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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Sewn bellows first attempt. My fingers are sore from sewing with an antler and shards of flint. This one doesn’t work great. This technology is a crucial gateway; without it, my charcoal fire will never reach the 1100 C that it needs to reduce and fuse the copper. Ribs of bent wood give the bag a crude shape as it inflates, and a femur is the outlet. A  foldable flap is open and closed by the operator’s hand, functioning as the intake valve.

Sewn bellows first attempt. My fingers are sore from sewing with an antler and shards of flint. This one doesn’t work great. This technology is a crucial gateway; without it, my charcoal fire will never reach the 1100 C that it needs to reduce and fuse the copper. Ribs of bent wood give the bag a crude shape as it inflates, and a femur is the outlet. A  foldable flap is open and closed by the operator’s hand, functioning as the intake valve.

Posted Friday, October 30th, at 4:00 PM (∞).
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