fact, fiction...anything
Now i stumble on alot of junk these days, usualy blogs (such as this) talking about random people’s (such as me) boring lives (such as mine), but every so often i stumble upon something groundbreaking and fascinating that i read, such as: clothes for cats, electronic cat tags, video cameras for cats, custom cat houses etc.
The other day however i stumbled on the above image. My instant thought was (and this has no relation to belows blog entry) that it was photoshopped. Come on, i know london well ish and ive seen alot of it. I mightve noticed a bloody huge half telescope sticking out the ground at the most popular spot, right?
Still, i read the articles (here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telectroscope) and this just added fuel to my ‘its fake’ fire. The idea is that it was supposed to be a giant tunnel between london and new york. Yes thats quite sane. Instead, its a telescope that allows you to ‘see’ through the earth. Also sane. Still the idea has been done and is attracting lots of attention. Huzzah!
Im torn though. Part of me says: ‘so? we have internet and we have webcams. How is this different?’ And i still think this. in fact, thats pretty much all i think, so im not torn at all. Yes its in a lovely gold case, but so are many watches and theyre hardly revolutionary anymore. I can leave my webcam on to a guy in australia and boom! i have punched a hole right through the earth and can see the other side.
Maybe im missing the point and if i am, then fine, im wrong. But i dont quite see the fuss. Sorry.
