Colophon
06-12-2008, 05:03 AM
Last month, giant drill bits (http://www.tiscali.co.uk/telectroscope/cn/gallery/wednesday.php) emerged from the ground near Tower Bridge in London and Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
Then, Victorian-style cast-iron telescopes (http://www.tiscali.co.uk/telectroscope/home.php) were installed.
At long last, the dream of Victorian engineer Alexander Stanhope St George, of a visual link between the two cities via a tunnel beneath the Atlantic, was complete. Londoners and New Yorkers could see each other face to face in real time!
Or perhaps it's a broadband video link.
Either way, it's pretty cool. I've been meaning to have a closer look for ages, and it's only there till the weekend, so I stopped off this morning to have a peek at New York. Even at 10.30 in the morning (5.30 in NY) there were quite a few people waving back at me. :cool:
If you're near Brooklyn Bridge, go and have a look - it's pretty neat. (Same goes for Londoners - the UK end is just near City Hall.)
Then, Victorian-style cast-iron telescopes (http://www.tiscali.co.uk/telectroscope/home.php) were installed.
At long last, the dream of Victorian engineer Alexander Stanhope St George, of a visual link between the two cities via a tunnel beneath the Atlantic, was complete. Londoners and New Yorkers could see each other face to face in real time!
Or perhaps it's a broadband video link.
Either way, it's pretty cool. I've been meaning to have a closer look for ages, and it's only there till the weekend, so I stopped off this morning to have a peek at New York. Even at 10.30 in the morning (5.30 in NY) there were quite a few people waving back at me. :cool:
If you're near Brooklyn Bridge, go and have a look - it's pretty neat. (Same goes for Londoners - the UK end is just near City Hall.)