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RC Submarine Lays Fiber Through Sewers In Italy

Francesco Fondi writes "An Italian Company is using RC scale model submarines to lay fiber through Milan's sewage system. The RC submarine used is the Neptune SB-1, produced by Taiwanese company Thunder Tiger. It costs ca $600 in US hobby shops." In Italian, but the pictures speak for themselves.

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  1. No Shit? by Elvis77 · · Score: 5, Funny

    No Shit?

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    The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed (SK)
  2. You'll probably by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...get a shit connection. There, I said it.

  3. Fiber in the sewer systems? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course, the other way to get more fibre in the system bran muffins.

  4. Great.. by FrostedWheat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Even mutant turtles get better broadband than me.

  5. In soviet Italy... by migla · · Score: 5, Funny

    In soviet Italy, the crap is full of internet.

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    Some of my favourite people are from th US; Vonnegut, Chomsky, Bill Hicks.
  6. Please tag this story "it" by Spacezilla · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please tag this story "it", so it's easier to find other stories about Italy later.

  7. I think the word you're looking for... by jonaskoelker · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm sure there's going to be a lot of band jokes coming about "blocked tubes" and the like.

    Instead of traffic congestion, we will have traffic constipation.

  8. Cable repair guy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's all fun and games until the cable breaks and someone has to swim in there and fix it.

  9. poor little Italian hobby company webserver by funkboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    didn't stand a chance against a slashdotting...