<![CDATA[TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops.]]>TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops.

it makes me wonder if the hl2 combine citadel was inspired by it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Stockholm_telephone_tower

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://birdbutt.com/users/colinstu/statuses/116641375358437712https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://birdbutt.com/users/colinstu/statuses/116641375358437712Tue, 26 May 2026 14:35:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Tue, 26 May 2026 14:33:52 GMT]]>@liaizon @anthropy

what a thing of beauty!

we often marvel at its children, but that clearly is the mother node.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.cc/users/sebastian/statuses/116641368125457051https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.cc/users/sebastian/statuses/116641368125457051Tue, 26 May 2026 14:33:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Tue, 26 May 2026 13:35:50 GMT]]>@anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz Glorious Industry

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://transfem.social/notes/amq8sqhuvnl100zxhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://transfem.social/notes/amq8sqhuvnl100zxTue, 26 May 2026 13:35:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Tue, 26 May 2026 13:25:40 GMT]]>@liaizon @anthropy
>when your phone is dead because a magpie bounced too hard on the wire]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fe.disroot.org/objects/f0fa4758-31ad-4eb3-87bf-9c831aa7a171https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fe.disroot.org/objects/f0fa4758-31ad-4eb3-87bf-9c831aa7a171Tue, 26 May 2026 13:25:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Tue, 26 May 2026 12:28:15 GMT]]>@anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz Why do complicated things when you can just make straight direct lines to every customer? <img class=“not-responsive emoji” src=“https://pleroma.breizh.pm/emoji/local/yay.png” title=“:yay:” />

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pleroma.breizh.pm/objects/41f9d563-59ed-4957-acb9-13cc04a38a49https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pleroma.breizh.pm/objects/41f9d563-59ed-4957-acb9-13cc04a38a49Tue, 26 May 2026 12:28:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Tue, 26 May 2026 12:27:34 GMT]]>@anthropy Interestingly even in 19th century the cables look pretty different depending on the angle.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Telefontornet]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://queer.hacktivis.me/objects/abed788b-b384-43e4-80a0-74e96b2a51ffhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://queer.hacktivis.me/objects/abed788b-b384-43e4-80a0-74e96b2a51ffTue, 26 May 2026 12:27:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Tue, 26 May 2026 12:23:50 GMT]]>@anthropy This is obviously Barad-Dûr

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://status.pointless.one/users/pointlessone/statuses/116640856864614774https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://status.pointless.one/users/pointlessone/statuses/116640856864614774Tue, 26 May 2026 12:23:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Tue, 26 May 2026 12:06:42 GMT]]>@anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz or this (you can see the panels better here)

https://youtu.be/26G1Zm6Gz-k?t=57

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://booping.synth.download/notes/amq5m3qdze2e01lchttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://booping.synth.download/notes/amq5m3qdze2e01lcTue, 26 May 2026 12:06:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Tue, 26 May 2026 12:02:06 GMT]]>Anthropy -> @Lori Emerson]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hub.kliklak.net/item/b0c6edac-d8f5-4f1a-9e44-92e802482fe3https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hub.kliklak.net/item/b0c6edac-d8f5-4f1a-9e44-92e802482fe3Tue, 26 May 2026 12:02:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Tue, 26 May 2026 11:54:18 GMT]]>@anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz the way it appears transparent reminds me of this stage design (which is basically just transparent LED panels)

https://youtu.be/x8S5i30zzRM?t=54

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://booping.synth.download/notes/amq565hwze2e01kthttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://booping.synth.download/notes/amq565hwze2e01ktTue, 26 May 2026 11:54:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Tue, 26 May 2026 11:52:02 GMT]]>@anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz I saw the photo and then read your post and it was my thought exactly

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mk.absturztau.be/notes/amq538qlzn4000avhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mk.absturztau.be/notes/amq538qlzn4000avTue, 26 May 2026 11:52:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Tue, 26 May 2026 11:17:15 GMT]]>@anthropy wow those wires are intense! Imagine how many birds would love that arrangement

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.wake.st/users/liaizon/statuses/116640595025448780https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.wake.st/users/liaizon/statuses/116640595025448780Tue, 26 May 2026 11:17:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Mon, 25 May 2026 23:43:51 GMT]]>@anthropy What an absolutely gorgeous monstrosity 😄

And then someone invented switches.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/ralesk/statuses/116637868484471617https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/ralesk/statuses/116637868484471617Mon, 25 May 2026 23:43:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Mon, 25 May 2026 23:33:06 GMT]]>@anthropy This looks dystopian. I love it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/odoben/statuses/116637826167315431https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/odoben/statuses/116637826167315431Mon, 25 May 2026 23:33:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TIL in Stockholm (Sweden) they made a giant phone tower in the late 1800s to connect 5500 phone lines over the rooftops. on Mon, 25 May 2026 09:06:59 GMT]]>supposedly it indeed is the inspiration for the combine citadel tower; the source being commentary in the game Half Life Alyx: Final Hours

I don't have the game, but they talk about it here on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/og2qge/the_old_telefontornet_telephone_tower_in/

"If you look trough "the final hours of half life alyx" a documentation of the development of the game (you can get it on steam) they openly say that it was part of the inspiration because of it's imposing stature and the wires going everywhere." - TheHollowOne01

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