 |
Morse Code on Sparkling Waters Bench
|
|
Cool Pic Archive Pages | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | These images have been chosen for their uniqueness. Subject matter ranges from historic events, to really cool phenomena in science and engineering, to relevant place, to ingenious contraptions, to interesting products (which now has its own dedicated Featured Product category). Some might call it artistic license. I call it epic failure. The May 2012 edition of QST (p.79) had a photo from Bob Kernish, KD2ADL, of an avant-garde-style public bench in Auckland, New Zealand, that features a repeating string of Morse Code characters. Bob was puzzled over the apparent message, "SPARKLAG WATERS." After checking with some Aussie Hams, they believe it was intended to say, "SPARKLING WATERS." I'm guessing it was a government project, designed by committee, and no authority on Morse Code was engaged during the process. The project was probably over budget and late, so there was no more money to re-paint the message. Per the poster's investigation, "The Port of Auckland is part of the Waitemata Harbour ('sparkling waters' is the translation of this Maori word)." Maybe the Maoris pronounce "ing" an just "g." The original photo and a short description of the phenomenon is available at http://auckland-west.co.nz/?p=9153 These benches are located at the entrance to Queens Wharf. I did a search using Street View on Google Maps, but could not locate the benches. Maybe they were installed after the Google camera vehicle captured their images. I cannot find a spot that looks like the other photo on the page. There appears to be trolley or train track embedded in the sidewalk, and I do not see them anywhere.
Posted March 22, 2013 |
  |
  |
|
Please Support RF Cafe by purchasing my ridiculously low−priced products, all of which I created.
These Are Available for Free |
|
|
About RF Cafe
Copyright: 1996 - 2024 Web BSEE - KB3UON RF Cafe began life in 1996 as "RF Tools" in an AOL screen name web space totaling 2 MB. Its primary purpose was to provide me with ready access to commonly needed formulas and reference material while performing my work as an RF system and circuit design engineer. The World Wide Web (Internet) was largely an unknown entity at the time and bandwidth was a scarce commodity. Dial-up modems blazed along at 14.4 kbps while tying up your telephone line, and a nice lady's voice announced "You've Got Mail" when a new message arrived... All trademarks, copyrights, patents, and other rights of ownership to images
and text used on the RF Cafe website are hereby acknowl My Hobby Website: |
|
