"Pneumatic tube" inmmediately triggers this scene in my mind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuSDdJIcmHU
(Brazil, 1985, by Terry Gilliam)
Edit: oh, nologic01 had already mentioned it.
The pneumatic tube mail system in New York City
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#43That poor cat
Seriously. One would have to be a bit of a psycho to put an animal through that without an extremely good reason.
Depending on the distance I would expect the cat to have succumbed during the trip. If the inside of the canister was not open to the outside air it probably wouldn't have enough oxygen and have suffocated during the trip. If it was open, would the amount of pressure in the tubes be fatal to a cat?
If the cat did survive, I wouldn't want to be the attendant who opened the canister.
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#45Similar to the Alameda burrito tunnel that sends fresh Mission burritos to NYC: https://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_...
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
In the midwest it's still the reality, because in the winter it gets darn cold.
Glad to hear the dream of the nineties is alive in the midwest:D
Oh its here. Metro Detroit. It gets cold. The thought of banks not having pneumatic tubes is so strange to me I'm chuckling here.
Seeing you reminisce about something that I see almost daily is a weird culture shock in that people in our same country experience life is somehow completely opposite ways.
It's like if someome told me there a secret Blockbuster still serving some quiet neighborhood in the country and for them its just... normal.
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#47the first scene of Grim Fandango, that's where pneumatic tube mail brings me back to
Nice username. One of the best all time games.
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#48> The system, which was located 4 to 6 feet below the city streets, was created and owned by private companies, to which the city paid rent and labor. When did we collectively lose the idea that such a model is even possible?
More to the point, who owns them now and can we pull fibre through them?
Verizon, actually. Not the mail tubes specifically, but they own Empire City Subway, a 130 year old company rents out sub-street conduit for telecom. Their tubes are visible when streets are dug up for construction.
https://www.empirecitysubway.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_City_Subway
Looks like their lowest rate (<=2.5" conduit) is $3,660/mile/yr, not including installation, permitting, and city franchising fees. Still interested?
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
Glad to hear the dream of the nineties is alive in the midwest:D
Oh its here. Metro Detroit. It gets cold. The thought of banks not having pneumatic tubes is so strange to me I'm chuckling here. Seeing you reminisce about something that I see almost daily is a weird culture shock in that people in our same country experience life is somehow completely opposite ways. It's like if someome told me there a secret Blockbuster still serving some quiet neighborhood in the country and for…
I have a RadioShack I can walk to.
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#50Roosevelt Island NY has a pneumatic trash system https://untappedcities.com/2020/04/09/inside-roosevelt-islan...