Boeing uses bags of potatoes for Wi-Fi testing.
One would imagine companies to use cutting edge methods for testing new features on planes.
Well, Boeing recently tested out their Wi-Fi signals by using 20,000 pounds of potatoes.
Using a decommissioned plane, the seats were filled with potato sacks. While it may sound crazy, apparently vegetables' interactions with Wi-Fi signals are very similar to that of human bodies. Boeing officials state that the potatoes are “the perfect stand-in for people who otherwise would have had to sit motionless for days on end while data was gathered.”
The end result of the experiment proved successful. Boeing authorities were able to find where the Wi-Fi signals were strong and other spots that had a reduced signal along with any interference that wireless internet might cause with plane equipment.
In today's world, we don't want to be anywhere without wifi. Earlier this year, the town of Hoshaya, located in Israel equipped donkeys with Wi-Fi.
Now the Judean-themed park there offers views of nostalgic buildings, old-fashioned attire, donkey rides, and wi-fi.
