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
It's a nice blend of technology and nature, isn't it. :whistle:
Mmmmm.
;D
;) ;) ;) ;D
Oh, you of little faith (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/582123.stm). :rofl:
Who, us? :)
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. :dunno:
It could be either, couldn't it...
To put you out of your misery. ;D http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7543020/April-Fools-stories-in-todays-newspapers.html
Where's ours then? :mad: ;)
The curious thing is that the ferret story existed a decade ago...
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).