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philip.j.fry 29-04-2004 12:54

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Vicious things traffic cones...reminds me of the time I tried drunkenly to kick one over only for it to roll back round and knock me over :)

punky 29-04-2004 13:14

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Has anyone been to "Yo Sushi!" in Soho (Poland St. I think)? Apparently they got robot waiters. Good old Japs. I remember when having your food brought to you via conveyor belt was modern :)

Stuart 29-04-2004 13:42

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Debsy42
This was my fav bit, can imagine a long line of them following the funeral car :erm:

Add some funny music, and you could have a scene from Benny Hill..

Chris 29-04-2004 14:04

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Quote:

Originally Posted by scastle
Add some funny music, and you could have a scene from Benny Hill..

:rofl:

Now that's going to make me chuckle all afternoon...:D

SMHarman 29-04-2004 14:37

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Quote:

Originally Posted by towny
I have no idea what to make of this. For some reason the thought of a line of motorized traffic cones zipping across the M1 makes me want to burst out laughing. Can it ever really work, or is it the ultimate Heath Robinson invention?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3666989.stm

Why am I seeing that great scene from Toy Story 2 when all the toys cross the road under cones and cause a massive pile up?

Could we not spend the money on building better roads that wear out slower, or more ee's to do the roadworks quicker?

andygrif 29-04-2004 15:30

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Well these will make good trophies for student digs!!

SMHarman 29-04-2004 18:16

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Will they be progammed to run home?
Will they get stuck like daleks at the top of the stairs?

dilli-theclaw 29-04-2004 18:19

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SMHarman
Will they be progammed to run home?
Will they get stuck like daleks at the top of the stairs?

Daleks can fly now ;)

Now flying traffic cones - that would be iteresting :D

Stuart 29-04-2004 21:12

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
Daleks can fly now ;)

Now flying traffic cones - that would be iteresting :D

Still, at least if they tried to come down the M1 to London, they'd probably get stuck in Traffic... :D



Just imagine. Hundreds of traffic cones moving down the road yelling "Exterminate! Exterminate!"... :rofl:

Xaccers 29-04-2004 21:19

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Episode II - Attack of the cones

abailey152 29-04-2004 21:32

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or "Episode III - The Roadworks Strike Back"

ian@huth 29-04-2004 23:16

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They could always modify them and turn them into robot litter bins.

Put a McDonalds advert on the side and put them in the car park so they could follow customers around saying "exterminate litter, exterminate litter"

Any other uses they could be put to?


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