Sort-of memes that are cracking you up at the moment

no

but that is weird!

it's fishy looking bikes all over again!

really? Would a gps tracker keep in touch with the satellites when down in the sewers? If a gps watch struggles in plain daylight...

I don't think GPS exist in Russia, glonass maybe?

Something like 4cm of water is enough to Block a GPS signal. Which is why tri watches struggle, unless you swim with a very careful breast stroke, like the one your aunti uses to keep her hair dry.

So basically, according to that, St Petersburg has an open sewer full of floaters running down the city center.

(Thats assuming they ate the GPS trackers and poo'd them out. So as the give them the correct mass, and floatation. Which of course any self repecting scientist would.)

Story here - http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/11/17/russia-sewers-poop-river-petersburg-gps/

Doesn't really resolve the GPS question though.

I don't think GPS exist in Russia, glonass maybe?

Coverage is shaky in the some bits in the middle (north of India) but otherwise fine.

(Example coverage map from SPOT tracker)

There's my fancy dress sorted for the office xmas do.

The signal for GPS is attenuated significantly through even a foot of water - And your bog standard receiver is unlikely to be able to do much with the signal that bad (which is why GPS watches are shit for open water swimming)

lol, 'bog' standard.

This place is going down the tubes.

no shit sherlock

Don't get that top one?

@chrisbmx116 I'm sure @Snottyotter can fill you in, so to speak.

It's where I was conceived.

Prude.

Yeah right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRBAZJ4lF0U