A random question: My place was built with all the plumbing for a central-vac system that I have no intention of using ever.
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A random question: My place was built with all the plumbing for a central-vac system that I have no intention of using ever. What alternative uses might I have, for this idle series of tubes? Right answers, speculative answers and hilariously wrong answers equally welcome.
pneumatic laundry delivery system
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@mhoye Internet. It's a series of tubes after all.
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@mhoye A small side project..? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_tube
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A random question: My place was built with all the plumbing for a central-vac system that I have no intention of using ever. What alternative uses might I have, for this idle series of tubes? Right answers, speculative answers and hilariously wrong answers equally welcome.
- centralized air _filtration_ system
- pneumatic tube message delivery
- cable chase
- burrito distribution
- habitrail for a small population of hamsters
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@mhoye A small side project..? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_tube
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A random question: My place was built with all the plumbing for a central-vac system that I have no intention of using ever. What alternative uses might I have, for this idle series of tubes? Right answers, speculative answers and hilariously wrong answers equally welcome.
@mhoye Home mesh network
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- centralized air _filtration_ system
- pneumatic tube message delivery
- cable chase
- burrito distribution
- habitrail for a small population of hamsters
@brennen I've already sorted out my centralized air filtration situation, thankfully. Early in the pandemic I put a UV sterilizing light in the ductwork.
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A random question: My place was built with all the plumbing for a central-vac system that I have no intention of using ever. What alternative uses might I have, for this idle series of tubes? Right answers, speculative answers and hilariously wrong answers equally welcome.
@mhoye set up an 80 gallon drum of baked beans on the roof and have gravity fed baked beans on demand in every room.
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@mhoye set up an 80 gallon drum of baked beans on the roof and have gravity fed baked beans on demand in every room.
@nobody Best answer so far.
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@mhoye Home mesh network
@grmpyprogrammer why do I need tubes for that?
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A random question: My place was built with all the plumbing for a central-vac system that I have no intention of using ever. What alternative uses might I have, for this idle series of tubes? Right answers, speculative answers and hilariously wrong answers equally welcome.
@mhoye I once genuinely pitched the use of pneumatic tubes to sell icecreams in supermarkets to a major multinational company. We built a prototype and everything.
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A random question: My place was built with all the plumbing for a central-vac system that I have no intention of using ever. What alternative uses might I have, for this idle series of tubes? Right answers, speculative answers and hilariously wrong answers equally welcome.
C'mon, y'all - "run cat6", what are you doing here in the fedi with an answer like that. The good answers so far include "rapid hamster delivery pneumatics" and "baked beans on tap".
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@mhoye For running cables connecting to the switch (you did say “wrong answers”)
@grmpyprogrammer I concede the point.
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A random question: My place was built with all the plumbing for a central-vac system that I have no intention of using ever. What alternative uses might I have, for this idle series of tubes? Right answers, speculative answers and hilariously wrong answers equally welcome.
@mhoye Surprise snake farm.
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A random question: My place was built with all the plumbing for a central-vac system that I have no intention of using ever. What alternative uses might I have, for this idle series of tubes? Right answers, speculative answers and hilariously wrong answers equally welcome.
@mhoye
Snake rescue in cold weather?
Drop bouncy balls through and see which comes out first?
Pneumatic tennis ball delivery? -
@grmpyprogrammer why do I need tubes for that?
@mhoye For running cables connecting to the switch (you did say “wrong answers”)
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A random question: My place was built with all the plumbing for a central-vac system that I have no intention of using ever. What alternative uses might I have, for this idle series of tubes? Right answers, speculative answers and hilariously wrong answers equally welcome.
@mhoye distributed popcorn popping system
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A random question: My place was built with all the plumbing for a central-vac system that I have no intention of using ever. What alternative uses might I have, for this idle series of tubes? Right answers, speculative answers and hilariously wrong answers equally welcome.
@mhoye hunter-seeker drones to kill the son of a troublesome duke
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@mhoye distributed popcorn popping system
@paparouleur Rapid emergency popcorn distribution, solid answer.
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@mhoye hunter-seeker drones to kill the son of a troublesome duke
@Jetengineweasel I love it when there's clearly a reference in play that I don't understand. Weirdly specific, but... what could it mean?
