"馬鈴薯改善機上無線網路"

在測試中，這些蔬菜被拿來假裝是乘客。

為波音製造公司工作的工程師用馬鈴薯來幫助他們打造更好的機上無線網路。工作人員在進行試驗時，一袋袋的馬鈴薯被運上飛機以替代乘客。馬鈴薯的構成和高含水成分代表它們對無線網路信號的影響同人類一般，但因為它們能坐得更久，因此更適合長時間的研究調查。

波音公司的亞當．提斯勒和記者提到「取代真人」（SPUDS）計畫，這名字本身也很有趣，因為spuds是馬鈴薯的俗名。「這證明了這些工程師足智多謀。」他並說，在其中一個團隊讀到有關蔬菜傳輸電流的文章後，才決定採買這些馬鈴薯。

這項工程始於2006年，幫助波音公司開發無線網路系統，在整架波音飛機上提供強而穩定的信號。信號已受過調整，確保機上設備不受影響。這對喜歡在長途飛行中使用網路的上千旅客無非是個好消息。

(Life) Potatoes Used to Improve Inflight Wi-Fi

The vegetables were used to simulate passengers during tests.

Engineers working for the Boeing airplane manufacturer are using potatoes to help them develop better inflight wi-fi systems. Sacks of the vegetables are loaded onto planes in place of passengers when the workers are conducting experiments. The composition and high water content of potatoes mean that they affect wi-fi signals in the same way as people, but since they can sit still for longer, theyre much better for the long hours of research.

Boeings Adam Tischler spoke to reporters about the Synthetic Personnel Using Dialectic Substitution, or SPUDS, program V the name is a bit of a joke because spuds is a slang name for potatoes. Its a testament to the ingenuity of these engineers, he said, adding that the vegetables were bought after one of the team read an article on the way vegetables transmit electric force.

The work started in 2006 and has helped the company develop wi-fi system that offers stable and strong signals throughout their aircraft. The signal has also been adapted to ensure that the planes instruments arent affected. Its good news for the thousands of flyers who like to access the Internet on long flights.

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