Telectroscope view

[GomerDose]

That jerk at the front is hogging the view.

DOWN IN FRONT!!

[PEACE4ALLINOURTIME]

Went to be Brooklyn side today- It is really a very happy thing- The artist has created something exceptionally special IF YOU CAN GET THERE_GET THERE -

[paulwall08]

Dude this thing is awesome and waaayyy better than watching webcams of your favorite places and having to refresh every 5 minutes. I would pay however much money it takes to get on a plane to go to either one of them.

[toyotaboyhatman]

yea, no kidding you can do this with a webcam at home, consumers have been able to for about 10 years now.. but there's something about adding props that makes it seem more fun. It's the difference between a white wall behind you, and using a green screen to make you look like a news reporter.. it's the little touches that make it a little better. Also makes you realize how far technology has come.

[cumfiesta69]

It's a god damn video camera on both sides. I can do the same thing with my web cam.

[Remistro]

Does anybody know how this actually thing works? Is it really a 100+ years in the making???

[arnoldskit]

Is this thing for real or what? There is /was never a fiberoptic cable ever laid underground.Fiberoptic cable is expensive to produce ,and one that stretches for NY to london would be astronomical!Its either an illusion,or alien technology being unveiled.

[MitchIsLost]

Just a system, it's a telescope? In that case how have we seen images of other planets and galaxies?

Relax it's a work of art.

[lewys93]

It's a satellite link, via broadband, according to the Daily Mail (UK)

[MitchIsLost]

Gotcha :)

[tomskerous]

If you read the official documents, it's actually with a tunnel and enormous lenses.

My brother told me this when he asked me to film these clips for him, and I - as an engineer, and knowing his disreputability - was completely unconvinced. But having seen the machines in action, felt the brass, seen the distortions in the pictures, think he's probably right.

[BeeStylee]

so, its not a camera

[GomerDose]

alien technology... now yer talkin! me likey

[1234567loading]

watch?v=slt9PQHEllk

[zluvu4ever]

Seems much more effective to film it in London (5 hours ahead of New York) soon after sundown to avoid glare.

[HeIIsBeIIs]

this is brilliant.

[xoho]

But can anybody film what you can actually see inside of this thing??

[pegbar]

I'm not sure about filming but I got a couple of decent photographs after fiddling with the settings on my camera. Sharp enough to read what they wrote on the other side.

[Readd1]

Really cool - I want to go and see that :-)