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Robots and gas? What could go wrong?
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A Reuters story says they’ve unveiled this robot that will pump your gas while you stay in your car.
Call me cynical, but I have misgivings about combining a multi-jointed mechanical limb, a high-end luxury car and an ultra-volatile substance used in making Molotov cocktails.
HELLO SIR CAN I FILL ‘ER UP FOR YOU?
Uh, sure, robot.
OKAY I’M PUMPING NOW SIR… HOW ‘BOUT THEM GIANTS SIR?
Excuse me, robot, but that’s not my gas tank, it’s my window!
See, this dramatic story was not real, it was just imagined, to show why you may want to keep pumping gas yourself until this gizmo is perfected. OH DO NOT WORRY SIR THE GAS IS GOOD FOR YOUR LEATHER UPHOLSTERY…
Robot pumping in Emmeloord, central Netherlands, February 4, 2008. REUTERS/Michael Kooren
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What do you call a faulty robot pumping gasoline?
A bomb.
I’m sorry…I don’t think my insurance covers disgruntled robot employee damage. I think I’ll pass.
How do I PAY if the robot pumps my gas? If I have to get out and swipe my card, I might as well pump it myself! If the wacky inventor thinks I’m handing a debit card to a robot they are living in crazyland and dating Britney…
That’s not how it works, Dee. The robot just reaches into your car and takes a few things of value. Some cash, a wristwatch, a pair of earrings. Unfortunately, they haven’t actually been programmed to UNDO the backs from pierced earrings…
Do they not have locks on gas caps in the Netherlands? If I have to get out of my car to unlock the cap, why do I need a robot to pump the gas?
I wouldn’t be bending over to check the air pressure in the tires…
Made in China
In New Jersey, they make someone pump your gas. I’s sooner put my trust in ol’ rusty here than a highschool drop out ex-con. Of course, that’s just me.