Immaculate Telegraphy

Could humans at any point in history, given the right information, construct an electronic communication network? To test this hypothesis, Substitute Materials is attempting to build a functional electric battery and telegraph switch from materials found in the wilderness, using no modern tools except information from the internet. The telegraph will be a first step towards an ahistorical internet.

Seesion 2, focusing on raising the temperature of copper ores to their melting point, is currently underway

This project has received the Eyebeam Honorary Residency.

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The furnace. I’ve fired it once without any ore. The two bellows next to the stone pit provide a constant draft of air when I pump them alternately. The task is not as painful as I thought it would be, although I’m really sucking down whatever gases come out of this fire. Will it be hot enough?

The furnace. I’ve fired it once without any ore. The two bellows next to the stone pit provide a constant draft of air when I pump them alternately. The task is not as painful as I thought it would be, although I’m really sucking down whatever gases come out of this fire. Will it be hot enough?

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