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[quote]This article, from Israel’s Yediot Acharonot newspaper, is titled “‘A Vacuum Cleaner Captured a Snake.” It looks like “captured” is a bit of an understatement… The Roomba 560 appears to have totally pwned what we’re told is a deadly viper threatening some kids (and possibly a cat) by sucking it up around one of its rotating brushes. There are more graphic pics of the, uh, end result over on Facebook, but suffice it to say that the poor little snakey came to a rather violent, and probably really confusing, end. I’m not sure I’ll be able to look at my Roomba the same way again (and neither will my pet snake), but it’s good to know that our robot vacuums have our backs when it comes to poisonous reptiles shaped like electrical cords.
Update- Commenter Shmuel provided a translation:
[quote] A few days ago Efi Frida(39) returned to her home in Mizpe Avtalyon in the Galilee and tried to turn on her Roomba. after a few failed tries Efi opened the machine and to her surprise found that during one of the vacuuming sessions it caught a Vipera palaestinae. The Roomba is built to vacuum the dust independently under beds and cabinets.
About six months ago Efi and her husband Eli(41) purchased the robot in order to assist them in the household cleaning where two children Jonathan (7) and Yael (4) in addition to two cats and two dogs. “its like having an au pair” Eli says.
One evening last week Efi turned the robot on and left the house. When she returned she tried to turn it back on though it kept beeping and getting stuck. When she opened the machine she discovered that the machine prevented the small viper from occupying the home and hurting her young children. “He was probably looking for a place to hide in one of the rooms because of the upcoming winter.” Eli explains.
The snake was wound thoroughly around the cleaning wheel and has received injuries to his head. by the time Eli returned home the viper died of its wounds. “I like snakes, so for me its somewhat a tragic ending” says Eli.
Eli quickly informed “IRobot” of the situation who were excited to hear of the story and sent the Frida family a remote as compensation. “We were very lucky”. sums Eli. “If the snake would have hid in the house and bitten one of the children it could have ended badly”[/quote][/quote]
Dawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Look at the kitty!
Roomba: Friend to all [I]warm-blooded[/I] organic lifeforms.
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[QUOTE=lmaoboat;18615051]Roomba: Friend to all organic lifeforms.
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Except snakes.
[QUOTE=exhale55;18615047]Dawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Look at the kitty![/QUOTE]
fuck. I know this sound sappy, but I would find it enough to make me cry if that snake had bit the kitten.
Kitten sees snake. Snake gets pissed and opens mouth. Kitten tries to hit the snake with its paw, seeing it as a toy. Snake leaps and sinks its fangs into the kittens neck. Kitten tenses, and then starts to fall limp. Family run in after hearing the kitten's cry. The snake is removed, as the limp dead body of the kitten lies there, as the light leaves its eyes.
[QUOTE=lmaoboat;18615051]Roomba: Friend to all [I]warm-blooded[/I] organic lifeforms.
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Except for snakes.
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Fuck me, I'm late.
We'd better stock up in case the snake people attack.
Seriously, "Viper" is the coolest name for anything, especially a venomous snake.
I thought a Roomba some how destroyed someone's Dodge Viper. That would suck.
First cows, now snakes?
[QUOTE=OutOfExile;18623782]I thought a Roomba some how destroyed someone's Dodge Viper. That would suck.[/QUOTE]
[i]IROBOT CREATES GIANT ROOMBA, ATTEMPTS TO DESTROY DODGE VIPER, HILARITY ENSUES! [/i]
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[QUOTE=lmaoboat;18615051]Roomba: Friend to all [I]warm-blooded[/I] organic lifeforms.
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I'd like to see it swallow an alligator...
Seriously, that would be awesome
[QUOTE=OutOfExile;18623782]I thought a Roomba some how destroyed someone's Dodge Viper. That would suck.[/QUOTE]
At first I thought this.
Only I thought that a Roomba was some kind of squirrel-like animal, and I raised an eyebrow.
[QUOTE=Zoook;18615083]Except snakes.[/QUOTE]
Derp of the week.
I thought it was something to do with Team Roomba's griefing when I read it.
[QUOTE=ManningQB18;18624481]I'd like to see it swallow an alligator...
Seriously, that would be awesome[/QUOTE]
I'd like to see it swallow an elephant... wait no, godzilla, wait no the moon!
Don't fuck with Roombas.
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At first I thought it destroyed one of these. :confused:
Let thousands of roombas loose on [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilha_da_Queimada_Grande]this island[/url]
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[quote=Wikipedia]local legend claims that there are five snakes to every square metre[/quote]
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Wonder if they ever considered using it for that purpose.
Pest control.
The noise it made must've been horrendous.
I want a Roomba now.
That roomba should be president.
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