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Boeing loaded 9 tons of potatoes into plane to test Wi-Fi
In 2012, Boeing filled a retired aircraft with sacks of potatoes weighing about 9,072 kg to study Wi-Fi signal distribution in the passenger cabin. Potatoes contain about 80 percent water and absorb electromagnetic waves similarly to human bodies, eliminating the need to recruit volunteers. The project was called SPUDS (Synthetic Personnel Using Dielectric Substitution) — a pun, since "spuds" is the colloquial English term for potatoes. Results were later compared with measurements taken with actual passengers, confirming the method's validity.
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