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11:34 Wed 15 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

The BBC have fitted a GPS to a container, and are following it around the planet, sadly finding it quite interesting to follow it on its travels!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7600053.stm

keoghz

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12:10 Wed 15 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

The containers stuck in India

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13:41 Wed 15 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

I was about to ask what was in the container, but I read that it's Whisky

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_alex19933_

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13:45 Wed 15 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

Saw this on news yeah

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15:21 Wed 15 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

Thats the kinda thing that i will get up at 3am just to watch.

mufc2008

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15:42 Wed 15 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

its stuck in the sea by singapore

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18:45 Wed 15 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

I was about to ask what was in the container, but I read that it's Whisky

Oh well, someone was bound to figure oout why i was so interested eventually

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16:26 Thu 16 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

the BBC has been experiencing some engineering difficulties with there GPS, near Thailand. acording to the link.

Edited at 21:26 Thu 16/10/08 (BST)

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16:37 Thu 16 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

I was about to ask what was in the container, but I read that it's Whisky

Oh well, someone was bound to figure oout why i was so interested eventually

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07:23 Sun 19 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

looks like its off to Vietnam or the Phillipines...also on track for Japan

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19:28 Sun 19 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

Anyone know where it's final destination will be?

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16:53 Mon 20 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

prehaps spinner will know that.

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17:13 Mon 20 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

Anyone know where it's final destination will be?

I don't think there is one, surely there just tracking where it leads?

spinner

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17:25 Mon 20 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

Exactly. You can hover over the markers to see whats been going on at each point. Contaners don't have a final destination, this is to illustrate over time just how much they move about.

Well, as long as the transmitter keeps working

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17:57 Mon 20 Oct 08 (BST) [Link]

Ah, I understand now

Thanks.

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