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submitted 1 year ago by False@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

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Saw it in an underground light rail train station in Seattle

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[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 58 points 1 year ago (3 children)

portable air quality monitor

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)

so your saying, one should not fart near it?

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[–] Wiggums@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

no I'm saying you should definitely fart near it

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[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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!

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

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

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[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

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[–] mmddmm@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

The act of observing alters the results!

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

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[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

No fair! You changed the outcome by measuring it!

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[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

10/10 reference

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[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Yeah, fart right on it, will increase pollution captured

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

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[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

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

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

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

might want to go see a doctor.

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[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Everyone needs a superpower

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[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Better add that to the rider conduct

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[–] False@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 1 year ago

Seems likely, thanks!

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[–] arakhis_@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago

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

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