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Further evidence we should build a Futurama-style series of tubes in cities for delivering items. I'm not joking. Might need extra packaging to pin the pizza do

Further evidence we should build a Futurama-style series of tubes in cities for delivering items. I'm not joking. Might need extra packaging to pin the pizza down to survive the forces however. Maybe stack the slices and wrap them or something.

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avidiax 2y ago
Steve?
boomboomsubban 2y ago
Those existed, though ones large enough to ship a pizza were rare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_tube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_tube
- ta1243 2y ago
  Tom Scott videos Inter-building tubes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMTZvA8iFgI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMTZvA8iFgI Food by tube in a cafe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTHZLKFblKo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTHZLKFblKo
- Ekaros 2y ago
  Just have to roll it up. Sadly PFAS are banned so can't put non-stick plastic layer in between to avoid sticking...
throwaway61646 2y ago
On the other hand it's not hard to imagine how a modern pneumatic tube mail system could be abused (trafficking, terrorism, ...).
- boomboomsubban 2y ago
  Basically the same way a normal mail system can be abused?
bagels 2y ago
https://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_tunnel.htm https://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_...
voidUpdate 2y ago
I honestly believe a fully automated drone delivery system is easily possible with our current technology, the only issue would be funding and widespread adoption. And the delivery drivers annoyed at losing jobs
- srmarm 2y ago
  And noise
- bell-cot 2y ago
  > ...the only issue would be... And inclement weather, and overhead wires, and crashes, and liability, and NIMBYs, and all the creeps (from local cops to data aggregators to foreign intel orgs) who want access to the data, and ...
- afavour 2y ago
  You’d probably be able to hire those delivery drivers back as part of the huge fleet of “drone engineers” you’d need to maintain the fleet as they crash, get attacked, batteries run flat…
ceejayoz 2y ago
Switzerland's working on it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_Sous_Terrain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_Sous_Terrain

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avidiax 2y ago

Steve?

boomboomsubban 2y ago

Those existed, though ones large enough to ship a pizza were rare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_tube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_tube

ta1243 2y ago
Tom Scott videos Inter-building tubes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMTZvA8iFgI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMTZvA8iFgI Food by tube in a cafe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTHZLKFblKo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTHZLKFblKo
Ekaros 2y ago
Just have to roll it up. Sadly PFAS are banned so can't put non-stick plastic layer in between to avoid sticking...

throwaway61646 2y ago

On the other hand it's not hard to imagine how a modern pneumatic tube mail system could be abused (trafficking, terrorism, ...).

boomboomsubban 2y ago
Basically the same way a normal mail system can be abused?

bagels 2y ago

https://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_tunnel.htm https://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_...

voidUpdate 2y ago

I honestly believe a fully automated drone delivery system is easily possible with our current technology, the only issue would be funding and widespread adoption. And the delivery drivers annoyed at losing jobs

srmarm 2y ago
And noise
bell-cot 2y ago
> ...the only issue would be... And inclement weather, and overhead wires, and crashes, and liability, and NIMBYs, and all the creeps (from local cops to data aggregators to foreign intel orgs) who want access to the data, and ...
afavour 2y ago
You’d probably be able to hire those delivery drivers back as part of the huge fleet of “drone engineers” you’d need to maintain the fleet as they crash, get attacked, batteries run flat…

ceejayoz 2y ago

Switzerland's working on it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_Sous_Terrain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_Sous_Terrain