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.
Second attempt pushes much more air. There are only two wood ribs, giving it a shape like the classic European fireplace bellows. These are too difficult to operate both of them by myself. Anybody in western Montana and feel like putting on a suit to pump some bellows?
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