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Amazon Robot Puts Human Workers in Hospital

posted by martyb on Friday December 07 2018, @06:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the the-smell-was...un-bear-able dept.

MostCynical writes:

The Guardian reports that an Amazon robot has set off bear repellant, putting 24 workers in hospital.

Twenty-four employees at an Amazon warehouse in New Jersey were taken to hospital after a robot accidentally punctured a can of bear repellant.

The 255g can containing concentrated capsaicin, a compound in chilli peppers, was punctured by an automated machine after it fell off a shelf, according to local media.

The incident happened on Wednesday at a warehouse in Robbinsville, New Jersey, on the outskirts of Trenton.

The staff were taken to hospital "as a precaution".

The robot has not been approached for comment.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday December 07 2018, @06:41AM (4 children)

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Friday December 07 2018, @06:41AM (#771054) Homepage Journal

    It really _is_ that powerful.

    While completely non-toxic, if you're not acclimated too it, too much Capsaicin such as eating a whole Habanero - _not_ a Scotch Bonnet, they're not as hot - will kill you due to shock.

    Now imagine a Beowulf Cluster of Chile Peppers.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by coolgopher on Friday December 07 2018, @07:20AM

    by coolgopher (1157) on Friday December 07 2018, @07:20AM (#771067)

    Where's the +1 Nostalgia mod for your Beowulf reference?

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by isostatic on Friday December 07 2018, @09:35AM

    by isostatic (365) on Friday December 07 2018, @09:35AM (#771090) Journal

    Now imagine a Beowulf Cluster of Chile Peppers.

    I eat them with hot grits off Natalie Portman's naked petrified body

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 07 2018, @12:50PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 07 2018, @12:50PM (#771122)

    Great. Now I want some.

    • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Saturday December 08 2018, @04:10AM

      by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Saturday December 08 2018, @04:10AM (#771430) Homepage Journal

      I found it in a hot sauce store in Santa Cruz. I puzzled over it for quite a while then decided I was not yet ready to mainline.

      Also it could have fallen into unsuspecting hands.

      I expect you can order it online.

      There are I think eight Capsaicinoids. That's why some peppers hit you right away whereas others, you can chew up then swallow before you get the bad news.

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