Study Finds Human-Robot Attachment
October 1, 2007 By GREG BLUESTEIN, Associated Press Writer
The Roomba vacuum cleaner by iRobot Corp. is seen in Boston in this Aug. 21, 2007 file photo. A newly released Georgia Tech study shows how deeply some Roomba owners become attached to the robotic vacuums, and suggests there's a measure of public readiness to accept robots in the house -- even flawed ones. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
(AP) -- People give them nicknames, worry when they signal for help and sometimes even treat them like trusted pets.
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It would appear that the electric motors in vacuum cleaners, and many other appliances, broadcast magnetic vector potentials which take power over the soul of a man.
Repeated and prolonged exposure has been shown to create domestic servitude fantasies in meek men who are constantly exposed to powerful magnetic fields.
Upon deeper analysis, it does appear that the magnetic fields are powering the nickel and copper, and creating a culture where all the people are enslaved by the devil.