same time!
    Any of you who've been subjected to a sigmoid colonoscopy would know that you can't tell the difference between a robot shoving a fiber optic bundle from a physician shoving the fiber optic endoscope up there.

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  8. Lawyers by Catskul · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why should we put money into developing robots to do this work.

    Couldnt we just ask the lawyers to do it while they are down there ?

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  9. Prison Sex? by sielwolf · · Score: 4, Funny
    What's the worst thing that happens? You get that colonoscopy you've been putting off?
    Yeah... I bet that's what they say when your about to go to prison for a looooonnng time.
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