this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2025
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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 107 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a splicing van. They are splicing fiber optic cable. They need a cleanroom for that kind of work; the van is a rolling clean room.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know, I always wondered why they have big switchback loops of cable on a lot of lines.

Now I assume it's the extra cable needed to reach the splicing van.

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know, when I read your comment, I read it in his voice/accent.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 77 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They're loading more memes onto the internet

[–] neatobuilds@lemmy.today 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah so this is a shitpost van out in the wild

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They also offer free candy

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

That van is a Ford Transit 2500, the free candy van is a Chevy Express 2500.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Artisanal memes freshly uploaded

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Probably splicing fiber optic or coaxial lines. Coax you might be able to do on a lift, but they need literal microscopes to splice fiber so they have to do it in the van.

[–] 0x0 4 points 1 year ago

They dont need to, but its highly convenient

[–] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Someone in there playing with tiny shards of glass

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Stealing all your internets!

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

56K loading up for internet delivery

[–] swab148@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

They told me it wasn't a series of trucks!

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

This is the electric car charging infrastructure we need

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Flowers By Irene

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago
[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

No so stealthy camping.