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If that's too scary for you, you could always look at "Pylon of the Month" https://www.pylonofthemonth.org/ https://www.pylonofthemonth.org/ The website was se

If that's too scary for you, you could always look at "Pylon of the Month" https://www.pylonofthemonth.org/ https://www.pylonofthemonth.org/ The website was set up by an Englishman, of course, because that's what us British do best: quirky and underwhelming. I heard a fund manager in the energy sector the other day who said that PotM was the thing that fascinated listeners most. Spoiler alert: January's pylon is from Cadiz in Spain, has its own Wikipedia page, but the pair featured aren't as tall as the Thames crossing pylons.

sebstefan 3y ago
You promised me underwhelming and I almost had a heart attack with January's pylon Thankfully the 2023 ones were just mundane enough to bring me back
shrikant 3y ago
> quirky and underwhelming Describes Stonehenge perfectly. Which I suppose could be some sort of ancient pylons?
- blippage 3y ago
  You might be interested in "Crap Days Out", a book published about 1 decade ago. In it you can find out such treats as the Dinosaur Museum, which has no dinosaurs, the Pencil Museum, which boasts the world's largest pencil, and Teapot Island, home to more than 8,000 teapots. Of course Stonehenge appears in it. Here's a review in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/aug/21/crap-days-out-gareth-rubin https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/aug/21/crap-days-out... "And that's Stonehenge!" I announced. "Is it?" replied Maria. "It's a bit small and rubbish, isn't it?" "Yes," I said proudly. "It is."
  - kitd 3y ago
    If you're referring to the Pencil Museum in Keswick, I found that fascinating. But that's probably just me tbh ...
mikhailfranco 3y ago
And also this gem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_Appreciation_Society https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_Appreciation_Societ... which got its meme explosion from a calendar of 12 roundabouts, here is the latest 2024 edition: https://dullkev.com/product/roundabouts-of-the-world-2024-calendar/ https://dullkev.com/product/roundabouts-of-the-world-2024-ca...
- Cockbrand 3y ago
  On the topic of Appreciation Societies, I'd like to add the World Bollard Association which has brought me much joy. https://twitter.com/WorldBollard https://twitter.com/WorldBollard As an aside, what's today's preferred alternative Twitter/X frontend, now that nitter.net seems to have shut down?
  - blippage 3y ago
    In London, some bollards have been made out of recycled cannons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxdJrqV0l4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxdJrqV0l4c
    - fennecbutt 3y ago
      You generally find this where ever cannons have been. I've seen in NZ, UK, France, Malta, etc
  - ornornor 3y ago
    I use twiiit.com (and have a rule in kagi to replace twitter.com with twiiit.com in search results) It uses a random nitter instance each time.
  - Cockbrand 3y ago
    Thank you to all upvoters, the parent comment has brought me to 1000 Karma, some 12 1/2 years later :)
- jasomill 3y ago
  Ah yes, the Arc de Triomphe, notable for its location in one of the great roundabouts of the world. Speaking as someone with a predilection for photographing fire hydrants and manhole covers, this seems like an entirely reasonable perspective.
eythian 3y ago
Turns out there's a Dutch equivalent also: https://www.hoogspanningsnet.com/ https://www.hoogspanningsnet.com/
narag 3y ago
Spoiler alert: January's pylon is from Cadiz in Spain Thank you for bringing me back. I wish I'd be there now for the Carnival. Those towers are a nice landmark. The photo is great, but it lacks perspective of how they connect Cádiz and Puerto Real over the bay. A video: https://www.endesa.com/es/proyectos/todos-los-proyectos/sector-energetico/historia-torres-electricas-bahia-de-cadiz https://www.endesa.com/es/proyectos/todos-los-proyectos/sect...
xg15 3y ago
> The website was set up by an Englishman, of course, because that's what us British do best: quirky and underwhelming. In a sense I'm disappointed, because it's not as underwhelming as I had hoped. There goes my expectation of getting a new favourite of these things every month: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Pylon_01_KMJ.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Pylon_01...
_a_a_a_ 3y ago
> because that's what us British do best: quirky and underwhelming Yup. We're a bit crap and we know it. And that's just fine.
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sebstefan 3y ago

You promised me underwhelming and I almost had a heart attack with January's pylon Thankfully the 2023 ones were just mundane enough to bring me back

shrikant 3y ago

> quirky and underwhelming Describes Stonehenge perfectly. Which I suppose could be some sort of ancient pylons?

blippage 3y ago
You might be interested in "Crap Days Out", a book published about 1 decade ago. In it you can find out such treats as the Dinosaur Museum, which has no dinosaurs, the Pencil Museum, which boasts the world's largest pencil, and Teapot Island, home to more than 8,000 teapots. Of course Stonehenge appears in it. Here's a review in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/aug/21/crap-days-out-gareth-rubin https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/aug/21/crap-days-out... "And that's Stonehenge!" I announced. "Is it?" replied Maria. "It's a bit small and rubbish, isn't it?" "Yes," I said proudly. "It is."
- kitd 3y ago
  If you're referring to the Pencil Museum in Keswick, I found that fascinating. But that's probably just me tbh ...

mikhailfranco 3y ago

And also this gem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_Appreciation_Society https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_Appreciation_Societ... which got its meme explosion from a calendar of 12 roundabouts, here is the latest 2024 edition: https://dullkev.com/product/roundabouts-of-the-world-2024-calendar/ https://dullkev.com/product/roundabouts-of-the-world-2024-ca...

Cockbrand 3y ago
On the topic of Appreciation Societies, I'd like to add the World Bollard Association which has brought me much joy. https://twitter.com/WorldBollard https://twitter.com/WorldBollard As an aside, what's today's preferred alternative Twitter/X frontend, now that nitter.net seems to have shut down?
- blippage 3y ago
  In London, some bollards have been made out of recycled cannons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxdJrqV0l4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxdJrqV0l4c
  - fennecbutt 3y ago
    You generally find this where ever cannons have been. I've seen in NZ, UK, France, Malta, etc
- ornornor 3y ago
  I use twiiit.com (and have a rule in kagi to replace twitter.com with twiiit.com in search results) It uses a random nitter instance each time.
- Cockbrand 3y ago
  Thank you to all upvoters, the parent comment has brought me to 1000 Karma, some 12 1/2 years later :)
jasomill 3y ago
Ah yes, the Arc de Triomphe, notable for its location in one of the great roundabouts of the world. Speaking as someone with a predilection for photographing fire hydrants and manhole covers, this seems like an entirely reasonable perspective.

eythian 3y ago

Turns out there's a Dutch equivalent also: https://www.hoogspanningsnet.com/ https://www.hoogspanningsnet.com/

narag 3y ago

Spoiler alert: January's pylon is from Cadiz in Spain Thank you for bringing me back. I wish I'd be there now for the Carnival. Those towers are a nice landmark. The photo is great, but it lacks perspective of how they connect Cádiz and Puerto Real over the bay. A video: https://www.endesa.com/es/proyectos/todos-los-proyectos/sector-energetico/historia-torres-electricas-bahia-de-cadiz https://www.endesa.com/es/proyectos/todos-los-proyectos/sect...

xg15 3y ago

> The website was set up by an Englishman, of course, because that's what us British do best: quirky and underwhelming. In a sense I'm disappointed, because it's not as underwhelming as I had hoped. There goes my expectation of getting a new favourite of these things every month: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Pylon_01_KMJ.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Pylon_01...

_a_a_a_ 3y ago

> because that's what us British do best: quirky and underwhelming Yup. We're a bit crap and we know it. And that's just fine.

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