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25 days

Physicists used a ferret to clean particle accelerator tubes.

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    Why Physicists Tried to Put a Ferret in a Particle Accelerator
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    • blueamigafan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25 days

      They were used in aircraft manufacture for years to help run cables through

        • cannedtuna@lemmy.worldEnglish
          25 days

          Ah! So that explains why there are camera and cable tools called ferrets

        • homes@piefed.worldEnglish
          25 days

          This is my new favorite thing about particle accelerators

          • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldEnglish
            25 days

            They do love tubes, and they can turn around inside them.

            https://youtu.be/rrVKtQozvKQ?t=31

              • tacosanonymous@mander.xyzEnglish
                25 days

                When I had my girls, I invested so much money in pipes. It was like futurama in their room. They loved it.

                  • night_petal@piefed.socialEnglish
                    25 days

                    I love ferrets so much. They love playing and are ultra cute. I just wish I could stand the smell.

                  • whelk@retrolemmy.comEnglish
                    25 days

                    I think I just learned I might have a degree of claustrophobia or something because reading the second part made me suddenly very anxious

                  • ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    25 days

                    Anyone that’s not had the joy of playing with a ferret have missed out.

                      • AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                        25 days

                        Yeah but they’re more likely to have their Achilles tendons so there’s that.

                        A friend of mine had one, I volunteered to ferret sit when they went on vacation. The ferret was adorable but also hyperactive enough that I never want one for a pet.

                      • SadSadSatellite @lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                        25 days

                        If I recall correctly, (ignoring that I could look it up right now) I believe ferrets were specifically bred to run cables underground.

                        Edit: I’m apparently full of shit. That being said, I really appreciate that the wikipedia page has a dropdown section titled Other Uses.

                          • SSTF@lemmy.worldEnglish
                            25 days

                          • halloejsovs@lemmy.worldEnglish
                            25 days

                            How has no one made a lemmywinks reference yet?

                              • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldEnglish
                                25 days

                                Because lemmywinks was a gerbil. Ferrets aren’t even rodents.

                              • ZombieChicken@reddthat.comdeleted by creatorEnglish
                                24 days

                                Kinda want to know what would happen if they turned on the P. A., though I wish no harm to the ferret. Would that tickle? Would it burn through like a laser? Or would it just give you megacancer?

                                Is there a superperson that got their powers from a P.A.?

                                  • Chrobin@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
                                    24 days

                                    Look at the only human ever to be hit by a particle accelerator beam

                                      • ZombieChicken@reddthat.comdeleted by creatorEnglish
                                        24 days

                                        Thank you for the link.

                                        Please do not turn on beam with ferret in. Please and thank you.

                                    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
                                      24 days

                                      Arr yes, the Kitten Snake

                                      • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                                        24 days

                                        They’re professional chimney squeaks, now?

                                        • Etterra@discuss.onlineEnglish
                                          24 days

                                          So, what, they stuck a broom handle up it’s butt and used him like a cotton swab? That’s pretty fucked up.

                                            • randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyzEnglish
                                              24 days

                                              don’t kink shame the ferret

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