Ferrets key to bridging the digital divide

Noreen · Apr 01, 2010, 11:38:11

QuoteThe animals have been used by Virgin Media for over a year to help lay cables for its broadband service, the company has disclosed................

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7541455/Ferrets-key-to-bridging-the-digital-divide-between-cities-and-rural-areas.html

Rik · Apr 01, 2010, 11:59:21

It's a nice blend of technology and nature, isn't it.

Noreen · Apr 01, 2010, 12:03:08

Mmmmm.

Rik · Apr 01, 2010, 12:04:27

quandam · Apr 01, 2010, 13:14:46

Technical Ben · Apr 01, 2010, 17:38:03

Oh, you of little faith.

Rik · Apr 01, 2010, 17:39:30

Who, us?

Technical Ben · Apr 01, 2010, 17:41:43

So now I'm lost over knowing if this is a failed April fools, or an actual news story. When it's a high possibility, and has been done in the past.

Rik · Apr 01, 2010, 17:44:28

It could be either, couldn't it...

Noreen · Apr 01, 2010, 17:55:33

To put you out of your misery.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7543020/April-Fools-stories-in-todays-newspapers.html

Simon · Apr 01, 2010, 17:58:58

Where's ours then?

Rik · Apr 01, 2010, 18:03:41

The curious thing is that the ferret story existed a decade ago...

Technical Ben · Apr 02, 2010, 11:48:56

Apparently a electrician back in the 1950s also used his pet ferret to lay cables, or fetch tools. So it's been done many times before (for real, or for a joke).