Reporting to coworkers after I come back from a furry convention like:
@Dio9sys I'm not a furry, but I have used ferrets to pull cable, and they do a great job!
@nuintari
do you tie the cable to them and drop them in a vent or something?

@Dio9sys Basically, attach a pull string, drop into conduit, crawl space, or drop ceiling. Go to the other end and squeak a toy they have been trained to come to. Reward with treats!

I would NEVER drop a ferret into ductwork, I've had some get in on their own and it sucks to clean them afterward. Nor do I recomend using ductwork to run cabling, unless you are pulling rated cable through a a plenum.

@nuintari
good to know!

@Dio9sys I do not recommend this technique unless you are an exprienced ferret handler.

They can be.... unpredictable chaos tubes.

@nuintari @Dio9sys
I think the "easier" way uses a small parachute and compressed air

@RnDanger @Dio9sys

What you are describing is often called a conduit piston.

Yes, it works. For certain sizes of problems.

@Dio9sys that one is so good, I shared it everywhere
@leberschnitzel
Tom Scott out of context could be a whole fedi bot
@Dio9sys oh yeah, I love that "my friends when we are trying to meet for DnD" supercut