A possible reenactment via Lego
If your doctor asked you to take a “spider pill”, would you? I would politely decline, mostly because it sounds terrifying. In reality, a spider pill does not contain actual spiders, but instead a tiny robotic camera (still terrifying). It looks like a pill, but after it is swallowed and reaches the stomach, colon or intestines its legs open and allow it to move within the patient. It is remote controlled, with a camera and a few lights on its head used to look for any signs of cancer.
Before the spider pill, a camera attached to a cable had to be fed into the patient, causing great discomfort and pain. The spider pill is much less intrusive and hopefully a pain free alternative to having a cable crammed down your throat (or maybe somewhere else). Is it possible that a spider pill could have any consequences?
