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Building a Telegraph Using Only Stone Age Materials

Posted by samzenpus on from the from-scratch dept.

MMBK writes "It's the ultimate salvagepunk experiment, building a telegraph out of things found in the woods. From the article: 'During the summer of 2009, artist Jamie O’Shea of the organization Substitute Materials set out to test whether or not electronic communication could have been built at any time in history with the proper knowledge, and with only tools and materials found in the wilderness of New Jersey.'"

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  1. Obligatory XKCD by w0mprat · · Score: 1, Redundant

    http://xkcd.com/505/

    Information revolution requires dirt surface, and rocks.

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