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Boeing filled a plane with 9 tonnes of potatoes in 2012 to test cabin wifi

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In 2012, Boeing engineers replaced passengers with about 20,000 pounds of potatoes (roughly 9,072 kilos) to measure how wifi signals propagate inside a retired aircraft. Human bodies absorb and reflect electromagnetic waves, so coverage varies by seat and by movement on board. The potatoes' high water content, close to 80%, mimicked that effect. The project was called SPUDS and cut tests that previously took more than two weeks down to ten hours.

In 35 seconds

  • Boeing used about 9,072 kilos of potatoes instead of passengers to study cabin wifi.
  • The potatoes' water content, close to 80%, mimicked how bodies absorb and reflect signals.
  • The project was named SPUDS, for Synthetic Personnel Using Dielectric Substitution.
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