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Solarpunk technology

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Technology for a Solar-Punk future.

Airships and hydroponic farms...

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Pneumatic tubes were used to deliver mail! (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 year ago by bonkerfield@slrpnk.net to c/technology@slrpnk.net

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You can read more about the fascinating history here: https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/pneumatic-tubes.pdf

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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

More steampunk than solarpunk, but yeah always interesting to read some details about complex but mostly forgotten technology.

[–] Sneakz@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

In the medicine field this technology isn't uncommon because you can send samples quickly to the hospital laboratory.

[–] bonkerfield@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

Imagine upping the size, running the vacuums on renewables and automating it though. You could distribute farm fresh veggies to the doorstep of everyone in an entire city. I think that'd be solarpunk as hell.

[–] hardypart@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

What about this is "punk"? It's just old technology. I don't see a reason to give everything a "punk" label.