Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 12, 2013
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October 13, 2013
Transcript:
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a fire robot that can fight fires and places human firefighters cannot go! Harrison Oxene, a boat cook, was rescued after spending 60 hours in a 4 foot air bubble 100 feet underwater when his tugboat sank to the sea floor off the coast of Nigeria in May 2013. Ermine moth caterpillars live in colonies numbering in the thousands and spin giant silk webs over trees, buildings and cars!
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Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
That is going to be one heck of a pest problem when it comes to the ermine moths. I wonder what kind of places would the robot firefight go? Perhaps a nuclear power plant (like in Fukushima, Japan)?
fixer1967 over 10 years ago
I find the 60 hours in a 4 foot air pocket a bit hard to believe.
Mneedle over 10 years ago
How was the air pocket formed?
ClarkSavageJr over 10 years ago
Keep on taking firefighter’s pensions and medical benefits away and you’d better buy a lot of those robots.
Squirrelchaser over 10 years ago
Couldn’t find anything on Harrison Oxene. I also find it hard to believe he survived 60 hours. Would that 4 ft bubble have been compressed under the 100 feet of water?