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Geek Culture / London - New York telectroscope

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Tom J
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Posted: 24th May 2008 12:08
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Anyone seen this? It's a big telescope through which you can see across the atlantic in real time. So, there have been several cases of New Yorkers and Londoners waving to each other and communicating through the telectroscope (by chalkboards and stuff, theres no audio link). Looks pretty cool. The thing works through the internet, and is
supported by Tiscali... although the illusion is meant to be that it drills underground and goes all the way to the other city by tunnels.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/22/scope.project/index.html
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tha_rami
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Posted: 24th May 2008 13:44
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Hah, that's a massively cool idea. Fun


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SunnyKatt
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Posted: 24th May 2008 14:42
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That's great!

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http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=115938&b=20
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Zotoaster
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Posted: 24th May 2008 15:48 Edited at: 24th May 2008 15:49
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I would've thought the Earth was too round to see New York from London.

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Oh wait, it's not a Telescope. It's a Telectroscope. Interesting

Don't you just hate that Zotoaster guy?
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Drew Cameron
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Posted: 25th May 2008 00:28
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Cool...but just like a giant webcam when you think about it.

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SpyDaniel
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Posted: 25th May 2008 00:30
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That's all it is, a glorified web cam

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Libervurto
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Posted: 25th May 2008 01:16
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That's cool but there is no tunnel!
You would need a billion lenses to do it for real

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Sid Sinister
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Posted: 25th May 2008 20:29 Edited at: 25th May 2008 20:31
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Would the earth being round even be a problem? Doesn't gravity bend the horizon so it's okay?

EDIT: So wait... it's not really a telescope? Disappointment It really just is a glorified webcam.

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Deathead
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Posted: 25th May 2008 20:33
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Imagine if someone hacked into it and made it go into a dating website webcam.lol People will be like this isn't new york.lol


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RUCCUS
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Posted: 25th May 2008 21:06
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Quote: "People will be like this isn't new york.lol"


Actually, they'd probably be more convinced that it is.

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Xenocythe
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Posted: 25th May 2008 21:51
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Ditto Ruccus.

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