• jqubed@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The headline is a bit wrong: the tubes don’t seem to be returning, it’s mostly talking about an industry they never left: hospitals. They are fancier now, though.

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    3 months ago

    When I was young I remember that banks often had large drive-thrus with pneumatic tube systems at each car stall.

    There would only be one teller but they could serve quite a few lanes.

    If you wanted a cash withdrawal, you might put your ID and your withdrawal slip in the tube, and a few minutes later it would come back with cash in it.

    It was pretty rad. But ATMs seem like a better bet overall.

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      3 months ago

      If only we had a series of pneumatic tubes connecting all our homes, you could order something online and have it pop up right next to you minutes later.

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        3 months ago

        It’s true! I put a potato in my face hole and it comes out between my butt cheeks. A bit worse for wear but it doesn’t matter.

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          3 months ago

          What an awful inspiration for a waterslide concept. Halfway through, you get covered in fecies collected from the port-o-potties.

          And dumped off in the pool at the bottom…shaped like a toilet.

          Dammit brain!!! Why do you make me think these things??? Other people are thinking about puppies, or, 4th of july plans, or pride month, or juneteenth, or how small snicker bars can get before bite size is the new standard bar.

          Yet here I am thinking “what if we ruined everybodys pool party???”