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humor Cloud Gadget 2026-04-16

Luxury Expat Finds 'Problem' Solved With $1200 Robotic Pool Vacuum

It's essentially an expensive, underwater Roomba for the chlorine-guzzling vanity pool. Every new arrival insists they need this self-important, sensor-laden orb to prove they have adequate disposable income and time to manage a liquid aesthetic. It will fail spectacularly because Baja water is too murky and aggressive for anything relying on pristine infrared readings, probably getting eaten by a washed-up sea urchin instead.

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