A World Without Trucks: Underground Freight Networks
Obsolete TechnologyIf water, sewage, gas and oil can be transported through underground pipelines, why not consumer goods as well?
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Life Before Television
Obsolete TechnologyTurn off your flat screen television and get lost in 17th, 18th and 19th century optical entertainment.
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The Right to 35 Mobiles
High-tech ProblemsThe high energy consumption of the mobile phone network is mainly due to the limited life span of the phones.
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Satellite Navigation in the 18th Century
Obsolete TechnologyMore than two centuries ago, it was possible to very accurately pinpoint your position on earth by means of ‘satellites’.
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Heat your House with Car Tyres and Earth
Low-tech SolutionsEnergy hungry America teaches the world how to build ecological houses.
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Email in the 18th Century: The Optical Telegraph
Obsolete TechnologyMore than 200 years ago it was already possible to send messages throughout Europe and America at the speed of an aeroplane – wireless and without need for electricity.
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High speed trains: planes on wheels
High-tech ProblemsFrom an ecological point of view, the strategy to move travellers from airplanes to high speed trains just doesn’t make sense.