A cry for help
A college student recently turned on his new flat-screen TV, only to find -- a few hours later -- a squad of local police, air patrol, and search-and-rescue personnel show up at his door. Apparently the TV was emitting an international distress signal, which was picked up by US satellites. As the kid told CNN:
"They'd never seen signal come that strong from a home appliance," said van Rossmann. "They were quite surprised. I think we all were."
I had known that plasma TVs can produce unusual humming noises at certain altitudes, but I've never known one to actually cry for help.
(Thanks to George Murray for this one!)
Posted by Clive Thompson at October 19, 2004 10:55 AM
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The machines... they're alive...
Posted by: Sam at October 20, 2004 1:48 PM
Posted by: marc at October 20, 2004 4:07 PM
Wait a minute... what's a college student doing with a new flat-screen TV? Suspicious, if you ask me.
Posted by: Mentat at October 20, 2004 6:19 PM
When no one else is around, My toaster speaks to me.
Posted by: Joel Collier at October 21, 2004 10:03 AM
Of even more concern is what he was doing to the television. What could he have possibly been doing to that poor television such that it let out a cry for help? Aha! Proof electrical devices are in fact living beings, you just have to sweat them into admitting it!
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The machines... they're alive...
Posted by: Sam at October 20, 2004 1:48 PM
"Who made who?"
Posted by: marc at October 20, 2004 4:07 PM
Wait a minute... what's a college student doing with a new flat-screen TV? Suspicious, if you ask me.
Posted by: Mentat at October 20, 2004 6:19 PM
When no one else is around, My toaster speaks to me.
Posted by: Joel Collier at October 21, 2004 10:03 AM
Of even more concern is what he was doing to the television. What could he have possibly been doing to that poor television such that it let out a cry for help? Aha! Proof electrical devices are in fact living beings, you just have to sweat them into admitting it!
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