Internet Via the Sewers
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It really is Internet through the sewer:
“A Web connection via the toilet bowl may sound like Google’s most recent April Fool, but the University of Aberdeen plans to welcome students back with a high bandwidth internet network connected via the sewers.
The university tapped H2O Networks to provide a high capacity link for the next 10 years, enabling students to access the Internet from their halls of residence.”
Link: University taps sewers for Web access
Link: H2O Networks
And no mention is made about whether you need to install ’sewer-ware.’ Sorry - I tried - but I couldn’t resist…
Catherine
Tags: internet, speed, sewers, h2o networks, university
2 Comments
Dingo
August 23rd, 2007
at 5:34am
As a parent of a tertiary student and an educator that bit makes my mind freak at the potential for ‘why my assignment got lost’.
Man, I was creative enough as a student but this has some real scope !!
Grannar Olice
August 27th, 2007
at 6:42pm
I think the toilet system at universities has other untapped potential: