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17h ago

What's this thing?

Saw it in an underground light rail train station in Seattle

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It's an OPS monitoring device.
Bite through the wire to disable it

That is an Outdoor Rated, Continuous Duty, Mobile Cart Air Sampling System
https://viewing.nyc/youve-seen-them-around-the-nyc-subway-so-what-is-this-weird-box-actually-used-for/
- So having a group of smokers regularly convening around it would lead to interesting results.
- I’m bringing one of these to the next family BBQ
- ORCDMCASS
  just rolls off the tongue
  
  ORC DMC ASS
- Nailed it!
  
  False!

portable air quality monitor
- so your saying, one should not fart near it?
  
  no I'm saying you should definitely fart near it
  
  I believe you should fart excessively around it and indeed encourage fellow commuters to join in, as it will provide terrible air quality results here. Which will in turn improve ventilation measures in this area, which would not have happened otherwise. Checkmate! The act of observing alters the results!
  
  If your fart would set it off, you should absolutely fart next to it.
  
  Yeah, fart right on it, will increase pollution captured
  
  Better add that to the rider conduct
- Seems likely, thanks!
- If only we'd put those things in front of tree groups near highways, that somehow still exist

!whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
- Didn't know about that, thanks!
- https://old.lemmy.world/post/27035341

I'm only commenting this just to see if I'm right, but maybe an air quality monitor?

I love how they ran an extension cord just so they could park it in front of the information board.
- If it's an air quality monitor, they likely need to move it around to get different sampling areas.
  
  Perfectly in front of the "no smoking" sign 😂

K-9 from the new Dr. Who 😂
- Affirmative!
- So much for that Disney budget

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