What's this thing?

Saw it in an underground light rail train station in Seattle

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34 Comments

Anon_12345@lemm.ee · 93 pts · 1y (7 replies)

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/

Zachariah@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 1y (2 replies)

ORCDMCASS

just rolls off the tongue

IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y

Honestly this is very memorable.

False@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Nailed it!

Bonus@lemm.ee · -1 pts · 1y
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CluckN@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

I’m bringing one of these to the next family BBQ

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

So having a group of smokers regularly convening around it would lead to interesting results.

rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works · 58 pts · 1y (16 replies)

portable air quality monitor

FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y (13 replies)

so your saying, one should not fart near it?

Wiggums@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 1y

no I'm saying you should definitely fart near it

FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website · 27 pts · 1y (5 replies)

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!

FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y

*some time later, in the AQ analyst office* "WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE PEOPLE EATING!!"-

SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y

mmddmm@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

The act of observing alters the results!

Well, that's normally the point of observing...

KingJalopy@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

No fair! You changed the outcome by measuring it!

dharmacurious@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 1y

10/10 reference

bhamlin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

If your fart would set it off, you should absolutely fart next to it.

FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

if your fart triggers alarms all on it's lonesome....

might want to go see a doctor.

bhamlin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Everyone needs a superpower

rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Yeah, fart right on it, will increase pollution captured

FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Are those pipes sticking out for the courtesy TP? Just in case it’s not a fart?

5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y

Better add that to the rider conduct

False@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Seems likely, thanks!

arakhis_@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y

If only we'd put those things in front of tree groups near highways, that somehow still exist

ptz@dubvee.org · 12 pts · 1y

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

sramder@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y (2 replies)

K-9 from the new Dr. Who πŸ˜‚

floo@retrolemmy.com · 5 pts · 1y
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Maultasche@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Affirmative!

aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I love how they ran an extension cord just so they could park it in front of the information board.

geekwithsoul@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

If it's an air quality monitor, they likely need to move it around to get different sampling areas.

lurch@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

Perfectly in front of the "no smoking" sign πŸ˜‚

Sergio@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 1y (2 replies)

!whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

False@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Didn't know about that, thanks!

False@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

It's an OPS monitoring device.

Bite through the wire to disable it

sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y

This is a screenshot from Half-Life: Black Mesa.