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Icelandic Company Designs Human Pylons

Posted by samzenpus on from the anthropomorphic-power dept.

Lanxon writes "An architecture and design firm called Choi+Shine has submitted a design for the Icelandic High-Voltage Electrical Pylon International Design Competition which proposes giant human-shaped pylons carrying electricity cables across the country's landscape, reports Wired. The enormous figures would only require slight alterations to existing pylon designs, says the firm, which was awarded an Honorable mention for its design by the competition's judging board. It also won an award from the Boston Society of Architects Unbuilt Architecture competition."

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  1. In 3000 years.. by grasshoppa · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... archeologists 3000 years from now will puzzle over their purpose. Obviously such a primitive society couldn't have had electricity.

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    1. Re:In 3000 years.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Maybe we need to reassess our thoughts on the dinosaurs...

      And on a related aside, the "man-shaped pylon" has room for one more cable connection point...

    2. Re:In 3000 years.. by asukasoryu · · Score: 3, Funny

      Maybe we need to reassess our thoughts on the dinosaurs...

      Dinosaur shaped pylons? Add it to the list!

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    3. Re:In 3000 years.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Obviously such a primitive society couldn't have had electricity.

      Look on my works, ye mighty, and be confused.

    4. Re:In 3000 years.. by jgagnon · · Score: 2, Funny

      I vote for Cthulhu shaped pylons.

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  2. What a good idea... by Entropius · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... Terran-shaped pylons! That way you can disguise one in their base until you're ready and then bam! warp in dudes.

    1. Re:What a good idea... by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 2, Funny

      You require more minerals.

      No. Seriously dude, get out into the sunlight more often, get some vitamin D.

  3. Are you really glad to see me? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or just carrying a lot of voltage on the third phase?

  4. Obligatory: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Must construct additional pylons.

  5. Nightmare Fuel by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow, and I thought clown dolls were freaky when I was a kid. Can't wait for kids to wake up screaming that the giant electrical skeletons are coming to get them!

  6. They might be giants by pavon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Note to self, don't invite Don Quixote to Iceland.

  7. in a few years by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Funny

    confused hippies will assume the burning man festival has been moved to iceland and multiplied by 1,000. they will proceed to inadvertently bring down the entire country's electrical infrastructure during the namesake ritual of the closing of their festivities. iceland will discover they can successfully drive the hippies back into the sea with the playing of bjork music over loudspeakers. but the smoke from the burning human pylons will result in europe closing down their entire airpace for a week

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  8. Easter Island Statues by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 2, Funny

    Um, has anybody checked if the Easter Island Statues had signs of carrying power cables? That answer might clear up a lot of riddles.

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