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Send Morse Code Over Stockholm By Laser
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.
Remind me not peer out the window next time I fly into Stickholm.
Click on "Ljus Telegraph" to send your own message. Ditt meddelande = Your message. Avsändare = Message sender. That's it. Quite simple.
You can get an English translation here. Sorry, Babelfish doesn't have Swedish yet ;)
After learning morsecode in the Navy, four of my friends and I had a lesson in how to behave in front of women. Beer had caused an unusually deep load displacement, and we sat in a train compartment and morsed whatever dirty words or sentences we could come up with.
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Five drunken sailors and a young attractive(at least she seamed so, at that time) girl, gave us five hours of fun morsetraining. At her stop I found it appropriate to excuse for our childish behaviour - She replied that she had enjoyed our show, and as an old girl scout she had brushed up her morse code.
Sending morsecode in trains have never been the same after that:)
"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.
Warning: Do not look directly at laser with remaining good eye.
Some joyriding alien passing by Sol is going to pick up "All your base are belong to us" sent by some trite geek and thus begins the first interstellar war.
Jesus saves....And takes 1/2 damage.