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Stanford Hospital's Pneumatic Tube Wonderland

Posted February 02, 2010 8:08 AM

From Boing Boing:

Stanford Hospital's four miles of pneumatic pipes are used to deliver documents and samples, with 124 stations and 29 blowers: In four miles of tubing laced behind walls from basement to rooftop, the pneumatic tube system shuttles foot-long containers carrying everything from blood to medication.

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Re: Stanford Hospital's Pneumatic Tube Wonderland

02/03/2010 10:17 AM

Nothing really new here, many shops in the UK had them for every department, some still have them, its at least a 100 year old system....

Look here for a video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsDq14yRtW0

Here is the history from the 19 century onwards:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_tube

No need to go crazy Guys, nothing really new here....

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