Google April fools Web service through toilet

[jay2000]

Presiding over a company with a market value of $143 billion apparently gives Silicon Valley’s most famous billionaires a good sense of humor — and a case of corporate potty mouth. Senior executives at Google Inc. launched their annual April Fools’ Day prank Sunday, posting a link on the company’s home page to a site offering consumers free high-speed wireless Internet through their home plumbing systems. Code-named “Dark Porcelain,” Google said its “Toilet Internet Service Provider” (TiSP) works with Microsoft Corp.’s new Windows Vista operating system. But sorry — septic tanks are incompatible with the system’s requirements.

http://jayed.us/2007/04/01/google-april-fools-web-service-through-toilet/

[Gornot]

Yeah, I read it. It's hilarious, that's all I can say...

[HyperHacker]

What's funny is, it almost sounds like a viable method of providing Internet connectivity, but is at the same time ridiculous.

Not to mention it gives a whole new meaning to "series of tubes". ;)

[Coon_Dog]

Just sent this URL to my girl friend. Said it might be a way for her to save a few $ a month. She looked it over for 20min then called me on the phone wanting to know if it was in her area.

She was less then pleased with the Aprils fools.

HUmmm... now to try it on Mom and Sis.