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Send Morse Code Over Stockholm By Laser

Posted by timothy on from the di-di-da-di-da-di-da-di-da-da-di dept.

bigmac writes "KTH, Royal Institute of technology is celebrating 175 year anniv by making a very spectacular laser show. A green laser sent from the bottom of an old reactor building 30 meters below ground. The beam is then reflected over the city from the schools clock tower. And yes, you can send your own laser-morse messages through their homepage!" Here's an image to chew on.

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  1. How to send your message through that www -page. by DrunkenPenguin · · Score: 5, Informative

    Click on "Ljus Telegraph" to send your own message. Ditt meddelande = Your message. Avsändare = Message sender. That's it. Quite simple.

  2. This may be of help by Adam9 · · Score: 5, Informative

    You can get an English translation here. Sorry, Babelfish doesn't have Swedish yet ;)

  3. Re:ehm... something else on the site by Lars+Arvestad · · Score: 4, Informative
    Yup, a lot of people (well hackers rather) were awkward about that. The school has a tradition of giving honorary doctorates to successful entrepeneurs (i.e., people with lots of money).

    Please notice however, that Richard M. Stallman was given an honorary doctorate at KTH already in 1996!

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    Reality or nothing.
  4. i found this... by irma+trattino · · Score: 4, Informative

    during my daily surf, two month ago, i found this to make my own morse code. have fun! =)

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    irma trattino
    eat.me at http://irmetta.free.fr
  5. Quick translation from Swedish by adadun · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Stockholm by night"

    In a symbolic meeting between academia and the rest of the world, Stockholm's night sky will be adorned by a beam of light. A beam that has its origins in history, is part of our time and endeavours towards the future. A beam reflecting the advancements of technology and enterprise. A curious beam.

    From a point 30 meters below the face of the earth, where once Sweden's first nuclear reactor was, a laser beam is produces and is reflected by the tower where pioneers once sent the first TV signals across Sweden. From here, the light is further projected over the city before reaching its goal: the City Hall.